Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 122 km S of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 122 km S of McCarthy, Alaska on Fri, Dec 15, 2023, 11:45 PM AKST (08:45 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 122 km WNW of Yakutat, 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
2023-12-16 08:45:12 UTC
Depth
8.8 km (5.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.340° N, 143.139° 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
62

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.5121 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1020 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.577 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 1018 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 1.7115 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1015 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 1.6137 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1013 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 2.0119 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1011 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 1.5108 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1011 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 1.6118 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1003 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 2.7122 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1002 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 1.8140 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1001 days ago · 14 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 1.656 km SE of Cordova, Alaska · 993 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 1.656 km SE of Cordova, Alaska · 993 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 1.755 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 993 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 2.0130 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 983 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 1.5113 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 980 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 1.692 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 970 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  16. 1.5112 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 967 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 1.6163 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 966 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 1.790 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 965 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away

Before

  1. 1.578 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 1022 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 1.7113 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1024 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 1.9141 km SE of Cordova, Alaska · 1029 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 1.7148 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1033 days ago · 16 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 1.7116 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1033 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 2.677 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 1033 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 2.677 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 1036 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 3.176 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 1036 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 1.7112 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 1036 days ago · 1 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 1.6112 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 1037 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
  11. 2.076 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 1038 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 1.695 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 1040 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 1.5129 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1040 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 1.5128 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1041 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 3.1112 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska · 1042 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  16. 2.6118 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1046 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 2.0104 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1047 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away
  18. 1.6Southern Alaska · 1051 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 1.9118 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1051 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away

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