Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 93 km E of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 93 km E of McCarthy, Alaska on Thu, Jan 13, 2022, 9:20 PM AKST (06:20 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 121 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
2022-01-14 06:20:43 UTC
Depth
6.3 km (3.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.410° N, 141.167° 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
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 27 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.945 km NE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1719 days ago · 1 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 1.5153 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1718 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 1.9107 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1718 days ago · 13 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 2.2Southern Alaska · 1717 days ago · 42 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 1.6104 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1715 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 2.1145 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1715 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 2.983 km S of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1713 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 1.7136 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1711 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 1.595 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1703 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 1.585 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1701 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 1.6141 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1700 days ago · 14 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 1.997 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1700 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 1.8132 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1698 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 1.5107 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1697 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 1.8139 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1694 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 2.6120 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1692 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  17. 1.8148 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1692 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 3.3121 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1692 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  19. 2.1123 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1691 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  20. 2.0122 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1691 days ago · 11 km deep · 30 km away
  21. 2.3121 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1690 days ago · 17 km deep · 28 km away
  22. 2.1120 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1689 days ago · 1 km deep · 28 km away
  23. 2.5120 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1688 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  24. 1.5133 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1683 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  25. 2.2131 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1679 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  26. 2.1Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1672 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  27. 3.1151 km W of Haines Junction, Canada · 1671 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away

Before

  1. 2.168 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 1.7140 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1726 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 1.981 km S of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1728 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 1.793 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 1.6100 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1738 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 1.6119 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1740 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 2.4100 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1743 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 1.5119 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1744 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 1.9120 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1745 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 1.964 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 1.763 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 1.664 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 2.468 km S of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak022n97u5u. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:28 PM UTC.