Alaska earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 120 km E of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 120 km E of McCarthy, Alaska on Sun, Feb 13, 2022, 1:09 AM AKST (10:09 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
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2022-02-13 10:09:41 UTC
Depth
5.9 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.497° N, 140.668° 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.

Location uncertainty
About 1.3 km horizontally, 7.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
80°
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: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.8148 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1689 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 3.3121 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1689 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.1123 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1688 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 2.0122 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1688 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 2.3121 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1687 days ago · 17 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 2.1120 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1685 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
  7. 2.5120 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1684 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 1.5133 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1679 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 2.1Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1669 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 1.890 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1669 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 3.1151 km W of Haines Junction, Canada · 1667 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 1.5131 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1652 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 1.5132 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1652 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 2.1119 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1651 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 1.8139 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1651 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 1.6140 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1651 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away
  17. 1.5151 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1641 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away

Before

  1. 1.8139 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1690 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 1.8132 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1694 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 1.997 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1696 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 1.6141 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1696 days ago · 14 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 1.585 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1698 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 1.595 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1699 days ago · 0 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 1.7136 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1708 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 2.983 km S of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1710 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 2.1145 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1711 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 1.6104 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1712 days ago · 1 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 1.9107 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1714 days ago · 13 km deep · 23 km away
  12. 1.5153 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1714 days ago · 11 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 1.945 km NE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1716 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000gkhm (also filed as ak02220xnmf0). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 2:16 AM UTC.