Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 117 km E of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 117 km E of McCarthy, Alaska on Sun, Dec 31, 2023, 12:41 PM AKST (21:41 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 156 km E of McCarthy, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2023-12-31 21:41:01 UTC
Depth
1.4 km (0.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.514° N, 140.714° 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
29

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 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.588 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1005 days ago · 1 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 1.7123 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1003 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 1.7122 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1003 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 1.6124 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1000 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 2.3135 km SE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1000 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 2.0123 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 993 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 2.4151 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 990 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 1.9106 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 990 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 1.5152 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 988 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 2.1118 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 986 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 1.8143 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 985 days ago · 13 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 1.9145 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 974 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 2.3111 km SE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 972 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 1.555 km SSW of Alcan Border, Alaska · 969 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 3.3156 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 954 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  16. 1.5153 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 953 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 1.5125 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 948 days ago · 16 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 1.5127 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 948 days ago · 13 km deep · 37 km away

Before

  1. 1.5123 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1007 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 1.895 km S of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1011 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 2.086 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1012 days ago · 17 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 1.8121 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1013 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 1.5166 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1015 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 1.6158 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1017 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 1.5158 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1018 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 1.687 km S of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1022 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 1.5157 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1029 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 1.6153 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1032 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 1.9138 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1032 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 1.6145 km SE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1034 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 1.6159 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1035 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 1.598 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1036 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away

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