Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 116 km S of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 116 km S of McCarthy, Alaska on Tue, Sep 6, 2022, 9:11 AM AKDT (17:11 UTC), 11 km (7 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
2022-09-06 17:11:20 UTC
Depth
11.1 km (6.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.387° N, 143.089° 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: 30 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.8122 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1485 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 2.1131 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1475 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 1.7107 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1471 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 1.797 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1469 days ago · 11 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 1.5122 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1469 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 1.585 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 1463 days ago · 14 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 1.6152 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1462 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 1.7131 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1462 days ago · 15 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 1.6Southern Alaska · 1460 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 1.687 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1460 days ago · 12 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 1.6134 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1459 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  12. 2.0117 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 1459 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 1.9122 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1451 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 2.384 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1451 days ago · 12 km deep · 33 km away
  15. 2.6123 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1448 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  16. 1.6122 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1447 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  17. 1.6126 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1447 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  18. 1.854 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 1446 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  19. 1.6104 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 1444 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  20. 1.7105 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 1444 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  21. 1.9137 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1437 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
  22. 2.2125 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1436 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  23. 1.9126 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1436 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  24. 2.3127 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1436 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  25. 1.8124 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1436 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  26. 2.6125 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1435 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  27. 2.1118 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1432 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  28. 1.5114 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1429 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  29. 1.9122 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska · 1426 days ago · 1 km deep · 21 km away
  30. 2.2121 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1426 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away

Before

  1. 1.968 km ENE of Cordova, Alaska · 1489 days ago · 21 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 2.2110 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1492 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 1.6131 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1497 days ago · 1 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 2.5135 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1499 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 2.394 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 1500 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 1.6129 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1503 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 2.6128 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1503 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 1.874 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 1505 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 2.0123 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1507 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak022bg30856. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:39 AM UTC.