Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 144 km E of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 144 km E of McCarthy, Alaska on Sun, Sep 24, 2023, 4:18 AM AKDT (12:18 UTC), 7 km (5 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
2023-09-24 12:18:31 UTC
Depth
7.3 km (4.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.453° N, 140.220° 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
49

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 26 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.5159 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1101 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 1.7159 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1101 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 1.8158 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1101 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 1.8Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1101 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 1.5Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1098 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 2.7141 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1098 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 1.7142 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1094 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 1.6156 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1093 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 2.0102 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1091 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 1.7115 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1078 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 1.5100 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1076 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 2.6103 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1064 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 1.7130 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1061 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  14. 1.6141 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 1059 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 2.4158 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1059 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  16. 1.5157 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1059 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  17. 2.0122 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1056 days ago · 1 km deep · 25 km away
  18. 1.7Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1049 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 1.5145 km SE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1049 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 1.6Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1047 days ago · 1 km deep · 59 km away
  21. 1.8144 km SE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1046 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
  22. 1.8145 km SE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1046 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
  23. 1.7145 km SE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1045 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away

Before

  1. 1.5102 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1107 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 1.6102 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1107 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 1.8101 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1108 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.7157 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1112 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 2.0157 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1113 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 1.8156 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1113 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 2.5156 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1114 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 1.7157 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1115 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 1.5155 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1115 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 1.7157 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1115 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 1.5156 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1115 days ago · 0 km deep · 17 km away
  12. 4.0159 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1116 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 1.7108 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1117 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 1.7149 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 1118 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 1.697 km S of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1127 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 2.9156 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1130 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 1.697 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1130 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away
  18. 2.1Southern Alaska · 1130 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 2.098 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1130 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  20. 1.6106 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1131 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away

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