Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 133 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 133 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska on Tue, Feb 22, 2022, 8:30 PM AKST (05:30 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 151 km W of Haines Junction, Canada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2022-02-23 05:30:19 UTC
Depth
8.9 km (5.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.155° N, 140.507° 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
44

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 20 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.2131 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1675 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 2.1130 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1674 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 1.6130 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1674 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 1.7130 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1673 days ago · 1 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 1.9109 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1673 days ago · 19 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 2.1Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1669 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 1.890 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1669 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 3.1151 km W of Haines Junction, Canada · 1667 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 1.894 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1666 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 1.6125 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1656 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 1.597 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1655 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 1.5125 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1653 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 1.5131 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1652 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 1.5132 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1652 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 2.1119 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1651 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  16. 1.8139 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1651 days ago · 11 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 1.6140 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1651 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away
  18. 2.099 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1645 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 1.5151 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1641 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  20. 2.1125 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1627 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away
  21. 1.699 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1627 days ago · 15 km deep · 57 km away
  22. 2.064 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1624 days ago · 16 km deep · 93 km away
  23. 1.796 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1624 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  24. 1.796 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1624 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
  25. 2.0125 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1621 days ago · 14 km deep · 68 km away
  26. 1.6129 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1620 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away

Before

  1. 2.5120 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1684 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 2.1120 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1685 days ago · 1 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 2.3121 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1687 days ago · 17 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 2.0122 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1688 days ago · 11 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 2.1123 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1688 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 3.3121 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1688 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 1.8148 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1689 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 2.6120 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1689 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 1.8139 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1690 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 1.5107 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1693 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 1.8132 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1694 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 1.997 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1696 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 1.6141 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1696 days ago · 14 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 1.6108 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1697 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 1.585 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1697 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 1.595 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1699 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 1.6122 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1703 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 1.797 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1704 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  19. 2.0Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1707 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 1.7136 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1708 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0222he6dow. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 1:19 AM UTC.