Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 154 km E of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 154 km E of McCarthy, Alaska on Fri, Nov 24, 2023, 12:17 PM AKST (21:17 UTC), 4 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
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-11-24 21:17:19 UTC
Depth
4.0 km (2.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.361° N, 140.024° 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
43

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 30 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.6108 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 1033 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 1.698 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1033 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 1.897 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1033 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 1.598 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1033 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 1.6159 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1032 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 1.6145 km SE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1031 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 1.9138 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1029 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 1.6153 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1029 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 1.5157 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1026 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 1.687 km S of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1019 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 1.5158 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1014 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  12. 1.6158 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1014 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 1.5166 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1011 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  14. 2.2174 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1011 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 1.8121 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1010 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  16. 2.086 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1009 days ago · 17 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 1.895 km S of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1008 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 1.5123 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1004 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  19. 1.6117 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1003 days ago · 1 km deep · 40 km away
  20. 1.588 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1002 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
  21. 1.7123 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1000 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  22. 1.7122 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1000 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  23. 1.6124 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 997 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  24. 2.3135 km SE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 997 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  25. 2.0123 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 990 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  26. 2.4151 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 987 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  27. 1.9106 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 987 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
  28. 1.5152 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 985 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  29. 2.1118 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 983 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  30. 1.8143 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 982 days ago · 13 km deep · 12 km away

Before

  1. 1.5127 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1041 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 1.7145 km SE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1042 days ago · 14 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 1.8145 km SE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1042 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 1.8144 km SE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1042 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 1.6Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1044 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 1.5145 km SE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1046 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 1.7Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1046 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 2.0122 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1052 days ago · 1 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 1.6108 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 1054 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 1.5157 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1055 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 2.4158 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1055 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 1.6141 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 1056 days ago · 15 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 1.7130 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1058 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  14. 2.6103 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1060 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak023f2svmc5. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 8:24 PM UTC.