Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 156 km E of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 156 km E of McCarthy, Alaska on Wed, Sep 13, 2023, 6:39 PM AKDT (02:39 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 141 km E of McCarthy, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2023-09-14 02:39:43 UTC
Depth
0.4 km (0.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.339° N, 140.003° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
27

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 29 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.7157 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1113 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 1.5155 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1113 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.7157 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1112 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.5156 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1112 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 1.8156 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1110 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 2.0157 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1110 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.7157 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1109 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 1.8101 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1106 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.6102 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1105 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 1.5102 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1104 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 1.5144 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1103 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  12. 1.5159 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1099 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 1.7159 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1099 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 1.8158 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1099 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 1.8Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1099 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 1.5Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1096 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  17. 2.7141 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1096 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  18. 1.7142 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1092 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  19. 1.6156 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1091 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  20. 2.0102 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1089 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  21. 1.7115 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1076 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  22. 1.5100 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1074 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  23. 2.6103 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1061 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  24. 1.7130 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1059 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  25. 1.6141 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 1057 days ago · 15 km deep · 60 km away
  26. 2.4158 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1057 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  27. 1.5157 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1057 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  28. 1.6108 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 1055 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  29. 2.0122 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1053 days ago · 1 km deep · 41 km away

Before

  1. 4.0159 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1114 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 1.7108 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1115 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 1.7149 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 1116 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 1.697 km S of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1125 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 2.9156 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1127 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 1.697 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1128 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 2.1Southern Alaska · 1128 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 2.098 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1128 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 1.6106 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1128 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 2.0Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1129 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 1.6155 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1129 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 2.1180 km SE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1131 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 1.583 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1132 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 1.599 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1132 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 1.6138 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1132 days ago · 22 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 1.779 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1133 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 1.6157 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1139 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  18. 1.7129 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1141 days ago · 15 km deep · 31 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak023bt2jiff. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:32 AM UTC.