Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 119 km E of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 119 km E of McCarthy, Alaska on Tue, Mar 22, 2022, 8:51 AM AKDT (16:51 UTC), 6 km (3 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2022-03-22 16:51:24 UTC
Depth
5.6 km (3.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.499° N, 140.676° 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
40

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.8139 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1651 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 1.6140 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1651 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 1.5151 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1641 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 1.699 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1627 days ago · 15 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 2.064 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1625 days ago · 16 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 1.796 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1625 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 1.796 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1624 days ago · 1 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 1.7121 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1611 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 1.6Southern Alaska · 1603 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 1.9103 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1599 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 1.5136 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1597 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 1.5128 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1595 days ago · 17 km deep · 11 km away
  13. 2.1132 km SE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1594 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away

Before

  1. 1.5132 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1653 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 1.5131 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1653 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 3.1151 km W of Haines Junction, Canada · 1667 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 1.890 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1669 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 2.1Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1669 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 1.5133 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1679 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0223q8d14b. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 10:13 AM UTC.