Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 97 km S of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 97 km S of McCarthy, Alaska on Thu, Sep 22, 2022, 11:13 PM AKDT (07:13 UTC), 11 km (7 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
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2022-09-23 07:13:45 UTC
Depth
11.1 km (6.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.570° N, 142.638° 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
40

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 43 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.5122 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1466 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 1.585 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 1461 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 1.6152 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1460 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 1.7131 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1460 days ago · 15 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 5.0111 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1460 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 12 · tsunami flag
  6. 1.8112 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1459 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 1.6Southern Alaska · 1458 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 1.687 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1458 days ago · 12 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 1.6134 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1457 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 2.0117 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 1457 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 1.7126 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1456 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 1.8110 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1450 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 1.9122 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1449 days ago · 11 km deep · 35 km away
  14. 2.384 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1448 days ago · 12 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 2.6123 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1446 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 1.6122 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1445 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  17. 1.6126 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1445 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
  18. 1.8Southern Alaska · 1442 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 1.6104 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 1442 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 1.7105 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 1442 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  21. 1.7104 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1439 days ago · 21 km deep · 94 km away
  22. 1.9137 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1434 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
  23. 2.2125 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1434 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  24. 1.9126 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1434 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  25. 2.3127 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1434 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  26. 1.8124 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1434 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  27. 2.6125 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1433 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  28. 2.1118 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1430 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  29. 1.5Southeastern Alaska · 1428 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  30. 1.5114 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1427 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  31. 1.5121 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1424 days ago · 15 km deep · 83 km away
  32. 1.9122 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska · 1424 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
  33. 2.2121 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1423 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  34. 3.0110 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1423 days ago · 17 km deep · 90 km away
  35. 1.953 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1422 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  36. 1.6108 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1419 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  37. 2.2122 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1419 days ago · 14 km deep · 58 km away
  38. 2.4127 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1419 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  39. 1.6124 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1410 days ago · 13 km deep · 35 km away
  40. 1.652 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1409 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  41. 1.9107 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1409 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  42. 2.0126 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1409 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  43. 1.5126 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1407 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away

Before

  1. 1.7107 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1469 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 2.1131 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1472 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 1.5114 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1478 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 1.8108 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1480 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 1.5127 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1481 days ago · 14 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 1.8122 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1483 days ago · 11 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 1.6116 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1483 days ago · 11 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 2.2110 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1490 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 1.799 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1491 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 2.069 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1492 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 1.6131 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1495 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak022c8178gy. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 12:01 AM UTC.