Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 45 km NE of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 45 km NE of McCarthy, Alaska on Sun, Jan 16, 2022, 11:22 PM AKST (08:22 UTC), 1 km (1 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
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2022-01-17 08:22:33 UTC
Depth
1.4 km (0.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.667° N, 142.227° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
62

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.9107 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1716 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 2.2Southern Alaska · 1715 days ago · 42 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 1.6104 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1714 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 2.983 km S of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1712 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 1.595 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1701 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 1.585 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1700 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 2.325 km ESE of Nabesna, Alaska · 1698 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 1.997 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1698 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 1.8132 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1696 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 2.6120 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1691 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 3.3121 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1691 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 2.1123 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1690 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 2.0122 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1690 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 2.3121 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1689 days ago · 17 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 1.515 km E of Nabesna, Alaska · 1689 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 1.517 km E of Nabesna, Alaska · 1687 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 2.1120 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1687 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 2.5120 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1686 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 2.1Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1671 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away

Before

  1. 1.593 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1721 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 2.168 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1724 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 1.981 km S of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 1.793 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1729 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 1.6100 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1737 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 1.6119 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1739 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 2.4100 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1741 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 1.518 km NNE of Nabesna, Alaska · 1741 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 2.216 km NE of Nabesna, Alaska · 1741 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 1.916 km NNE of Nabesna, Alaska · 1741 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 1.5119 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1743 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 1.964 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1745 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  13. 1.763 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1745 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  14. 1.664 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1745 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak022s915k9. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:00 AM UTC.