Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 128 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 128 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska on Tue, May 17, 2022, 8:16 PM AKDT (04:16 UTC), 17 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 100 km E of McCarthy, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2022-05-18 04:16:21 UTC
Depth
17.1 km (10.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.557° N, 140.514° 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
45

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.1132 km SE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1598 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 1.7103 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1588 days ago · 1 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 1.5147 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1583 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 1.999 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1582 days ago · 18 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 2.1Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1581 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 2.8126 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1570 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 1.6143 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1566 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 1.8128 km W of Haines Junction, Canada · 1565 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 1.5119 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1562 days ago · 13 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 1.5104 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1553 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 3.0100 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1548 days ago · 13 km deep · 29 km away
  12. 1.6100 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1546 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  13. 2.097 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1545 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away

Before

  1. 1.5136 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1601 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 1.9103 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1603 days ago · 0 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 1.6Southern Alaska · 1607 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 1.7121 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1615 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 1.796 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1628 days ago · 1 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 1.796 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1629 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 2.064 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1629 days ago · 16 km deep · 72 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0226can3pm. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 7:42 AM UTC.