Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 122 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 122 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska on Sat, Nov 5, 2022, 3:06 AM AKDT (11:06 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 127 km S of McCarthy, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2022-11-05 11:06:35 UTC
Depth
0.9 km (0.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.363° N, 143.474° 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: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.2121 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1424 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 2.4127 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1419 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 1.6124 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1410 days ago · 13 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 2.233 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 1410 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 1.752 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 1405 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 1.5123 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska · 1404 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.5Southern Alaska · 1400 days ago · 16 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 1.534 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 1398 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  9. 2.1121 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1379 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 1.646 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 1377 days ago · 19 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 1.644 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 1375 days ago · 18 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 2.3111 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1373 days ago · 11 km deep · 19 km away
  13. 1.6104 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 1368 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away

Before

  1. 1.752 km SE of Cordova, Alaska · 1426 days ago · 16 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 1.645 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 1437 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 1.7105 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 1442 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 1.6104 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 1442 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 1.854 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 1444 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.6126 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1445 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 1.6122 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1445 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 2.6123 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1446 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 2.384 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1449 days ago · 12 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 1.9122 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1449 days ago · 11 km deep · 22 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak022e77nd9v. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 6:59 AM UTC.