Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 123 km E of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 123 km E of McCarthy, Alaska on Mon, Sep 5, 2022, 8:58 PM AKDT (04:58 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 Southern Yukon Territory, Canada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2022-09-06 04:58:12 UTC
Depth
6.7 km (4.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.477° N, 140.600° 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: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.588 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1483 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 2.5121 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1483 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 3.297 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1469 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 1.5100 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1467 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 2.5Southern Alaska · 1467 days ago · 1 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 1.9105 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1465 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 1.8106 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1465 days ago · 18 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 1.898 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1464 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 2.498 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1462 days ago · 11 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 1.598 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1461 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 4.2Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1454 days ago · 17 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1
  12. 2.1128 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1454 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 2.5127 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1454 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 2.9127 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1454 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 2.6126 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1454 days ago · 1 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 2.0101 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1452 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  17. 1.8121 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1450 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  18. 2.792 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1447 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 1.5127 km W of Haines Junction, Canada · 1443 days ago · 14 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 1.987 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1442 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  21. 1.8152 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1436 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  22. 2.094 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1431 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  23. 2.1131 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1429 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away

Before

  1. 2.069 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1492 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 1.686 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1502 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 1.554 km SSW of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1508 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 1.6144 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1510 days ago · 12 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 1.8139 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1510 days ago · 14 km deep · 82 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak022bfvjltc. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 9:59 PM UTC.