Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 69 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 69 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska on Wed, Nov 30, 2022, 10:37 PM AKST (07:37 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 118 km E of McCarthy, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2022-12-01 07:37:43 UTC
Depth
7.5 km (4.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.145° N, 141.769° 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: 30 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.770 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1397 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 2.6111 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1395 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 2.0130 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1391 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 1.6138 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1389 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 1.798 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1389 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 1.798 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1389 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 1.6133 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1388 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 1.6152 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1387 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 2.0105 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1380 days ago · 16 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 2.7Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1380 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 1.5137 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1380 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 1.9153 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1379 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 1.6111 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1379 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 1.587 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1378 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 1.5Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1378 days ago · 24 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 1.5106 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1378 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 1.5107 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1378 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 2.4129 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1371 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 1.6138 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1371 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 2.0125 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1371 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
  21. 1.792 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1360 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  22. 1.752 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1357 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  23. 1.5131 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1357 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  24. 1.6Southern Alaska · 1357 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  25. 1.8121 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1355 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
  26. 1.7123 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1355 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away
  27. 1.682 km S of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1353 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  28. 2.2137 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1353 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  29. 2.193 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1349 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  30. 3.0118 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1339 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away

Before

  1. 1.9Southern Alaska · 1406 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 1.5126 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1408 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 2.1141 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1408 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 2.0126 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1409 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 1.652 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1410 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 1.7138 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1413 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 2.5141 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1414 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 1.5140 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1414 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 2.2122 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1419 days ago · 14 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 1.767 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1421 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 3.370 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1421 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 1.953 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1422 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 2.196 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1424 days ago · 15 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 1.5121 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1425 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak022fe5fbis. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 6:22 AM UTC.