Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 103 km S of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 103 km S of McCarthy, Alaska on Thu, May 12, 2022, 2:53 AM AKDT (10:53 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 118 km S of McCarthy, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2022-05-12 10:53:23 UTC
Depth
3.8 km (2.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.502° N, 142.976° 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
53

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 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.8120 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1593 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 1.7103 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 1587 days ago · 23 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 1.792 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska · 1583 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 2.8118 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1583 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 2.3119 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1582 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 1.8122 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1581 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 2.2Southern Alaska · 1577 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 1.9134 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1575 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 2.5126 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1571 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 2.2125 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1571 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 1.7119 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1565 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 1.667 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 1558 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 1.6126 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1555 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 1.8104 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1553 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 2.4133 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1551 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  16. 1.596 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1549 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  17. 1.6100 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1549 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  18. 1.5107 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1547 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 1.5119 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1543 days ago · 13 km deep · 16 km away

Before

  1. 2.7122 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1602 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 2.1123 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1604 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 1.6Southern Alaska · 1605 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 1.5140 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1610 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 1.8124 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1610 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 2.3111 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1615 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 1.6129 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1621 days ago · 14 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 2.1125 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1628 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak02262h7k07. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 8:14 PM UTC.