Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 143 km E of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 143 km E of McCarthy, Alaska on Sun, Jun 19, 2022, 10:12 PM AKDT (06:12 UTC), 5 km (3 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
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2022-06-20 06:12:09 UTC
Depth
4.5 km (2.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.393° N, 140.229° 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
32

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.669 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1563 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 1.8128 km W of Haines Junction, Canada · 1562 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 1.5119 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1559 days ago · 13 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 1.5104 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1550 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 3.0100 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1545 days ago · 13 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 1.6100 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1544 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 2.097 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1543 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 1.7145 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1536 days ago · 19 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 1.6121 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1532 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 1.5136 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1526 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 1.6122 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1526 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 1.663 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1515 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 1.8139 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1512 days ago · 14 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 1.6144 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1512 days ago · 12 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 1.686 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1504 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away

Before

  1. 2.8126 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1567 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 2.1Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1578 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 1.999 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1579 days ago · 18 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 1.5147 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1580 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 1.7103 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1585 days ago · 1 km deep · 41 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0227uwjjd1. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:55 PM UTC.