Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 136 km E of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 136 km E of McCarthy, Alaska on Wed, Jul 27, 2022, 5:29 AM AKDT (13:29 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 97 km E of McCarthy, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2022-07-27 13:29:15 UTC
Depth
3.9 km (2.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.321° N, 140.388° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

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Stations used
36

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.6122 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1524 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 1.7120 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1523 days ago · 14 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 2.7127 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1516 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 1.6126 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1516 days ago · 18 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 1.8139 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1510 days ago · 14 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 1.6144 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1510 days ago · 12 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 1.8126 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1510 days ago · 14 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 1.686 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1502 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 2.069 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1492 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 1.9123 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1484 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 2.588 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1483 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 2.5121 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1483 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 1.5127 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1481 days ago · 14 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 3.297 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1469 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 1.5100 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1467 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 2.5Southern Alaska · 1467 days ago · 1 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 1.9105 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1465 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  18. 1.8106 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1465 days ago · 18 km deep · 37 km away

Before

  1. 1.6121 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1531 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 1.7145 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1534 days ago · 19 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 2.097 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1541 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 1.6100 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1542 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 3.0100 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1543 days ago · 13 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 1.5104 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1548 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0229k7p2il. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 9:11 PM UTC.