Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 53 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 53 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska on Sun, Nov 6, 2022, 8:07 PM AKST (05:07 UTC), 8 km (5 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
2022-11-07 05:07:12 UTC
Depth
8.1 km (5.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.187° N, 142.061° 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
42

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.370 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1421 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 1.767 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1421 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 2.2122 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1419 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 1.7138 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1412 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 1.652 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1410 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 1.5126 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1407 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 1.669 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1398 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 1.770 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1397 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 2.6111 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1395 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 2.0130 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1390 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 1.6138 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1389 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 1.798 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1389 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 1.798 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1389 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 2.0105 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1380 days ago · 16 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 2.7Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1380 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 1.5137 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1380 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 1.587 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1378 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 1.5106 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1378 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  19. 1.5107 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1378 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 2.4129 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1371 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
  21. 1.6138 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1371 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away

Before

  1. 2.196 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1424 days ago · 15 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 2.1131 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1429 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 2.094 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1431 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 1.9137 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1434 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 1.987 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1442 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 2.384 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1449 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 1.8121 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1450 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak022eaf5ml8. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 2:15 AM UTC.