Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 127 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 127 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska on Thu, Nov 23, 2023, 1:19 PM AKST (22:19 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 151 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2023-11-23 22:19:48 UTC
Depth
3.4 km (2.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.163° N, 140.605° 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
35

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 32 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.8154 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1045 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 1.6108 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 1038 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 1.698 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1038 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 1.897 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1038 days ago · 1 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 1.598 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1038 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 1.6159 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1038 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 1.998 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1034 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 1.9138 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1034 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 1.6153 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1034 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 1.5157 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1031 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 1.5108 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1025 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 1.687 km S of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1024 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 1.686 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1022 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 1.591 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1021 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 1.5158 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1020 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 1.6158 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1019 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  17. 1.5166 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1017 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 1.8121 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1016 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  19. 2.086 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1015 days ago · 17 km deep · 60 km away
  20. 1.895 km S of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1014 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  21. 1.5123 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1009 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  22. 1.6117 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1008 days ago · 1 km deep · 40 km away
  23. 1.588 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1007 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
  24. 1.7123 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1005 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  25. 1.7122 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1005 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  26. 1.6124 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1002 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  27. 2.0123 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 995 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  28. 2.4151 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 992 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  29. 1.9106 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 992 days ago · 0 km deep · 35 km away
  30. 1.5152 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 990 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  31. 2.1118 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 988 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  32. 1.8143 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 987 days ago · 13 km deep · 33 km away

Before

  1. 1.6Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1049 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 2.0122 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1057 days ago · 1 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 1.6108 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 1059 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 1.5157 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1061 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 2.4158 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1061 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 1.6141 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 1061 days ago · 15 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 1.7130 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1063 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 2.6103 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1065 days ago · 1 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 1.5126 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1072 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak023f15y74o. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 3:13 AM UTC.