Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 122 km S of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 122 km S of McCarthy, Alaska on Tue, Oct 11, 2022, 2:30 AM AKDT (10:30 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 110 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska. 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
2022-10-11 10:30:24 UTC
Depth
11.2 km (7.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.338° N, 143.072° 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
46

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 29 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.384 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1454 days ago · 12 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 2.6123 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1452 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 1.6122 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1451 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.6126 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1451 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 1.854 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 1450 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.6104 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 1448 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 1.7105 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 1448 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 1.9137 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1440 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 2.2125 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1440 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 1.9126 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1440 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 2.3127 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1440 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 1.8124 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1440 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 2.6125 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1439 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 2.1118 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1436 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 1.5114 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1433 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 1.9122 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska · 1430 days ago · 1 km deep · 22 km away
  17. 2.2121 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1429 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 3.0110 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1429 days ago · 17 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 2.2122 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1425 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 2.4127 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1425 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  21. 1.6124 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1416 days ago · 13 km deep · 4 km away
  22. 1.9107 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1415 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  23. 2.0126 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1415 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  24. 1.5126 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1413 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  25. 1.752 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 1410 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  26. 1.5123 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska · 1410 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  27. 1.6113 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1408 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  28. 1.7111 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1408 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  29. 2.6111 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1401 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away

Before

  1. 1.8110 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1456 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 2.0117 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 1463 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 1.6134 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1463 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 1.687 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1464 days ago · 12 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 1.6Southern Alaska · 1464 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 1.7131 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1466 days ago · 15 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 1.6152 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1466 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 1.585 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 1467 days ago · 14 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 1.5122 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1472 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 1.797 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1473 days ago · 11 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 1.7107 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1475 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 2.1131 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1478 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak022d1urdov. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 12:04 AM UTC.