Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 93 km E of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 93 km E of McCarthy, Alaska on Thu, Jan 6, 2022, 2:00 AM AKST (11:00 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 121 km E of McCarthy, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2022-01-06 11:00:32 UTC
Depth
5.3 km (3.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.379° N, 141.169° 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: 31 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.981 km S of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1723 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 1.7140 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1722 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 2.168 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1721 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 1.593 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1718 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 1.945 km NE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1715 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 1.5153 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1713 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 1.9107 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1713 days ago · 13 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 2.2Southern Alaska · 1712 days ago · 42 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 1.6104 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1711 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 2.1145 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1710 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 2.983 km S of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1709 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 1.7136 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1707 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 1.595 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1698 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away
  14. 1.585 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1697 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 1.6141 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1695 days ago · 14 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 1.997 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1695 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  17. 1.8132 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1693 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 1.5107 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1692 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 1.8139 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1689 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  20. 2.6120 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1688 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  21. 1.8148 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1688 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  22. 3.3121 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1688 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  23. 2.1123 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1687 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  24. 2.0122 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1687 days ago · 11 km deep · 32 km away
  25. 2.3121 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1686 days ago · 17 km deep · 29 km away
  26. 2.1120 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1684 days ago · 1 km deep · 29 km away
  27. 2.5120 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1683 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  28. 1.5133 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1678 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  29. 2.2131 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1674 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  30. 2.1Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1668 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  31. 3.1151 km W of Haines Junction, Canada · 1666 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away

Before

  1. 1.6100 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1734 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 1.6119 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1736 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 2.4100 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1738 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 1.5119 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1740 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 1.9120 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1740 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 1.964 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 1.763 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 1.664 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 2.468 km S of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 1.7109 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1750 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 1.5116 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 15 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 1.5134 km W of Haines Junction, Canada · 1752 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 1.7135 km W of Haines Junction, Canada · 1752 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 1.5138 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 2.8139 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak022a3rx6e. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 3:04 AM UTC.