Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 120 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 120 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska on Fri, May 20, 2022, 5:51 PM AKDT (01:51 UTC), 13 km (8 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
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2022-05-21 01:51:27 UTC
Depth
12.7 km (7.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.538° N, 141.690° 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: 32 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.0100 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1589 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 2.8118 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1584 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 2.3119 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1583 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 1.8122 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1582 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 2.2Southern Alaska · 1578 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 1.684 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1576 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 1.9134 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1576 days ago · 12 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 2.5126 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1572 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 2.2125 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1572 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 1.660 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1570 days ago · 17 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 2.061 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1568 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 2.564 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1568 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 1.961 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1568 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 1.7Southern Alaska · 1567 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  15. 1.7119 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1566 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 1.6126 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1556 days ago · 12 km deep · 29 km away
  17. 1.8104 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1554 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  18. 2.4133 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1552 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  19. 1.5104 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1550 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 1.596 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1550 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  21. 1.6100 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1550 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  22. 1.5107 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1548 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  23. 1.9111 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1547 days ago · 11 km deep · 44 km away
  24. 1.5119 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1544 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
  25. 2.097 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1543 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  26. 1.6100 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1542 days ago · 27 km deep · 61 km away
  27. 1.984 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1541 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away
  28. 2.094 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1538 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  29. 1.6114 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1536 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  30. 1.9138 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1536 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  31. 1.7145 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1536 days ago · 19 km deep · 73 km away
  32. 1.691 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1535 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away

Before

  1. 2.077 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1594 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 3.776 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1598 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 1.7103 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1602 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 2.7122 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1603 days ago · 12 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 1.778 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1604 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 2.1123 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1605 days ago · 14 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 1.6Southern Alaska · 1606 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 2.779 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1608 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 1.5140 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1611 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 1.8124 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1611 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 1.670 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1611 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 2.3111 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1616 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 1.6129 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1622 days ago · 14 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 2.0125 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1622 days ago · 14 km deep · 52 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0226h7ocu2. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:47 PM UTC.