Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 121 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 121 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska on Mon, Oct 10, 2022, 1:46 AM AKDT (09:46 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 70 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2022-10-10 09:46:08 UTC
Depth
4.2 km (2.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.230° N, 140.701° 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
39

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.792 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1447 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 1.5127 km W of Haines Junction, Canada · 1443 days ago · 14 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 1.987 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1443 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 1.8152 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1436 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 1.9137 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1435 days ago · 1 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 2.094 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1432 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 2.1131 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1430 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 2.196 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1424 days ago · 15 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 1.953 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1422 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 3.370 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1421 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 1.767 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1421 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 2.2122 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1419 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 1.8109 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1415 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 1.5140 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1414 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 2.5141 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1414 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  16. 1.7138 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1413 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  17. 2.1100 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1412 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  18. 1.652 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1410 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 2.1141 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1408 days ago · 1 km deep · 39 km away
  20. 1.8115 km W of Haines Junction, Canada · 1401 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  21. 1.669 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1398 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  22. 1.770 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1397 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  23. 2.6111 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1395 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  24. 1.5108 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1392 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
  25. 1.5106 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1391 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  26. 2.0130 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1391 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away

Before

  1. 2.0101 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1453 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 2.6126 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1454 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 2.9127 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1454 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 2.5127 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1454 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 2.1128 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1454 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 4.2Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1454 days ago · 17 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.7126 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1456 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 1.7131 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1461 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 1.598 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1461 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 2.498 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1462 days ago · 11 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 1.898 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1465 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  12. 1.8106 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1465 days ago · 18 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 1.9105 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1466 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 2.5Southern Alaska · 1467 days ago · 1 km deep · 23 km away
  15. 1.5100 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1468 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  16. 3.297 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1469 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak022d06pzrt. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 7:45 AM UTC.