Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 67 km SSW of Alcan Border, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 67 km SSW of Alcan Border, Alaska on Fri, Oct 29, 2021, 7:40 PM AKDT (03:40 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 117 km E of McCarthy, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-10-30 03:40:52 UTC
Depth
5.9 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
62.106° N, 141.598° 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
25

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.857 km SSW of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1791 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 1.580 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1768 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 2.5117 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1762 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 1.524 km N of Nabesna, Alaska · 1762 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 1.9116 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1760 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 1.5116 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 15 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 1.829 km ESE of Nabesna, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 1.7109 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1750 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 2.468 km S of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 1.664 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 1.763 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 1.964 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 1.5119 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1740 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 1.916 km NNE of Nabesna, Alaska · 1738 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 2.216 km NE of Nabesna, Alaska · 1738 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 1.518 km NNE of Nabesna, Alaska · 1738 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 2.4100 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1738 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 1.6119 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1736 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away

Before

  1. 1.537 km NE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1800 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 1.689 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 1.990 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 2.0125 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 1.885 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 1.525 km NE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1817 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 1.6119 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1818 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 2.155 km SSW of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1818 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 1.957 km SSW of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1818 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 2.254 km SSW of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1818 days ago · 11 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 3.652 km SSW of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1818 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 1
  12. 2.356 km SSW of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1818 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 1.730 km NE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1823 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 2.224 km NE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1823 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021dx5v54d. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 3:04 AM UTC.