Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 106 km E of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 106 km E of McCarthy, Alaska on Sun, Sep 25, 2022, 12:52 AM AKDT (08:52 UTC), 18 km (11 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
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2022-09-25 08:52:47 UTC
Depth
17.5 km (10.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.529° N, 140.935° 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

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Stations used
37

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.898 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1465 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 2.498 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1462 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 1.598 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1461 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 4.2Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1454 days ago · 17 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
  5. 2.1128 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1454 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 2.5127 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1454 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 2.9127 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1454 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 2.6126 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1454 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 2.0101 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1453 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 1.8121 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1450 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 1.987 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1442 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 1.8152 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1436 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 2.094 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1431 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 2.1131 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1429 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  15. 2.196 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1424 days ago · 15 km deep · 20 km away
  16. 1.953 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1422 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 3.370 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1421 days ago · 1 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 1.767 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1421 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 1.761 km S of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1420 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 1.5140 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1414 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  21. 2.5141 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1414 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  22. 1.7138 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1413 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  23. 1.652 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1410 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  24. 2.1141 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1408 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away

Before

  1. 1.9105 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1466 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.5Southern Alaska · 1467 days ago · 1 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 1.5100 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1468 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 3.297 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1469 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 2.5121 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1483 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 2.588 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1484 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 1.9123 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1484 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 2.069 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1492 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak022cbd3q6d. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 4:19 AM UTC.