Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 100 km E of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 100 km E of McCarthy, Alaska on Thu, Sep 22, 2022, 8:29 AM AKDT (16:29 UTC), 4 km (2 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
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2022-09-22 16:29:06 UTC
Depth
4.0 km (2.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.323° N, 141.062° 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
41

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 31 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.5Southern Alaska · 1469 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.9105 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1468 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 1.8106 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1467 days ago · 18 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 1.898 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1467 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 2.498 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1464 days ago · 11 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 1.598 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1463 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 1.7131 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1463 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 1.7126 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1458 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 4.2Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1456 days ago · 17 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
  10. 2.1128 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1456 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 2.5127 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1456 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 2.9127 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1456 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 2.6126 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1456 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 2.0101 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1455 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 1.8121 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1452 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  16. 1.5127 km W of Haines Junction, Canada · 1445 days ago · 14 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 1.987 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1445 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  18. 1.8152 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1438 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 2.094 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1433 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  20. 2.1131 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1432 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  21. 2.196 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1426 days ago · 15 km deep · 6 km away
  22. 1.953 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1424 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  23. 3.370 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1423 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
  24. 1.767 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1423 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  25. 1.761 km S of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1422 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  26. 2.2122 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1421 days ago · 14 km deep · 90 km away
  27. 1.5140 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1416 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  28. 2.5141 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1416 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  29. 1.7138 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1415 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  30. 1.652 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1412 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  31. 2.1141 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1410 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away

Before

  1. 3.297 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1471 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 1.5127 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1483 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 2.5121 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1485 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 2.588 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1486 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 1.9123 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1486 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 2.069 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1494 days ago · 11 km deep · 35 km away

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