Alaska earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 120 km E of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 120 km E of McCarthy, Alaska on Thu, Feb 17, 2022, 10:37 AM AKST (19:37 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 151 km W of Haines Junction, Canada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2022-02-17 19:37:38 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.463° N, 140.661° 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 1.5 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
82°
Stations used
59

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.5133 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1678 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 2.1Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1668 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 1.890 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1668 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 3.1151 km W of Haines Junction, Canada · 1666 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 1.5131 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1651 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 1.5132 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1651 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 2.1119 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1651 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 1.8139 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1650 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 1.6140 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1650 days ago · 11 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 1.5151 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1640 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 1.699 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1626 days ago · 15 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 2.064 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1624 days ago · 16 km deep · 68 km away

Before

  1. 2.1120 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1684 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 2.3121 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1686 days ago · 17 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.0122 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1687 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 2.1123 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1687 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 3.3121 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1688 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 1.8148 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1688 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 2.6120 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1688 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 1.8139 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1690 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 1.8132 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1693 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 1.997 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1695 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 1.6141 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1695 days ago · 14 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 1.585 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1697 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 1.595 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1698 days ago · 0 km deep · 27 km away
  14. 1.7136 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1707 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 2.983 km S of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1709 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 2.1145 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1711 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  17. 1.6104 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1711 days ago · 1 km deep · 22 km away
  18. 1.9107 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1713 days ago · 13 km deep · 20 km away
  19. 1.5153 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1713 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000glsa (also filed as ak02227pbwmu). Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 7:37 AM UTC.