Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 166 km E of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 166 km E of McCarthy, Alaska on Sat, Dec 23, 2023, 12:29 AM AKST (09:29 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 165 km NNE of Yakutat, 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
2023-12-23 09:29:38 UTC
Depth
8.5 km (5.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.199° N, 139.859° 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 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.2174 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1015 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 1.8121 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1014 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 2.086 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1013 days ago · 17 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 1.895 km S of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1012 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 1.5123 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1008 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 1.6117 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1007 days ago · 1 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 1.588 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1005 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 1.7123 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1004 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 1.7122 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1004 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 1.6124 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1001 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 2.3135 km SE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1001 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 2.0123 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 994 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 2.4151 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 991 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 1.9106 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 991 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 1.5152 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 989 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  16. 2.1118 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 987 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 1.8143 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 986 days ago · 13 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 3.3167 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 981 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 1.6164 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 981 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 3.0168 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 975 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  21. 1.6164 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 975 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  22. 1.9145 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 975 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  23. 2.1172 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 973 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  24. 2.3111 km SE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 973 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  25. 1.6164 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 972 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  26. 3.7165 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 967 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 2
  27. 2.0169 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 967 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  28. 1.8166 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 967 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  29. 2.6169 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 963 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  30. 1.7172 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 962 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away

Before

  1. 1.6158 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1018 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 1.5158 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1018 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 1.591 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1020 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 1.5157 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1030 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 2.1111 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1031 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 1.6153 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1033 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 1.9138 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1033 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 1.6145 km SE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1035 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 1.6159 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1036 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 1.598 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1037 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 1.897 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1037 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 1.698 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1037 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 1.6108 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 1037 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 1.8154 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1044 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 1.5127 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1045 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak023geke3ib. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:50 PM UTC.