Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 102 km E of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 102 km E of McCarthy, Alaska on Fri, Sep 22, 2023, 1:22 PM AKDT (21:22 UTC), 7 km (4 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
2023-09-22 21:22:37 UTC
Depth
7.1 km (4.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.586° N, 141.020° 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
58

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 25 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.5144 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1106 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 1.5159 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1103 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 1.7159 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1103 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 1.8158 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1102 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 1.8Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1102 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 1.5Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1099 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 2.7141 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1099 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 1.7142 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1095 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 1.6156 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1094 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 2.0102 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1093 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 1.860 km ESE of Nabesna, Alaska · 1085 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 1.7115 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1079 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  13. 1.5100 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1078 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 2.6103 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1065 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 1.7130 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1063 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 2.4158 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1060 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 1.5157 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1060 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 2.0122 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1057 days ago · 1 km deep · 21 km away
  19. 1.6Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1049 days ago · 1 km deep · 40 km away

Before

  1. 1.6102 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1108 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.8101 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1109 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.7157 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1113 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 2.0157 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1114 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 1.8156 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1114 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 2.5156 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1116 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 1.7157 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1116 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 1.5155 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1116 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 1.7157 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1117 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 1.5156 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1117 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 4.0159 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1117 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 1.7108 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1118 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 1.697 km S of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1129 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 1.574 km SE of Nabesna, Alaska · 1130 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 2.9156 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1131 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 1.697 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1131 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  17. 2.1Southern Alaska · 1131 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  18. 2.098 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1131 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  19. 1.6106 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1132 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  20. 2.0Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1132 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak023c6m1v5u. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 5:06 PM UTC.