Alaska earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 68 km S of Alcan Border, Alaska

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 68 km S of Alcan Border, Alaska on Thu, Dec 16, 2021, 11:04 AM AKST (20:04 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 121 km E of McCarthy, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-12-16 20:04:36 UTC
Depth
10.3 km (6.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
62.058° N, 141.148° 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

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Stations used
65

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 28 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.664 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1745 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 1.763 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1745 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 1.964 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1745 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 1.5119 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 2.216 km NE of Nabesna, Alaska · 1741 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 1.518 km NNE of Nabesna, Alaska · 1741 days ago · 12 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 2.4100 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1741 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 1.6119 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1738 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 1.793 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1728 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 1.981 km S of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 2.168 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1724 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 1.593 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1721 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 1.945 km NE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1718 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 1.5153 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1716 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 1.9107 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1716 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 1.6104 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1713 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 2.1145 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1713 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 2.983 km S of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1711 days ago · 11 km deep · 15 km away
  19. 1.595 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1701 days ago · 0 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 1.585 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1699 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  21. 2.325 km ESE of Nabesna, Alaska · 1698 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
  22. 1.997 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1698 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  23. 1.8132 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1696 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  24. 2.6120 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1690 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  25. 1.8148 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1690 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  26. 3.3121 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1690 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  27. 2.1123 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1689 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  28. 2.0122 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1689 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away

Before

  1. 1.7109 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 1.829 km ESE of Nabesna, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 1.5116 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1755 days ago · 15 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 1.9116 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1763 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 2.5117 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1765 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 1.580 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1770 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 2.1149 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1775 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021g3612pa (also filed as us6000gcwg). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:24 PM UTC.