Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 131 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 131 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska on Tue, Jan 10, 2023, 11:21 PM AKST (08:21 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 83 km N of Yakutat, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-01-11 08:21:10 UTC
Depth
9.0 km (5.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.463° N, 141.531° 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: 59 in the 60 days after this one and 50 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.6Southern Alaska · 1357 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.0121 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1357 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 1.9100 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1356 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 1.6106 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1355 days ago · 18 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 1.8121 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1355 days ago · 1 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 1.7123 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1355 days ago · 15 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 2.093 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1354 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 2.0Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1353 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 1.7111 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1352 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 1.6122 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1352 days ago · 17 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 1.5100 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1352 days ago · 0 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 2.193 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1349 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 2.492 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1349 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 1.8Southeastern Alaska · 1348 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 1.693 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1348 days ago · 15 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 1.6104 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1347 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 2.383 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1347 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 3.084 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1347 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 1.983 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1347 days ago · 16 km deep · 62 km away
  20. 1.899 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1347 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  21. 2.056 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1346 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  22. 1.697 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1346 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  23. 1.682 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1346 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
  24. 1.767 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1345 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  25. 2.2108 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1345 days ago · 14 km deep · 53 km away
  26. 1.6121 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1344 days ago · 11 km deep · 26 km away
  27. 1.8125 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1338 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  28. 1.5118 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1334 days ago · 14 km deep · 15 km away
  29. 1.5125 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1332 days ago · 1 km deep · 26 km away
  30. 1.668 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1329 days ago · 19 km deep · 87 km away
  31. 1.696 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1326 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  32. 1.7Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1326 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away
  33. 2.158 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1326 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  34. 2.066 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1324 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  35. 1.568 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1323 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  36. 1.6Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1323 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  37. 1.5117 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1323 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  38. 2.571 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1323 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
  39. 1.769 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1323 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  40. 1.6Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1323 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
  41. 1.9Southern Alaska · 1322 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  42. 1.685 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1321 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
  43. 1.689 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1320 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  44. 1.767 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1316 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  45. 1.7133 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1316 days ago · 16 km deep · 12 km away
  46. 1.562 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1312 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  47. 1.764 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1311 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away
  48. 1.796 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1310 days ago · 15 km deep · 47 km away
  49. 2.290 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1310 days ago · 15 km deep · 60 km away
  50. 2.588 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1310 days ago · 14 km deep · 62 km away
  51. 1.5Southern Alaska · 1309 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  52. 1.5125 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1309 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  53. 2.0Southern Alaska · 1308 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  54. 2.2124 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1307 days ago · 13 km deep · 19 km away
  55. 2.9122 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1307 days ago · 11 km deep · 21 km away
  56. 2.2115 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1304 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
  57. 3.383 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 1303 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  58. 1.7104 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1298 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  59. 1.5117 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1298 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away

Before

  1. 1.896 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1357 days ago · 18 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 4.898 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1357 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 2 · tsunami flag
  3. 1.752 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1358 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 1.5104 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1358 days ago · 16 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 1.5115 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1359 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 2.7149 km W of Yakutat, Alaska · 1360 days ago · 16 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 1.895 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1364 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 1.948 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1366 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 2.060 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1366 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 1.9110 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1367 days ago · 13 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 1.896 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1369 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 2.598 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1370 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 2.0125 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1371 days ago · 13 km deep · 18 km away
  14. 1.646 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1371 days ago · 20 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 2.4129 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1371 days ago · 15 km deep · 13 km away
  16. 1.6115 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1371 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  17. 1.6Southern Alaska · 1372 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away
  18. 1.697 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1372 days ago · 13 km deep · 46 km away
  19. 1.589 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1373 days ago · 19 km deep · 57 km away
  20. 1.695 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1373 days ago · 17 km deep · 50 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak023ibst52. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 1:06 PM UTC.