Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 131 km S of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 131 km S of McCarthy, Alaska on Sat, Sep 17, 2022, 5:49 AM AKDT (13:49 UTC), 0 km (0 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
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2022-09-17 13:49:13 UTC
Depth
0.2 km (0.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.273° N, 143.316° 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
31

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.7107 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1473 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 1.797 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1471 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 1.585 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 1465 days ago · 14 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 1.6152 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1464 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 1.6Southern Alaska · 1462 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 1.687 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1462 days ago · 12 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 1.6134 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1461 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 2.0117 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 1460 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 1.9122 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1452 days ago · 11 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 2.384 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1452 days ago · 12 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 2.6123 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1450 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 1.6122 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1449 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 1.6126 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1449 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 1.854 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 1448 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  15. 1.6104 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 1446 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 1.7105 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 1446 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 1.645 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 1441 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 1.752 km SE of Cordova, Alaska · 1429 days ago · 16 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 1.9122 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska · 1427 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
  20. 2.2121 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1427 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  21. 2.4127 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1422 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away

Before

  1. 1.8122 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1487 days ago · 11 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 1.6116 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1487 days ago · 11 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 1.968 km ENE of Cordova, Alaska · 1491 days ago · 21 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 2.2110 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1493 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 1.6131 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1499 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 2.5135 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1501 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 2.394 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 1502 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 1.6129 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1504 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 2.6128 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1504 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak022by7reem. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:18 PM UTC.