Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 103 km E of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 103 km E of McCarthy, Alaska on Sat, May 14, 2022, 11:17 AM AKDT (19:17 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 100 km E of McCarthy, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2022-05-14 19:17:20 UTC
Depth
0.1 km (0.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.448° N, 140.991° 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
48

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.5136 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1596 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 1.5128 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1595 days ago · 17 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 1.7103 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1583 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 1.5147 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1578 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 1.999 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1577 days ago · 18 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 1.560 km ESE of Nabesna, Alaska · 1576 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 2.5126 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1570 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 2.2125 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1569 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 2.8126 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1565 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 1.6143 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1561 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 1.725 km NE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1560 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 1.8128 km W of Haines Junction, Canada · 1560 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 1.5119 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1557 days ago · 13 km deep · 18 km away
  14. 1.5104 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1548 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 3.0100 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1543 days ago · 13 km deep · 17 km away
  16. 1.6100 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1542 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  17. 2.097 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1541 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away

Before

  1. 1.6Southern Alaska · 1602 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 1.7121 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1610 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 1.796 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1623 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 1.796 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1624 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 2.064 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1624 days ago · 16 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 1.699 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1626 days ago · 15 km deep · 16 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak02265xfff3. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 3:59 PM UTC.