Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 127 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 127 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska on Thu, Sep 8, 2022, 5:20 PM AKDT (01:20 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
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2022-09-09 01:20:29 UTC
Depth
13.9 km (8.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.621° N, 141.266° 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
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 63 in the 60 days after this one and 25 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.8108 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1482 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 1.671 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1482 days ago · 14 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 2.294 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 1481 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 1.5114 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1480 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 1.665 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1478 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 1.662 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1472 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 1.5Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1471 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 3.297 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1471 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 1.867 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 1470 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 1.5100 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1470 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 1.786 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1470 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 1.797 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1469 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 2.5Southern Alaska · 1469 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 1.5122 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1469 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 1.589 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 1468 days ago · 19 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 1.898 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1467 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 1.791 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1464 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 1.7131 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1463 days ago · 15 km deep · 21 km away
  19. 5.0111 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1462 days ago · 13 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 12 · tsunami flag
  20. 1.8112 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1461 days ago · 14 km deep · 46 km away
  21. 2.195 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1461 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  22. 1.687 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1460 days ago · 12 km deep · 100 km away
  23. 1.684 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 1460 days ago · 17 km deep · 94 km away
  24. 1.584 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1460 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  25. 1.7126 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1458 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  26. 1.8110 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1452 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  27. 1.787 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1452 days ago · 16 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 1
  28. 1.8121 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1452 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  29. 1.580 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1452 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  30. 1.555 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1451 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  31. 2.384 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1451 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
  32. 1.5127 km W of Haines Junction, Canada · 1445 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away
  33. 1.8Southern Alaska · 1445 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  34. 1.669 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1442 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  35. 1.7104 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1441 days ago · 21 km deep · 51 km away
  36. 1.772 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1441 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  37. 1.659 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1440 days ago · 18 km deep · 88 km away
  38. 1.9137 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1437 days ago · 1 km deep · 25 km away
  39. 2.2125 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1436 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  40. 1.9126 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1436 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  41. 2.3127 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1436 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  42. 1.8124 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1436 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  43. 2.6125 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1435 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  44. 2.094 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1434 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  45. 2.1118 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1433 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  46. 1.597 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1432 days ago · 17 km deep · 52 km away
  47. 1.674 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1432 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  48. 1.560 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1432 days ago · 18 km deep · 89 km away
  49. 1.681 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1432 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
  50. 2.1131 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1432 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  51. 1.677 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 1431 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  52. 1.778 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 1431 days ago · 22 km deep · 95 km away
  53. 1.5Southeastern Alaska · 1430 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  54. 1.662 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1429 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
  55. 1.5114 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1429 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  56. 1.5121 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1427 days ago · 15 km deep · 31 km away
  57. 1.759 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1426 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
  58. 1.851 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1426 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  59. 1.752 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1426 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  60. 2.196 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1426 days ago · 15 km deep · 84 km away

The first 60 of 63.

Before

  1. 2.769 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1490 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 1.586 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 1492 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 2.2110 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1492 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 1.799 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1494 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 2.080 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1494 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 2.069 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1494 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 1.562 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1496 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 1.754 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1499 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 1.5100 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1499 days ago · 16 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 2.5135 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1500 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 2.099 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1501 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 1.596 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1502 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 1.594 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1502 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 2.180 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1506 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 1.578 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1506 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 1.787 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 1508 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 1.7115 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1509 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  18. 1.7114 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1509 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  19. 1.585 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 1510 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 1.5110 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1510 days ago · 13 km deep · 42 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak022bks58ka. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:54 AM UTC.