Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 130 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 130 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska on Mon, Nov 6, 2023, 5:47 PM AKST (02:47 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 158 km E of McCarthy, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2023-11-07 02:47:32 UTC
Depth
8.4 km (5.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.178° N, 140.551° 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
59

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 31 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.6141 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 1059 days ago · 15 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 2.4158 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1059 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 1.5157 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1059 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 1.6108 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 1057 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 2.0122 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1055 days ago · 1 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 1.6Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1047 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 1.5127 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1044 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 1.8154 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1043 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 1.6108 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 1037 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 1.698 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1037 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 1.897 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1037 days ago · 1 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 1.598 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1036 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 1.6159 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1036 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  14. 1.998 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1033 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 1.9138 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1033 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 1.6153 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1032 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  17. 1.5157 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1029 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  18. 1.5108 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1023 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 1.687 km S of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1023 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 1.591 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1019 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  21. 1.5158 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1018 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  22. 1.6158 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1018 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  23. 1.5166 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1015 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  24. 1.8121 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1014 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  25. 2.086 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1013 days ago · 17 km deep · 61 km away
  26. 1.895 km S of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1012 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  27. 1.5123 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1007 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  28. 1.6117 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1006 days ago · 1 km deep · 38 km away
  29. 1.588 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1005 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
  30. 1.7123 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1003 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  31. 1.7122 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1003 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away

Before

  1. 2.6103 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1063 days ago · 1 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 1.5100 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1076 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 1.7115 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1078 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 2.0102 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1091 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak023eadlxsn. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:15 AM UTC.