Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 131 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 131 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska on Sun, Oct 30, 2022, 10:22 AM AKDT (18:22 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
2.1 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2022-10-30 18:22:03 UTC
Depth
3.1 km (1.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.176° N, 140.535° 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
49

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 43 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.5121 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1425 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 2.196 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1424 days ago · 15 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 1.953 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1422 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 3.370 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1421 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 1.767 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1421 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 2.2122 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1419 days ago · 14 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 1.8109 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1415 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 1.5140 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1414 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 2.5141 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1414 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 1.7138 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1413 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  11. 2.1100 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1412 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 1.796 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1410 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 1.652 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1410 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 2.0126 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1409 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  15. 2.1141 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1408 days ago · 1 km deep · 30 km away
  16. 1.5126 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1407 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 1.8115 km W of Haines Junction, Canada · 1401 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 1.669 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1398 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 1.770 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1397 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 2.6111 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1395 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  21. 1.5108 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1391 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
  22. 1.5106 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1391 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  23. 2.0130 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1391 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  24. 1.6138 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1389 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  25. 1.798 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1389 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  26. 1.798 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1389 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  27. 1.6152 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1387 days ago · 13 km deep · 34 km away
  28. 2.0105 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1380 days ago · 16 km deep · 44 km away
  29. 2.7Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1380 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  30. 3.2108 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1380 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away
  31. 1.5137 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1380 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  32. 1.9153 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1379 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  33. 1.6111 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1379 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  34. 1.587 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1378 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  35. 1.5Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1378 days ago · 24 km deep · 52 km away
  36. 1.5106 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1378 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  37. 1.5107 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1378 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  38. 1.6132 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1376 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  39. 1.692 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1373 days ago · 1 km deep · 100 km away
  40. 1.992 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1372 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  41. 1.6120 km W of Haines Junction, Canada · 1372 days ago · 14 km deep · 65 km away
  42. 1.6138 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1371 days ago · 12 km deep · 26 km away
  43. 2.598 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1370 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away

Before

  1. 2.094 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1431 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 1.9137 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1435 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 1.8152 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1436 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 1.987 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1442 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 1.5127 km W of Haines Junction, Canada · 1443 days ago · 14 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 2.792 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1447 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 1.8121 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1450 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 2.0101 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1453 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 2.6126 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1454 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 2.9127 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1454 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 2.5127 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1454 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 2.1128 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1454 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 4.2Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1454 days ago · 17 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.7126 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1456 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak022dxeoohw. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 4:20 AM UTC.