Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 92 km E of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 92 km E of McCarthy, Alaska on Sat, Jan 7, 2023, 11:27 PM AKST (08:27 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 Yukon, Canada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-01-08 08:27:30 UTC
Depth
3.7 km (2.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.507° N, 141.190° 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
44

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 68 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.752 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1357 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 1.682 km S of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1353 days ago · 1 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 2.2137 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1353 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 1.6133 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1345 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 3.0118 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1338 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 4.4119 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1338 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 2.5119 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1338 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 1.7118 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1338 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 1.5120 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1338 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 2.5Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1338 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 2.1117 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1337 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 2.1117 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1337 days ago · 0 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 1.8116 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1337 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  14. 1.7116 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1337 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 1.5118 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1337 days ago · 1 km deep · 25 km away
  16. 2.2118 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1337 days ago · 12 km deep · 26 km away
  17. 1.5117 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1337 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  18. 1.8119 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1337 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  19. 1.5115 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1336 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  20. 3.0118 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1335 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
  21. 2.8119 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1335 days ago · 1 km deep · 27 km away
  22. 2.8Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1335 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  23. 2.0117 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1334 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  24. 4.1119 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1334 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  25. 1.7118 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1334 days ago · 14 km deep · 26 km away
  26. 2.5Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1334 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  27. 3.2119 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1334 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  28. 1.9117 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1334 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
  29. 2.9118 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1334 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  30. 2.0118 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1334 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  31. 1.8118 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1334 days ago · 1 km deep · 26 km away
  32. 3.4119 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1334 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  33. 1.7116 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1334 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  34. 1.9Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1334 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  35. 1.6115 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1334 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  36. 2.1Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1334 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  37. 2.1119 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1333 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  38. 1.7118 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1333 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
  39. 1.5117 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1333 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  40. 1.6118 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1333 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  41. 3.3119 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1332 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  42. 1.6119 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1332 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  43. 1.9119 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1332 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  44. 1.9Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1330 days ago · 15 km deep · 26 km away
  45. 1.6119 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1328 days ago · 13 km deep · 27 km away
  46. 2.1118 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1328 days ago · 11 km deep · 26 km away
  47. 1.6115 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1324 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  48. 1.5117 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1323 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  49. 2.8Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1318 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  50. 2.0118 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1317 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  51. 2.7118 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1317 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  52. 2.1116 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1317 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  53. 1.5118 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1316 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  54. 1.5117 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1310 days ago · 15 km deep · 25 km away
  55. 4.7Yukon, Canada · 1301 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 2
  56. 2.1123 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1301 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  57. 1.6121 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1301 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  58. 1.5122 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1301 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  59. 1.6123 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1301 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  60. 2.5138 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1301 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away

The first 60 of 68.

Before

  1. 1.675 km S of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1364 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 2.557 km S of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1368 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 1.6138 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1371 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 1.6132 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1376 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 1.5107 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1378 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 1.5106 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1378 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 1.5Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1378 days ago · 24 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 1.587 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1378 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 1.9153 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1379 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 1.5137 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1380 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 2.7Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1380 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 2.0105 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1380 days ago · 16 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 1.6152 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1387 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 1.798 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1389 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  15. 1.798 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1389 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 1.6138 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1389 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak023dd83ga. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 4:26 AM UTC.