Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 69 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 69 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska on Sun, Aug 28, 2022, 8:54 PM AKDT (04:54 UTC), 11 km (7 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
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2022-08-29 04:54:22 UTC
Depth
11.4 km (7.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.234° N, 141.697° 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
68

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.9123 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1485 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 2.588 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1485 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 2.5121 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1484 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 1.5127 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1482 days ago · 14 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 3.297 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1470 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 1.5100 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1469 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 1.797 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1468 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 2.5Southern Alaska · 1468 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 1.9105 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1467 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 1.8106 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1466 days ago · 18 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 1.898 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1466 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  12. 2.498 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1464 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 1.598 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1462 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 1.7131 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1462 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 1.687 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1460 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 1.7126 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1457 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 2.0101 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1454 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 1.8121 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1451 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 2.384 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1450 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 1.987 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1444 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  21. 1.8152 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1437 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  22. 1.9137 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1436 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away

Before

  1. 1.686 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1504 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 1.8126 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1511 days ago · 14 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 1.6144 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1512 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 1.8139 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1512 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 1.6126 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1518 days ago · 18 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 2.7127 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1518 days ago · 14 km deep · 73 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak022b2n7zuz. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:15 PM UTC.