Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 141 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 141 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska on Sat, Feb 5, 2022, 1:57 PM AKST (22:57 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 121 km E of McCarthy, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2022-02-05 22:57:27 UTC
Depth
14.1 km (8.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.136° N, 140.348° 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.

Stations used
33

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 30 in the 60 days after this one and 25 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.997 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1697 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 1.8132 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1695 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 1.5107 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1694 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 1.8139 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1691 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 2.6120 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1690 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 1.8148 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1690 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 3.3121 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1690 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 2.1123 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1689 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 2.0122 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1689 days ago · 11 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 2.3121 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1688 days ago · 17 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 2.1120 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1686 days ago · 1 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 2.5120 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1685 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 1.5133 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1680 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 2.2131 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1676 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 2.1130 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1675 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 1.6130 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1675 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 1.9109 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1674 days ago · 19 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 2.1Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1670 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  19. 1.890 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1670 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 3.1151 km W of Haines Junction, Canada · 1668 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  21. 1.894 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1667 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  22. 1.597 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1656 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  23. 1.5125 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1654 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  24. 1.5131 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1653 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  25. 1.5132 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1653 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  26. 2.1119 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1652 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  27. 1.8139 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1652 days ago · 11 km deep · 40 km away
  28. 1.6140 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1652 days ago · 11 km deep · 39 km away
  29. 2.099 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1646 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  30. 1.5151 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1642 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away

Before

  1. 1.6108 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1698 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 1.585 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1699 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 1.595 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1700 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 1.6122 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1704 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 1.797 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1705 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 2.0Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1708 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 1.7136 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1709 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 2.983 km S of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1711 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 2.1145 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1712 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 1.6104 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1713 days ago · 1 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 1.9107 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1715 days ago · 13 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 1.5153 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1715 days ago · 11 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 1.593 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1720 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 2.168 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1723 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 2.6111 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1723 days ago · 22 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 2.2105 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1723 days ago · 28 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 1.6113 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1723 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 1.7140 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1724 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  19. 3.1108 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1725 days ago · 25 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  20. 1.981 km S of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1725 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0221nwsb0i. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:28 AM UTC.