M2.4 earthquake 117 km ESE of Alcan Border, Alaska
A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 117 km ESE of Alcan Border, Alaska on Sat, Mar 13, 2021, 1:11 PM AKST (22:11 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 126 km E of McCarthy, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.4 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-03-13 22:11:15 UTC
- Depth
- 3.3 km (2.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 62.122° N, 139.192° 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
- 73
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.9145 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2022 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.7118 km ESE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 2005 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
- 4.9126 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1969 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.6128 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1969 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
- 1.6132 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1969 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.7127 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1969 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.6129 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1969 days ago · 0 km deep · 100 km away
- 1.669 km S of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1965 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0213bfuwxg. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 2:46 PM UTC.