Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 100 km E of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 100 km E of McCarthy, Alaska on Sun, Oct 22, 2023, 6:14 PM AKDT (02:14 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 103 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

Tok forecastMore in Alaska

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2023-10-23 02:14:37 UTC
Depth
4.0 km (2.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.547° N, 141.054° 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
55

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.6103 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1061 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 1.7130 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1059 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 2.4158 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1057 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 1.5157 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1057 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 2.0122 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1054 days ago · 1 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 1.6Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1045 days ago · 1 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 1.5127 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1043 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 1.8154 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1042 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 1.698 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1035 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  10. 1.897 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1035 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 1.598 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1034 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 1.6159 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1034 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 1.9138 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1031 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 1.6153 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1030 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 1.5157 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1027 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 1.687 km S of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1021 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  17. 1.5158 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1016 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 1.6158 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1016 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away

Before

  1. 1.7115 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1076 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 1.860 km ESE of Nabesna, Alaska · 1082 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 2.0102 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1089 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 1.6156 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1091 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 1.7142 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1092 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 2.7141 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1096 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 1.5Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1096 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 1.8Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1099 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 1.8158 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1099 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 1.7159 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1099 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 1.5159 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1099 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 1.5144 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1103 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away

Earthquakes todayAlaska earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak023dlkcoc5. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:00 AM UTC.