Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 98 km E of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 98 km E of McCarthy, Alaska on Fri, Dec 9, 2022, 4:16 PM AKST (01:16 UTC), 7 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, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2022-12-10 01:16:05 UTC
Depth
6.9 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.608° N, 141.107° 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
36

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 57 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.6152 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1389 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 2.0105 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1382 days ago · 16 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 2.7Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1382 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 1.5137 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1382 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 1.9153 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1382 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 1.587 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1381 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 1.5106 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1381 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 1.5107 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1381 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 1.6132 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1378 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 1.6138 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1373 days ago · 12 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 2.557 km S of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1370 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 1.675 km S of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1367 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 1.792 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1362 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 1.752 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1359 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 1.682 km S of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1356 days ago · 1 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 2.2137 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1355 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 1.6133 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1347 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 3.0118 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1341 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  19. 4.4119 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1340 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  20. 2.5119 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1340 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  21. 1.7118 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1340 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  22. 1.5120 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1340 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  23. 2.5Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1340 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  24. 2.1117 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1340 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  25. 2.1117 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1340 days ago · 0 km deep · 23 km away
  26. 1.8116 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1340 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  27. 1.7116 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1340 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  28. 1.5118 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1339 days ago · 1 km deep · 24 km away
  29. 2.2118 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1339 days ago · 12 km deep · 24 km away
  30. 1.5117 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1339 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  31. 1.8119 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1339 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  32. 1.5115 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1339 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  33. 3.0118 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1337 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
  34. 2.8119 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1337 days ago · 1 km deep · 24 km away
  35. 2.8Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1337 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  36. 2.0117 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1337 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  37. 4.1119 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1336 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  38. 1.7118 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1336 days ago · 14 km deep · 25 km away
  39. 2.5Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1336 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  40. 3.2119 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1336 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  41. 1.9117 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1336 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  42. 2.9118 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1336 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  43. 2.0118 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1336 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  44. 1.8118 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1336 days ago · 1 km deep · 25 km away
  45. 3.4119 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1336 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  46. 1.7116 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1336 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  47. 1.9Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1336 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  48. 1.6115 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1336 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  49. 2.1Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1336 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  50. 2.1119 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1336 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  51. 1.7118 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1336 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
  52. 1.5117 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1336 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  53. 1.6118 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1336 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  54. 3.3119 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1335 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  55. 1.6119 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1334 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  56. 1.9119 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1334 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  57. 1.9Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1332 days ago · 15 km deep · 23 km away

Before

  1. 1.798 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1391 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.6138 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1392 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 2.0130 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1393 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 1.770 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1399 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 1.669 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1400 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 2.1141 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1410 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 1.652 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1412 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 1.7138 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1415 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 2.5141 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1416 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 1.5140 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1416 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away

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