Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 155 km S of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 155 km S of McCarthy, Alaska on Wed, Nov 1, 2023, 3:27 PM AKDT (23:27 UTC), 11 km (7 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
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2023-11-01 23:27:59 UTC
Depth
11.2 km (7.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.046° N, 142.631° 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
66

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 44 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.5118 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1066 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 1.6127 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1064 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 1.6104 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1063 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 1.7121 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1062 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 1.6121 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1061 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 1.7135 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1061 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 1.5122 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1061 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 1.9111 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 1061 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 1.8172 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 1059 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 1.6131 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1055 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 1.5110 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1053 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 1.9118 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1053 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 1.6Southern Alaska · 1053 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 1.5105 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1050 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 2.0104 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1049 days ago · 0 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 2.6118 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1048 days ago · 13 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 3.1112 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska · 1044 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 1.5128 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1043 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 1.5129 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1042 days ago · 1 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 1.695 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 1041 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  21. 1.6112 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 1039 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
  22. 1.7112 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 1038 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  23. 1.598 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1037 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  24. 1.5103 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1037 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  25. 1.7116 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1035 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  26. 1.7148 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1035 days ago · 16 km deep · 26 km away
  27. 1.9141 km SE of Cordova, Alaska · 1031 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  28. 1.798 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1027 days ago · 18 km deep · 96 km away
  29. 2.2109 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1026 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  30. 1.7113 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1026 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  31. 1.595 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1024 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away
  32. 1.7122 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1024 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  33. 1.5121 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1022 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  34. 2.1114 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1018 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away
  35. 1.7115 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1016 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  36. 2.0107 km W of Yakutat, Alaska · 1015 days ago · 19 km deep · 80 km away
  37. 1.6137 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1015 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  38. 1.687 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1014 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  39. 1.6110 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1014 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  40. 1.786 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1014 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  41. 2.0119 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1013 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  42. 1.5108 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1012 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  43. 1.995 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1011 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
  44. 1.595 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1010 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away

Before

  1. 1.595 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1069 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 1.5126 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1072 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 1.9126 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1072 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 2.0116 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1074 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 1.5Southern Alaska · 1079 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 2.285 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1080 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 1.8130 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1084 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 1.598 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1089 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 1.5134 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1092 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 1.7163 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 1093 days ago · 16 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 1.7129 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1094 days ago · 1 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 3.2133 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1094 days ago · 1 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.6108 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1094 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 2.9Southern Alaska · 1095 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 2.0Southeastern Alaska · 1095 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 3.587 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1096 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  17. 2.3129 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1096 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak023e0srqdt. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:41 PM UTC.