Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 131 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 131 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska on Mon, Mar 21, 2022, 1:19 PM AKDT (21:19 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 87 km N of Yakutat, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2022-03-21 21:19:31 UTC
Depth
6.4 km (4.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.161° N, 140.529° 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
27

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 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.5132 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1656 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.1119 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1655 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 1.8139 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1655 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 1.6140 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1655 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 2.099 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1648 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 1.5151 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1645 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 2.1125 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1631 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 1.699 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1631 days ago · 15 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 2.064 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1628 days ago · 16 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 1.796 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1628 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 1.796 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1628 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 2.0125 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1625 days ago · 14 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 1.6129 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1624 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 1.7121 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1614 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 2.687 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 1610 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 1.6Southern Alaska · 1606 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  17. 1.9103 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1602 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 1.5136 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1600 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  19. 1.5128 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1599 days ago · 17 km deep · 44 km away

Before

  1. 1.5125 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1657 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 1.597 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1659 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 1.6125 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1660 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 1.894 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1670 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 3.1151 km W of Haines Junction, Canada · 1671 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 1.890 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1672 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 2.1Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1673 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 1.9109 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1677 days ago · 19 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 1.7130 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1677 days ago · 1 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 1.6130 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1678 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 2.1130 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1678 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 2.2131 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1679 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 1.5133 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1683 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0223onm08y. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:07 PM UTC.