M1.5 earthquake 157 km E of McCarthy, Alaska
A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 157 km E of McCarthy, Alaska on Thu, Nov 9, 2023, 3:05 AM AKST (12:05 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.3 135 km SE of Alcan Border, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.5 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2023-11-09 12:05:00 UTC
- Depth
- 8.3 km (5.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 61.334° N, 139.977° 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
- 15
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 33 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.6108 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 1054 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.0122 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1052 days ago · 1 km deep · 42 km away
- 1.7Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1046 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.5145 km SE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1046 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.6Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1044 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.8144 km SE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1042 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.8145 km SE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1042 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.7145 km SE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1042 days ago · 14 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.5127 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1041 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.8154 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1040 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.6108 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 1033 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.698 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1033 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.897 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1033 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.598 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1033 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.6159 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1032 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
- 1.6145 km SE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1031 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.9138 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1029 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.6153 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1029 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.5157 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1026 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.5158 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1015 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.6158 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1014 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
- 1.5166 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1012 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.2174 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1012 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.8121 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1010 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
- 2.086 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1010 days ago · 17 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.895 km S of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1008 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.5123 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1004 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.6117 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1003 days ago · 1 km deep · 44 km away
- 1.588 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1002 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.7123 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1000 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.7122 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1000 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
- 1.6124 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 997 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
- 2.3135 km SE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 997 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
Before
- 2.4158 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1056 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.6141 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 1056 days ago · 15 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.7130 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1058 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
- 2.6103 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1060 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.5100 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1073 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.7115 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1074 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
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