Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 87 km E of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 87 km E of McCarthy, Alaska on Mon, Oct 17, 2022, 8:58 AM AKDT (16:58 UTC), 3 km (2 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
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2022-10-17 16:58:25 UTC
Depth
2.8 km (1.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.539° N, 141.288° 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
44

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 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.8152 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1436 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 2.094 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1431 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 2.1131 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1429 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 2.196 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1424 days ago · 15 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 1.953 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1422 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 3.370 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1421 days ago · 1 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 1.767 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1421 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 1.761 km S of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1420 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 1.5140 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1414 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 2.5141 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1414 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 1.7138 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1412 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 1.652 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1410 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 2.1141 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1408 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 1.669 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1398 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 1.770 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1397 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  16. 2.0130 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1390 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 1.6138 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1389 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 1.798 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1389 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  19. 1.798 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1389 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  20. 1.6152 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1387 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away

Before

  1. 1.8121 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1450 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 2.0101 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1453 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 2.6126 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1454 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 2.9127 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1454 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 2.5127 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1454 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 2.1128 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1454 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 4.2Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1454 days ago · 17 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.598 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1461 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 2.498 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1462 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 1.898 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1464 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 1.8106 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1465 days ago · 18 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 1.9105 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1466 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 2.5Southern Alaska · 1467 days ago · 1 km deep · 27 km away
  14. 1.5100 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1467 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  15. 3.297 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1469 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak022dbvq2d5. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 2:15 AM UTC.