Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 70 km E of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 70 km E of McCarthy, Alaska on Fri, Dec 2, 2022, 1:27 AM AKST (10:27 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 119 km E of McCarthy, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2022-12-02 10:27:30 UTC
Depth
6.1 km (3.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.527° N, 141.607° 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
46

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 33 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.6111 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1395 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 2.0130 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1391 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 1.6138 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1389 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 1.798 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1389 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 1.798 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1389 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 1.6152 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1387 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 2.0105 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1380 days ago · 16 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 2.7Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1380 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 1.5137 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1380 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 1.9153 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1379 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 1.587 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1378 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  12. 1.5106 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1378 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 1.5107 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1378 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 1.6138 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1371 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 2.557 km S of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1368 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 1.675 km S of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1364 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  17. 1.792 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1360 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  18. 1.752 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1357 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 1.682 km S of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1353 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
  20. 3.0118 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1338 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  21. 4.4119 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1338 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  22. 2.5119 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1338 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  23. 1.7118 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1338 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  24. 1.5120 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1338 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  25. 2.5Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1338 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  26. 2.1117 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1337 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  27. 2.1117 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1337 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
  28. 1.8116 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1337 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  29. 1.7116 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1337 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  30. 1.5118 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1337 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away
  31. 2.2118 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1337 days ago · 12 km deep · 48 km away
  32. 1.5117 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1337 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  33. 1.8119 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1337 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away

Before

  1. 1.669 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1398 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 2.1141 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1408 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 1.652 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1410 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 1.7138 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1412 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 2.5141 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1414 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 1.5140 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1414 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 1.761 km S of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1420 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 1.767 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1421 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 3.370 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1421 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 1.953 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1422 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 2.196 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1424 days ago · 15 km deep · 31 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak022ffuosnz. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 3:00 AM UTC.