Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 159 km E of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 159 km E of McCarthy, Alaska on Wed, Sep 27, 2023, 8:26 PM AKDT (04:26 UTC), 3 km (2 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
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-09-28 04:26:19 UTC
Depth
3.1 km (1.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.346° N, 139.947° 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
45

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 23 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.8158 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1097 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.8Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1097 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.5Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1094 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 2.7141 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1094 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 1.7142 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1090 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 1.6156 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1089 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 2.0102 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1088 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 1.7115 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1074 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 1.5100 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1073 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 2.6103 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1060 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 1.7130 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1058 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 1.6141 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 1056 days ago · 15 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 2.4158 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1055 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 1.5157 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1055 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 1.6108 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 1054 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 2.0122 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1052 days ago · 1 km deep · 43 km away
  17. 1.7Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1046 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 1.5145 km SE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1046 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 1.6Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1044 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 1.8144 km SE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1042 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  21. 1.8145 km SE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1042 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
  22. 1.7145 km SE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1042 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
  23. 1.5127 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1041 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  24. 1.8154 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1040 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away

Before

  1. 1.5159 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1098 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.5144 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1101 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 1.5102 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1103 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 1.6102 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1103 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 1.8101 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1104 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.7157 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1108 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 2.0157 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1109 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 1.8156 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1109 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 2.5156 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1111 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 1.7157 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1111 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 1.5155 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1111 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 1.7157 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1112 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 1.5156 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1112 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 4.0159 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1112 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 1.7108 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1113 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 1.7149 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 1114 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 1.697 km S of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1124 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 2.9156 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1126 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  19. 1.697 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1126 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
  20. 2.1Southern Alaska · 1126 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak023cg96ecb. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 5:36 PM UTC.