Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 114 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 114 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska on Thu, Jan 28, 2021, 6:58 PM AKST (03:58 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 70 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-01-29 03:58:30 UTC
Depth
1.3 km (0.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.914° N, 141.095° 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
40

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 55 in the 60 days after this one and 23 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.8132 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2068 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 1.6144 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2066 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 1.596 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2064 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 2.776 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2064 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 1.977 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2064 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 1.574 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2064 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 1.777 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2064 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 1.9129 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 15 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 1.875 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 1.7137 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2055 days ago · 1 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 2.5125 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 2053 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 1.6135 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2050 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 1.8136 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2050 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 1.674 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2050 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 2.077 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2048 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 1.692 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2048 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  17. 1.6117 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2048 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
  18. 2.970 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2048 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 1.5139 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2045 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 1.8136 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2044 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  21. 1.6133 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2044 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  22. 1.9Southern Alaska · 2040 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  23. 1.999 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2040 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  24. 1.9100 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2038 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  25. 1.8103 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2038 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  26. 1.6Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 2037 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  27. 1.7131 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2036 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  28. 1.699 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2032 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  29. 1.586 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2031 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  30. 1.898 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2028 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
  31. 1.793 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2028 days ago · 16 km deep · 78 km away
  32. 1.584 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 2028 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  33. 1.793 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2027 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  34. 2.0134 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2027 days ago · 22 km deep · 36 km away
  35. 1.7103 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2026 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  36. 1.589 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2026 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
  37. 1.6109 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 18 km deep · 92 km away
  38. 1.8129 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
  39. 1.7130 km W of Haines Junction, Canada · 2023 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  40. 1.9145 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2023 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  41. 1.695 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2021 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  42. 1.597 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2021 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  43. 1.5101 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2019 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  44. 1.9103 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2019 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  45. 2.2114 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2019 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  46. 1.5101 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2016 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  47. 2.1106 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2015 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
  48. 1.7107 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2015 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
  49. 1.5107 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2015 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  50. 2.0105 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2015 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  51. 1.661 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2014 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  52. 2.990 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2013 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
  53. 1.974 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2013 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
  54. 1.878 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2012 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  55. 1.787 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 2010 days ago · 14 km deep · 91 km away

Before

  1. 2.1152 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2070 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 1.9100 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2072 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 1.9119 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2072 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 2.0102 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2073 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 1.6120 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2075 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 1.7145 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2079 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 1.6111 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2079 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 1.9146 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2079 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 2.0132 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2083 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 2.6134 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2083 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 2.6126 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2084 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 2.087 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2085 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 1.8136 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2085 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 1.5109 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2087 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 1.5132 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2087 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 1.8110 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2088 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 1.6Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 2089 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 1.679 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 2.3133 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2091 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  20. 1.8131 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2094 days ago · 14 km deep · 74 km away

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