Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 81 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 81 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska on Sun, Jan 17, 1988, 7:07 AM AKST (16:07 UTC), -3 km (-2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 80 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1988-01-17 16:07:46 UTC
Depth
-3.0 km (-1.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.638° N, 141.448° 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
20

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.071 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 14117 days ago · -3 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 1.966 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 14116 days ago · -3 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 3.280 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 14113 days ago · -3 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 2.795 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 14113 days ago · -3 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 2.270 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 14113 days ago · -3 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 1.675 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 14112 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 3.069 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 14108 days ago · -3 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 2.069 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 14108 days ago · -3 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 1.777 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 14108 days ago · -3 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 1.876 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 14105 days ago · -3 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 1.679 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 14103 days ago · -3 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 1.577 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 14097 days ago · -3 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 3.285 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 14094 days ago · -3 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 2.385 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 14094 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  15. 2.082 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 14094 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 2.173 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 14093 days ago · -3 km deep · 16 km away
  17. 1.6103 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 14072 days ago · -3 km deep · 73 km away

Before

  1. 1.977 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 14136 days ago · -3 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 1.892 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 14138 days ago · -3 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 2.567 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 14138 days ago · -3 km deep · 24 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak988sdpfnc. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:15 PM UTC.