Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 105 km S of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 105 km S of McCarthy, Alaska on Sat, Mar 21, 2020, 5:56 PM AKDT (01:56 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 130 km S of McCarthy, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-03-22 01:56:58 UTC
Depth
16.0 km (9.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.482° N, 142.959° 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
46

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.2105 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2384 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.6109 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2378 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 1.8120 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2376 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 1.6105 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2364 days ago · 14 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 2.4104 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2363 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 1.6119 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2355 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 1.6121 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2355 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 1.587 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2354 days ago · 17 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 1.5114 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2347 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 1.795 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2347 days ago · 18 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 2.0123 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2342 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 2.6120 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2342 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 1.692 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2340 days ago · 15 km deep · 20 km away
  14. 2.9130 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2339 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 1.768 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska · 2334 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 1.873 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 2333 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away

Before

  1. 3.0106 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2384 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.1106 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2384 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 3.2110 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2384 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 1.6111 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2389 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 1.7110 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 2394 days ago · 17 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 1.7105 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2394 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.6165 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 2402 days ago · 14 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 1.5124 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2402 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 1.7132 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2404 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 1.9112 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2413 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 1.6113 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2413 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 2.2116 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2413 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0203rn00pm. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:29 AM UTC.