Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 134 km S of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 134 km S of McCarthy, Alaska on Sun, Oct 8, 2023, 2:56 AM AKDT (10:56 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 112 km SSW 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
2023-10-08 10:56:03 UTC
Depth
1.9 km (1.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.241° N, 143.294° 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
32

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 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.598 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1087 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 1.8130 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1082 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 1.5Southern Alaska · 1077 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 1.977 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 1067 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 2.077 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 1067 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 1.9155 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1066 days ago · 11 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 1.6127 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1062 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 1.7121 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1060 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 1.7135 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1059 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 1.5122 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1059 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 1.9111 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 1059 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 1.675 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 1058 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 1.8172 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 1057 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 1.6131 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1053 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 1.6Southern Alaska · 1051 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 2.0104 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1047 days ago · 0 km deep · 30 km away
  17. 2.6118 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1046 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 3.1112 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska · 1042 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  19. 1.5128 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1041 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 1.5129 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1040 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  21. 1.695 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 1040 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  22. 2.076 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 1037 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  23. 1.6112 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 1037 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 1
  24. 1.7112 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 1036 days ago · 1 km deep · 28 km away
  25. 3.176 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 1035 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  26. 2.677 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 1035 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  27. 2.677 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 1033 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  28. 1.7116 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1033 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  29. 1.7148 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1033 days ago · 16 km deep · 66 km away

Before

  1. 1.7163 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 1091 days ago · 16 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 1.7129 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1092 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 3.2133 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1092 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.6108 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1092 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 2.1Southern Alaska · 1094 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 2.3129 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1094 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 1.9123 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1103 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 1.5Southern Alaska · 1104 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 1.5Southern Alaska · 1106 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 1.6119 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 1110 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  11. 1.9121 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 1110 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 1.7124 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1111 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 1.6126 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1114 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 1.7125 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1119 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak023cwwav68. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:38 PM UTC.