Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 105 km E of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 105 km E of McCarthy, Alaska on Sat, Sep 24, 2022, 5:38 AM AKDT (13:38 UTC), 2 km (1 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
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2022-09-24 13:38:26 UTC
Depth
2.3 km (1.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.529° N, 140.961° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
32

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.8106 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1467 days ago · 18 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.898 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1467 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 2.498 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1465 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 1.598 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1463 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 4.2Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1456 days ago · 17 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
  6. 2.1128 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1456 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 2.5127 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1456 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 2.9127 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1456 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 2.6126 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1456 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 2.0101 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1455 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 1.8121 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1452 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 1.987 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1445 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 1.8152 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1438 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 2.094 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1434 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  15. 2.1131 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1432 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 2.196 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1426 days ago · 15 km deep · 19 km away
  17. 1.953 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1424 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 3.370 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1424 days ago · 1 km deep · 44 km away
  19. 1.767 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1424 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 1.761 km S of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1422 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  21. 1.5140 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1416 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  22. 2.5141 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1416 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  23. 1.7138 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1415 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  24. 1.652 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1412 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  25. 2.1141 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1410 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away

Before

  1. 2.5Southern Alaska · 1469 days ago · 1 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 1.5100 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1470 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 3.297 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1471 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 2.5121 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1485 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 2.588 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1486 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 1.9123 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1486 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 2.069 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1494 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak022c9sghy3. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:11 AM UTC.