Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 111 km S of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 111 km S of McCarthy, Alaska on Mon, Dec 26, 2022, 12:15 AM AKST (09:15 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 58 km ENE of Cordova, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2022-12-26 09:15:27 UTC
Depth
10.7 km (6.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.438° N, 143.170° 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
44

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.4129 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1371 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 1.6104 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 1369 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 2.7149 km W of Yakutat, Alaska · 1360 days ago · 16 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 1.5131 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1357 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 1.6Southern Alaska · 1357 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 2.0121 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1357 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 1.6107 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 1355 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 1.6106 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 1355 days ago · 15 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 1.6122 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1352 days ago · 17 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 2.193 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1349 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 2.858 km ENE of Cordova, Alaska · 1344 days ago · 37 km deep · 100 km away
  12. 1.8125 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1338 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 1.5118 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1334 days ago · 14 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 1.5125 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1332 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 1.871 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 1330 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 1.9Southern Alaska · 1322 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 1.685 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1321 days ago · 13 km deep · 26 km away

Before

  1. 1.646 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 1377 days ago · 19 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 2.1121 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1380 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 1.6133 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1389 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 2.6111 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1395 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak022gjix40d. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 2:03 PM UTC.