Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 123 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 123 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska on Thu, Nov 24, 2022, 9:38 PM AKST (06:38 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 58 km ENE of Cordova, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2022-11-25 06:38:30 UTC
Depth
9.5 km (5.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.356° N, 143.482° 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
57

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 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.5Southern Alaska · 1403 days ago · 16 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 1.534 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 1401 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  3. 2.1121 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1382 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 1.646 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 1380 days ago · 19 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 1.644 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 1378 days ago · 18 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 2.3111 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1376 days ago · 11 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 1.6104 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 1372 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 2.7149 km W of Yakutat, Alaska · 1363 days ago · 16 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 2.0121 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1359 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 1.6107 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 1358 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 1.6106 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 1358 days ago · 15 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 2.193 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1352 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 2.858 km ENE of Cordova, Alaska · 1347 days ago · 37 km deep · 89 km away

Before

  1. 1.752 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 1408 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 2.233 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 1413 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 1.6124 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1413 days ago · 13 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 2.4127 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1422 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 2.2121 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1427 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 1.9122 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska · 1427 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.752 km SE of Cordova, Alaska · 1429 days ago · 16 km deep · 87 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak022f47lzor. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:46 AM UTC.