Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 130 km E of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 130 km E of McCarthy, Alaska on Thu, Dec 8, 2022, 6:11 AM AKST (15:11 UTC), 9 km (5 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
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2022-12-08 15:11:19 UTC
Depth
8.7 km (5.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.450° N, 140.475° 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
39

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 61 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.6138 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1390 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 1.798 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1390 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 1.798 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1390 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 1.6152 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1388 days ago · 13 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 2.0105 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1381 days ago · 16 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 2.7Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1381 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 1.5137 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1381 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 1.9153 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1380 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 1.587 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1379 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 1.5Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1379 days ago · 24 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 1.5106 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1379 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 1.5107 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1379 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 1.6132 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1377 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 1.6120 km W of Haines Junction, Canada · 1373 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 1.6138 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1372 days ago · 12 km deep · 10 km away
  16. 2.557 km S of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1369 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 1.675 km S of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1365 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 1.792 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1361 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  19. 1.752 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1358 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 1.682 km S of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1354 days ago · 1 km deep · 64 km away
  21. 2.2137 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1354 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  22. 1.6133 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1346 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away
  23. 3.0118 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1339 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  24. 4.4119 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1339 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  25. 2.5119 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1339 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  26. 1.7118 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1339 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  27. 1.5120 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1339 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  28. 2.5Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1339 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  29. 2.1117 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1338 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  30. 2.1117 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1338 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  31. 1.8116 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1338 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  32. 1.7116 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1338 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  33. 1.5118 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1338 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
  34. 2.2118 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1338 days ago · 12 km deep · 14 km away
  35. 1.5117 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1338 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  36. 1.8119 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1338 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  37. 1.5115 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1337 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  38. 3.0118 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1336 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  39. 2.8119 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1336 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
  40. 2.8Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1336 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  41. 2.0117 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1335 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  42. 4.1119 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1335 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  43. 1.7118 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1335 days ago · 14 km deep · 13 km away
  44. 2.5Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1335 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  45. 3.2119 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1335 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  46. 1.9117 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1335 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  47. 2.9118 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1335 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  48. 2.0118 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1335 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  49. 1.8118 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1335 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
  50. 3.4119 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1335 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  51. 1.7116 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1335 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  52. 1.9Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1335 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  53. 1.6115 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1335 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  54. 2.1Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1335 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  55. 2.1119 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1334 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  56. 1.7118 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1334 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  57. 1.5117 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1334 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  58. 1.6118 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1334 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  59. 3.3119 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1333 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  60. 1.6119 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1333 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away

The first 60 of 61.

Before

  1. 1.770 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1398 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 1.669 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1399 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 1.8115 km W of Haines Junction, Canada · 1402 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 2.1141 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1409 days ago · 1 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 1.652 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1411 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 1.7138 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1414 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 2.5141 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1415 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 1.5140 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1415 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 1.761 km S of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1421 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak022fpuslc0. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:09 AM UTC.