Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 104 km E of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 104 km E of McCarthy, Alaska on Fri, Jan 21, 2022, 5:28 AM AKST (14:28 UTC), 1 km (0 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
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2022-01-21 14:28:37 UTC
Depth
0.6 km (0.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.341° N, 140.977° 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
32

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.1145 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1713 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 2.983 km S of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1711 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 1.7136 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1709 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 1.595 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1700 days ago · 0 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 1.585 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1699 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 1.6141 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1697 days ago · 14 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 1.997 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1697 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 1.8132 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1695 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 1.5107 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1694 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 1.8139 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1691 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 2.6120 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1690 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 1.8148 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1690 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 3.3121 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1690 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  14. 2.1123 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1689 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 2.0122 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1689 days ago · 11 km deep · 25 km away
  16. 2.3121 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1688 days ago · 17 km deep · 22 km away
  17. 2.1120 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1686 days ago · 1 km deep · 23 km away
  18. 2.5120 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1685 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  19. 1.5133 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1680 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  20. 2.2131 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1676 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  21. 2.1Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1670 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  22. 3.1151 km W of Haines Junction, Canada · 1668 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  23. 1.5131 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1653 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  24. 1.5132 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1653 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away

Before

  1. 2.2Southern Alaska · 1714 days ago · 42 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 1.9107 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1715 days ago · 13 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 1.5153 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1715 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 1.945 km NE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1717 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 1.593 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1720 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 2.168 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1723 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 1.6113 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1724 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 1.7140 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1724 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 1.981 km S of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1725 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 1.6111 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 19 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 1.5111 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 19 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 1.793 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1728 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  13. 1.7129 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 1.6100 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1736 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 1.6119 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1738 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  16. 2.4100 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1740 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  17. 1.5119 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  18. 1.9120 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1742 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak022yysfxm. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:20 AM UTC.