Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 98 km E of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 98 km E of McCarthy, Alaska on Fri, Dec 1, 2023, 9:28 AM AKST (18:28 UTC), 7 km (4 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
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-12-01 18:28:45 UTC
Depth
6.8 km (4.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.610° N, 141.111° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
51

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.897 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1033 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.598 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1033 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.6159 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1032 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 1.9138 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1029 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 1.6153 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1029 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 1.5157 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1026 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 1.687 km S of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1019 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 1.5158 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1015 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 1.6158 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1014 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 1.5166 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1012 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 1.8121 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1010 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  12. 2.086 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1009 days ago · 17 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 1.895 km S of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1008 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 1.5123 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1004 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 1.6117 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1003 days ago · 1 km deep · 24 km away
  16. 1.588 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1002 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 1.7123 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1000 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 1.7122 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1000 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  19. 1.6124 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 997 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  20. 2.0123 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 990 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  21. 2.4151 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 987 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  22. 1.9106 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 987 days ago · 0 km deep · 22 km away
  23. 1.5152 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 985 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  24. 2.1118 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 983 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  25. 1.8143 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 982 days ago · 13 km deep · 52 km away

Before

  1. 1.8154 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1040 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 1.5127 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1041 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 1.6Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1044 days ago · 1 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 2.0122 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1052 days ago · 1 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 1.5157 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1055 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 2.4158 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1055 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 1.7130 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1058 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 2.6103 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1060 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak023febx5us. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 9:33 PM UTC.