Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 157 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 157 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska on Sun, Sep 17, 2023, 3:39 PM AKDT (23:39 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 Southern Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-09-17 23:39:15 UTC
Depth
4.1 km (2.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.146° N, 140.042° 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
30

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 25 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.8101 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1104 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.6102 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1103 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 1.5102 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1103 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 1.5144 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1101 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 1.5159 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1098 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 1.7159 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1098 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 1.8158 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1097 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 1.8Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1097 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 1.5Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1094 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 2.7141 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1094 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 1.687 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1090 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 1.7142 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1090 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 2.9Southern Alaska · 1090 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 1.6156 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1089 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 2.0102 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1088 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 1.7115 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1074 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 1.5100 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1073 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 2.6103 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1060 days ago · 1 km deep · 64 km away
  19. 1.7130 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1058 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  20. 1.6141 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 1056 days ago · 15 km deep · 41 km away
  21. 2.4158 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1055 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  22. 1.5157 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1055 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  23. 1.6108 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 1054 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  24. 2.0122 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1052 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away

Before

  1. 2.0157 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1109 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 1.8156 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1109 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 2.5156 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1111 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 1.7157 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1111 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 1.5155 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1111 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 1.7157 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1112 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 1.5156 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1112 days ago · 0 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 4.0159 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1112 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 1.7108 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1113 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 1.7149 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 1114 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 1.697 km S of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1124 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 1.5132 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1124 days ago · 19 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 2.9156 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1126 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 1.697 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1126 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 2.1Southern Alaska · 1126 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 2.098 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1126 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 1.6106 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1127 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 2.0Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1127 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 1.6155 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1128 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 2.1180 km SE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1129 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak023bydnlfe. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 5:36 PM UTC.