Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 107 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 107 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska on Tue, Feb 8, 2022, 11:43 AM AKST (20:43 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 76 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2022-02-08 20:43:29 UTC
Depth
11.5 km (7.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.646° N, 141.765° 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
25

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 34 in the 60 days after this one and 25 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.8107 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1693 days ago · 20 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 1.8139 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1692 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 1.896 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1692 days ago · 18 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 1.6135 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1691 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 1.670 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1687 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 1.674 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1687 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 1.976 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1686 days ago · 24 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 2.081 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1684 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 1.775 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1683 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 1.5133 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1680 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 1.781 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1679 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 2.2131 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1676 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  13. 2.1130 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1676 days ago · 12 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 1.6130 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1676 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 1.7130 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1675 days ago · 1 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 1.9109 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1675 days ago · 19 km deep · 74 km away
  17. 3.976 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1670 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 1.878 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1670 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 1.5115 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1669 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 3.1151 km W of Haines Junction, Canada · 1668 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  21. 1.894 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1668 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  22. 1.6125 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1658 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  23. 1.796 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1657 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  24. 1.597 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1657 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  25. 2.292 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1655 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
  26. 1.5125 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1655 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  27. 2.792 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1654 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  28. 1.5131 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1654 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  29. 1.5132 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1654 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  30. 1.694 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1652 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  31. 1.885 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1647 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  32. 1.6129 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1647 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  33. 2.099 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1646 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  34. 1.6111 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1643 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away

Before

  1. 1.5125 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1696 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 1.895 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1697 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 1.6141 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1698 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 1.6108 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1699 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 1.778 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1699 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 2.094 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1701 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 2.2117 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1701 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 1.8100 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1703 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 1.574 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1704 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 1.6122 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1704 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 1.5117 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1705 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 1.797 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1705 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 1.571 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1708 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 2.0Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1709 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 1.7136 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1709 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 2.9135 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 1713 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  17. 1.6104 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1713 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 2.2Southern Alaska · 1714 days ago · 42 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 1.9107 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1715 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 1.593 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1720 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0221su4hh6. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:35 PM UTC.