Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 151 km E of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 151 km E of McCarthy, Alaska on Fri, Apr 1, 2022, 3:37 PM AKDT (23:37 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 132 km SE of Alcan Border, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2022-04-01 23:37:46 UTC
Depth
7.4 km (4.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.401° N, 140.080° 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
30

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.699 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1626 days ago · 15 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 2.064 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1624 days ago · 16 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 1.796 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1623 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 1.796 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1623 days ago · 1 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 1.7121 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1610 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 1.6Southern Alaska · 1602 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 1.656 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1599 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 1.9103 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1597 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 1.5136 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1596 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 1.5128 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1594 days ago · 17 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 2.1132 km SE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1593 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 1.7103 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1583 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away

Before

  1. 1.6140 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1650 days ago · 11 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 1.8139 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1650 days ago · 11 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 2.1119 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1651 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 1.5132 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1651 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 1.5131 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1651 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 3.1151 km W of Haines Junction, Canada · 1666 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 1.890 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1668 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 2.1Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1668 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak02246vtkxw. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 6:38 AM UTC.