Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 87 km S of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 87 km S of McCarthy, Alaska on Sat, Oct 1, 2022, 2:21 PM AKDT (22:21 UTC), 12 km (8 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
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2022-10-01 22:21:43 UTC
Depth
12.2 km (7.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.651° N, 143.092° 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
58

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 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.6134 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1458 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 2.0117 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 1457 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 1.7126 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1456 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 1.9122 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1449 days ago · 11 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 2.384 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1449 days ago · 12 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 2.6123 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1447 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 1.6122 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1445 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 1.6126 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1445 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 1.854 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 1444 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.6104 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 1442 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 1.7105 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 1442 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 1.9137 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1435 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 2.2125 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1434 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 1.9126 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1434 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 2.3127 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1434 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 2.6125 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1433 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 1.9122 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska · 1424 days ago · 1 km deep · 38 km away
  18. 2.2121 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1424 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  19. 1.953 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1422 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 2.2122 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1419 days ago · 14 km deep · 83 km away
  21. 2.4127 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1419 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  22. 1.6124 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1410 days ago · 13 km deep · 37 km away
  23. 1.652 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1410 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  24. 1.752 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 1405 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  25. 1.5123 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska · 1404 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away

Before

  1. 1.6Southern Alaska · 1459 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 1.7131 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1461 days ago · 15 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 1.6152 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1461 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 1.585 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 1461 days ago · 14 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 1.797 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1467 days ago · 11 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 1.7107 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1469 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 2.1131 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1473 days ago · 0 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 1.5127 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1481 days ago · 14 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 1.8122 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1484 days ago · 11 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 1.6116 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1484 days ago · 11 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 1.968 km ENE of Cordova, Alaska · 1487 days ago · 21 km deep · 82 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak022clih829. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 9:37 AM UTC.