Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 145 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 145 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska on Sun, Jul 17, 2022, 8:14 PM AKDT (04:14 UTC), 19 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 127 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2022-07-18 04:14:33 UTC
Depth
18.9 km (11.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.846° N, 140.500° 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
28

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 47 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.691 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1534 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 1.6121 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1531 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 1.5136 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1524 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 1.6122 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1524 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 1.7120 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1523 days ago · 14 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 1.6105 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1523 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 2.257 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1520 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 2.7127 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1516 days ago · 14 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 1.6126 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1516 days ago · 18 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 2.267 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1515 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 1.598 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1515 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 1.9103 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1515 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 1.981 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1515 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 1.7Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1511 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 2.076 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1511 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 1.8139 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1510 days ago · 14 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 1.6144 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1510 days ago · 12 km deep · 66 km away
  18. 1.8126 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1510 days ago · 14 km deep · 50 km away
  19. 1.959 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1510 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 1.875 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 1509 days ago · 14 km deep · 77 km away
  21. 1.5110 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1508 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
  22. 1.585 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 1507 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  23. 1.7114 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1506 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  24. 1.7115 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1506 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  25. 1.787 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 1506 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  26. 1.578 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1504 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  27. 2.180 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1504 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  28. 1.686 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1502 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  29. 1.594 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1499 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  30. 1.596 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1499 days ago · 13 km deep · 55 km away
  31. 2.099 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1499 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  32. 2.5135 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1497 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  33. 1.5100 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1497 days ago · 16 km deep · 66 km away
  34. 1.754 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1497 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  35. 2.069 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1492 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  36. 2.080 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1491 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  37. 1.799 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1491 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  38. 1.586 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 1489 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  39. 1.9123 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1484 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  40. 2.588 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1483 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  41. 2.5121 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1483 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  42. 1.5127 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1481 days ago · 14 km deep · 49 km away
  43. 1.8108 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1480 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  44. 1.671 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1480 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
  45. 1.964 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1479 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  46. 2.294 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 1478 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  47. 1.5114 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1478 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away

Before

  1. 1.9138 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1534 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 1.984 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1539 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 1.6100 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1540 days ago · 27 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 2.097 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1541 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 1.6100 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1542 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 3.0100 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1543 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 1.9111 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1545 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 1.855 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1548 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 1.5104 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1548 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 2.4133 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1550 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 1.6126 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1554 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 1.5119 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1557 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 1.8128 km W of Haines Junction, Canada · 1560 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 2.669 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1561 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 1.6143 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1562 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak022956ev7k. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 9:11 PM UTC.