Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 87 km E of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 87 km E of McCarthy, Alaska on Tue, Dec 20, 2022, 11:34 AM AKST (20:34 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
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2022-12-20 20:34:06 UTC
Depth
6.3 km (3.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.590° N, 141.316° 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
31

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 55 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.5106 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1384 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 1.5107 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1384 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 1.6132 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1382 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 1.6138 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1377 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 2.557 km S of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1374 days ago · 1 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 1.675 km S of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1370 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 1.792 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1366 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 1.752 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1363 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 1.682 km S of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1359 days ago · 1 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 2.2137 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1359 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 1.6133 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1351 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 3.0118 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1344 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 4.4119 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1344 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  14. 2.5119 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1344 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  15. 1.7118 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1344 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  16. 1.5120 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1344 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 2.5Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1344 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  18. 2.1117 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1343 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  19. 2.1117 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1343 days ago · 0 km deep · 33 km away
  20. 1.8116 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1343 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  21. 1.7116 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1343 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  22. 1.5118 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1343 days ago · 1 km deep · 33 km away
  23. 2.2118 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1343 days ago · 12 km deep · 34 km away
  24. 1.5117 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1343 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  25. 1.8119 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1343 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  26. 1.5115 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1342 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  27. 3.0118 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1341 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  28. 2.8119 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1341 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
  29. 2.8Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1341 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  30. 2.0117 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1341 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  31. 4.1119 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1340 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  32. 1.7118 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1340 days ago · 14 km deep · 34 km away
  33. 2.5Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1340 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  34. 3.2119 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1340 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  35. 1.9117 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1340 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
  36. 2.9118 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1340 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  37. 2.0118 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1340 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  38. 1.8118 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1340 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
  39. 3.4119 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1340 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  40. 1.7116 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1340 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  41. 1.9Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1340 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  42. 1.6115 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1340 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  43. 2.1Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1340 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  44. 2.1119 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1340 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  45. 1.7118 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1340 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  46. 1.5117 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1340 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  47. 1.6118 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1339 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  48. 3.3119 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1338 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  49. 1.6119 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1338 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  50. 1.9119 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1338 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  51. 1.9Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1336 days ago · 15 km deep · 33 km away
  52. 1.6119 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1334 days ago · 13 km deep · 33 km away
  53. 2.1118 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1334 days ago · 11 km deep · 33 km away
  54. 1.6115 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1330 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  55. 1.5117 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1329 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away

Before

  1. 1.9153 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1385 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 1.5137 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1386 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 2.7Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1386 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 2.0105 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1386 days ago · 16 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 1.6152 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1393 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 1.798 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1395 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 1.798 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1395 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 1.6138 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1395 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 2.0130 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1397 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 1.770 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1403 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 1.669 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1404 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 2.1141 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1414 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away

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