Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 129 km S of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 129 km S of McCarthy, Alaska on Sat, Aug 20, 2022, 3:28 AM AKDT (11:28 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 123 km S 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
2022-08-20 11:28:21 UTC
Depth
6.4 km (4.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.285° N, 143.232° 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
30

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.394 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 1501 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 2.5135 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1500 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 1.6131 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1498 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 2.2110 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1493 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 1.968 km ENE of Cordova, Alaska · 1490 days ago · 21 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 1.6116 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1486 days ago · 11 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 1.8122 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1486 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 2.1131 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1475 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 1.7107 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1472 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  10. 1.797 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1470 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 1.585 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 1464 days ago · 14 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 1.6152 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1463 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 1.7131 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1463 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 1.6Southern Alaska · 1461 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 1.687 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1461 days ago · 12 km deep · 41 km away
  16. 1.6134 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1460 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  17. 2.0117 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 1460 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
  18. 1.9122 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1452 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 2.384 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1451 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
  20. 2.6123 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1449 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  21. 1.6122 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1448 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  22. 1.6126 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1448 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  23. 1.854 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 1447 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
  24. 1.6104 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 1445 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  25. 1.7105 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 1445 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away

Before

  1. 2.6128 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1504 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 1.874 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 1505 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 2.0123 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1508 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 1.9114 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 1522 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 2.175 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 1525 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak022anvebz9. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:18 PM UTC.