Alaska earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 118 km E of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 118 km E of McCarthy, Alaska on Thu, Feb 2, 2023, 10:17 PM AKST (07:17 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 Yukon, Canada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.9 (ml), micro
Local time: Thu, Feb 2, 2023, 10:17 PM AKST
UTC: 2023-02-03 07:17:12 UTC
Depth: 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 61.518° N, 140.707° W
Region: Alaska
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty: About 1.7 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.04
Depth from: Operator assigned
Station coverage gap: 89°
Stations used: 58

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 50 in the 60 days after this one and 29 in the 30 days before it.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000jl4s (also filed as ak0231kcji5c). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 9:32 AM UTC.