Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 126 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 126 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska on Wed, Aug 10, 2022, 8:07 PM AKDT (04:07 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 111 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2022-08-11 04:07:19 UTC
Depth
14.0 km (8.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.618° N, 141.299° 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
49

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 51 in the 60 days after this one and 21 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.959 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1510 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 1.875 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 1510 days ago · 14 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 1.949 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1510 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 1.5110 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1509 days ago · 13 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 1.585 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 1508 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 1.7114 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1507 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 1.7115 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1507 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 1.787 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 1506 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 1.578 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1505 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 2.180 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1505 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 1.594 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1500 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 1.596 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1500 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 2.099 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1500 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 2.5135 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1498 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 1.5100 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1497 days ago · 16 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 1.754 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1497 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 1.562 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1494 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 2.069 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1492 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 2.080 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1492 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 1.799 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1492 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  21. 2.2110 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1490 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  22. 1.586 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 1490 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  23. 2.769 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1488 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
  24. 1.5127 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1482 days ago · 14 km deep · 2 km away
  25. 1.8108 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1481 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  26. 1.671 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1480 days ago · 14 km deep · 80 km away
  27. 2.294 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 1479 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  28. 1.5114 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1478 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  29. 1.665 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1476 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  30. 1.662 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1470 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  31. 1.5Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1470 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  32. 3.297 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1469 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  33. 1.867 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 1469 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  34. 1.5100 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1468 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  35. 1.786 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1468 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  36. 1.797 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1467 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
  37. 2.5Southern Alaska · 1467 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  38. 1.5122 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1467 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  39. 1.589 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 1466 days ago · 19 km deep · 79 km away
  40. 1.898 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1465 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  41. 1.791 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1462 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  42. 1.6152 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1461 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  43. 1.7131 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1461 days ago · 15 km deep · 19 km away
  44. 5.0111 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1461 days ago · 13 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 12 · tsunami flag
  45. 1.8112 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1460 days ago · 14 km deep · 45 km away
  46. 2.195 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1459 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  47. 1.687 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1459 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
  48. 1.684 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 1459 days ago · 17 km deep · 96 km away
  49. 1.584 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1458 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  50. 1.7126 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1457 days ago · 11 km deep · 0 km away
  51. 1.8110 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1451 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away

Before

  1. 1.8139 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1511 days ago · 14 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 2.076 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1512 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 1.7Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1512 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 1.685 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1512 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 1.981 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1515 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 1.9103 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1515 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 1.598 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1515 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 2.267 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1516 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 1.6126 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1517 days ago · 18 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 2.7127 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1517 days ago · 14 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 2.257 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1520 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 1.6105 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1524 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 1.7120 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1524 days ago · 14 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 1.5136 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1525 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 1.691 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1534 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  16. 1.7145 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1534 days ago · 19 km deep · 50 km away
  17. 1.9138 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1535 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 1.6114 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1535 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 2.094 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1537 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 1.984 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1539 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak022a8v9o2j. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 2:29 PM UTC.