Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 139 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 139 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska on Fri, Feb 11, 2022, 9:16 AM AKST (18:16 UTC), 6 km (4 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, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2022-02-11 18:16:05 UTC
Depth
6.4 km (4.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.144° N, 140.389° 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
39

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.6120 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1691 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 1.8148 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1691 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 3.3121 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1691 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 2.1123 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1690 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 2.0122 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1690 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 2.3121 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1689 days ago · 17 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 2.1120 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1687 days ago · 1 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 2.5120 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1687 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 1.5133 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1681 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 2.2131 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1677 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 2.1130 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1677 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 1.6130 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1677 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 1.9109 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1676 days ago · 19 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 2.1Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1671 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 1.890 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1671 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 3.1151 km W of Haines Junction, Canada · 1669 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  17. 1.894 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1669 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 1.597 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1658 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 1.5125 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1656 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 1.5131 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1655 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  21. 1.5132 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1655 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  22. 2.1119 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1654 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  23. 1.8139 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1653 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away
  24. 1.6140 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1653 days ago · 11 km deep · 40 km away
  25. 2.099 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1647 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  26. 1.5151 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1643 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away

Before

  1. 1.5107 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1696 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 1.8132 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1696 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 1.997 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1698 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 1.6141 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1699 days ago · 14 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 1.6108 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1700 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 1.585 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1700 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 1.595 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1701 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 1.6122 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1705 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 1.797 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1706 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 2.0Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1710 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 1.7136 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1710 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 2.983 km S of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1712 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 2.1145 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1714 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 1.6104 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1714 days ago · 1 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 1.9107 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1716 days ago · 13 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 1.5153 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1716 days ago · 11 km deep · 32 km away
  17. 1.593 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1721 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0221xrdtjg. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:01 AM UTC.