Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 57 km SSW of Alcan Border, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 57 km SSW of Alcan Border, Alaska on Mon, Nov 1, 2021, 5:00 PM AKDT (01:00 UTC), 3 km (2 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
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-11-02 01:00:05 UTC
Depth
3.1 km (1.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
62.206° N, 141.586° 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
41

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 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.5117 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1762 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 1.524 km N of Nabesna, Alaska · 1762 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 1.9116 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1760 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 1.5116 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 15 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 1.829 km ESE of Nabesna, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 1.7109 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1750 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 2.468 km S of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 1.664 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 1.763 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 1.964 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 1.5119 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1740 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 1.916 km NNE of Nabesna, Alaska · 1738 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 2.216 km NE of Nabesna, Alaska · 1738 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 1.518 km NNE of Nabesna, Alaska · 1738 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 2.4100 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1738 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 1.6119 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1736 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away

Before

  1. 1.667 km SSW of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1794 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 1.537 km NE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1800 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 1.689 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1810 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 1.990 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 2.0125 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 1.885 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 1.525 km NE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1816 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 1.6119 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1818 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 2.155 km SSW of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1818 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 1.957 km SSW of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1818 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 2.254 km SSW of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1818 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 3.652 km SSW of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1818 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 1
  13. 2.356 km SSW of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1818 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021e231n8v. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 12:48 AM UTC.