Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 86 km E of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 86 km E of McCarthy, Alaska on Mon, Dec 25, 2023, 1:11 AM AKST (10:11 UTC), 17 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 49 km SW of Alcan Border, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-12-25 10:11:30 UTC
Depth
16.8 km (10.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.579° N, 141.323° 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
39

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 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.895 km S of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1008 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 1.5123 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1004 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 1.6117 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1003 days ago · 1 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 1.588 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1002 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 1.7123 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1000 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 1.7122 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1000 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 1.6124 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 997 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 2.0123 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 990 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 2.4151 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 987 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 1.9106 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 987 days ago · 0 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 1.5152 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 985 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 2.1118 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 983 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 1.8143 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 982 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
  14. 2.3111 km SE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 969 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 1.555 km SSW of Alcan Border, Alaska · 966 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 3.649 km SW of Alcan Border, Alaska · 964 days ago · 16 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 3.3156 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 951 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 1.5153 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 950 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away

Before

  1. 1.8121 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1010 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 1.5166 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1012 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 1.6158 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1014 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 1.5158 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1015 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 1.687 km S of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1019 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 1.5157 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1026 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 1.6153 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1029 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 1.9138 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1029 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 1.6159 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1032 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 1.598 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1033 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 1.897 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1033 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 1.698 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1033 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak023ghvycl4. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 10:28 PM UTC.