Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 122 km E of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 122 km E of McCarthy, Alaska on Wed, Jul 27, 2022, 7:48 AM AKDT (15:48 UTC), 6 km (4 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
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2022-07-27 15:48:16 UTC
Depth
6.4 km (4.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.554° N, 140.636° 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
34

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.8139 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1512 days ago · 14 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 1.6144 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1512 days ago · 12 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 1.554 km SSW of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1510 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 1.686 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1504 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 2.069 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1494 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 1.9123 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1486 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 2.588 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1486 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 2.5121 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1485 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 3.297 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1471 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 1.5100 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1470 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 2.5Southern Alaska · 1469 days ago · 1 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 1.9105 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1468 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 1.8106 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1467 days ago · 18 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 1.898 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1467 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away

Before

  1. 1.5136 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1527 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 1.6121 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1533 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.7145 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1536 days ago · 19 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 2.097 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1543 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 1.6100 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1544 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 3.0100 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1545 days ago · 13 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 1.5104 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1551 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0229k900fz. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:11 AM UTC.