Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 107 km E of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 107 km E of McCarthy, Alaska on Tue, Jan 18, 2022, 10:50 PM AKST (07:50 UTC), 13 km (8 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), micro
Local time
UTC
2022-01-19 07:50:41 UTC
Depth
12.5 km (7.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.335° N, 140.924° 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
48

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 22 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.2Southern Alaska · 1713 days ago · 42 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 1.6104 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1712 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 2.1145 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1712 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 2.983 km S of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1710 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 1.7136 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1708 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 1.6122 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1703 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 1.595 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1699 days ago · 0 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 1.585 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1698 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 1.6141 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1696 days ago · 14 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 1.997 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1696 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 1.8132 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1694 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 1.5107 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1694 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 1.8139 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1691 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 2.6120 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1689 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  15. 1.8148 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1689 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 3.3121 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1689 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  17. 2.1123 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1688 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  18. 2.0122 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1688 days ago · 11 km deep · 24 km away
  19. 2.3121 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1687 days ago · 17 km deep · 20 km away
  20. 2.1120 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1685 days ago · 1 km deep · 22 km away
  21. 2.5120 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1685 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  22. 1.5133 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1679 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  23. 2.2131 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1675 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  24. 2.1Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1669 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  25. 3.1151 km W of Haines Junction, Canada · 1667 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away

Before

  1. 1.5153 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1714 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 1.945 km NE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1716 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 1.593 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1719 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 2.168 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1722 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 2.6111 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1722 days ago · 22 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 1.6113 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1723 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 1.7140 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1723 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 1.981 km S of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1724 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 1.8110 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1725 days ago · 20 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 1.6111 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1725 days ago · 19 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 1.5111 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1725 days ago · 19 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 2.0109 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1725 days ago · 22 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 1.793 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  14. 1.7129 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 1.6100 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1735 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 1.6119 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1737 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  17. 2.4100 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1739 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  18. 1.5119 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1741 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  19. 1.9120 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1741 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 1.964 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1744 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak022vjofja. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 9:03 AM UTC.