Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 126 km S of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 126 km S of McCarthy, Alaska on Fri, Oct 14, 2022, 11:13 PM AKDT (07:13 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 125 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2022-10-15 07:13:37 UTC
Depth
2.4 km (1.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.314° N, 143.257° 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
38

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.854 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 1444 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.6104 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 1442 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 1.7105 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 1442 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 1.645 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 1437 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 1.9137 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1435 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 2.2125 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1434 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 1.9126 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1434 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 2.3127 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1434 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 1.8124 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1434 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 2.6125 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1433 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 1.752 km SE of Cordova, Alaska · 1426 days ago · 16 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 1.9122 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska · 1424 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 2.2121 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1424 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 2.2122 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1419 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 2.4127 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1419 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  16. 1.6124 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1410 days ago · 13 km deep · 13 km away
  17. 1.752 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 1405 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 1.5123 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska · 1404 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  19. 2.6111 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1395 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 1.6133 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1388 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away

Before

  1. 1.6122 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1445 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 2.6123 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1446 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 2.384 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1449 days ago · 12 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 1.9122 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1449 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 2.0117 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 1457 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 1.6134 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1457 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 1.687 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1458 days ago · 12 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 1.6Southern Alaska · 1459 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 1.7131 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1461 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 1.6152 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1461 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 1.585 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 1461 days ago · 14 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 1.797 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1467 days ago · 11 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 1.7107 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1469 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  14. 2.1131 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1473 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak022d8f0uop. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 6:59 AM UTC.