Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 132 km E of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 132 km E of McCarthy, Alaska on Mon, Feb 7, 2022, 9:38 PM AKST (06:38 UTC), 5 km (3 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
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2022-02-08 06:38:28 UTC
Depth
4.8 km (3.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.459° N, 140.430° 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
28

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.8139 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1692 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 2.6120 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1691 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 1.8148 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1690 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 3.3121 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1690 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 2.1123 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1689 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 2.0122 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1689 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 2.3121 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1688 days ago · 17 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 2.1120 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1687 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 2.5120 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1686 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 1.5133 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1681 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 2.1Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1671 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 1.890 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1670 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 3.1151 km W of Haines Junction, Canada · 1669 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 1.5131 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1654 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 1.5132 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1654 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 2.1119 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1653 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  17. 1.8139 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1653 days ago · 11 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 1.6140 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1653 days ago · 11 km deep · 36 km away
  19. 1.5151 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1643 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away

Before

  1. 1.997 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1698 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 1.6141 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1698 days ago · 14 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 1.585 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1699 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 1.595 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1701 days ago · 0 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 1.7136 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1710 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 2.983 km S of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1711 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 2.1145 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1713 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 1.6104 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1713 days ago · 1 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 1.9107 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1716 days ago · 13 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 1.5153 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1716 days ago · 11 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 1.945 km NE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1718 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 1.593 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1721 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 2.168 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1724 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 1.7140 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1725 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0221slrc9g. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:06 PM UTC.