Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 103 km S of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 103 km S of McCarthy, Alaska on Sun, Feb 7, 2021, 3:15 PM AKST (00:15 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 Southern Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

Cordova forecastMore in Alaska

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-02-08 00:15:39 UTC
Depth
7.3 km (4.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.504° N, 142.973° 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
70

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 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.7111 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 1.7137 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 1.9108 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2055 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 1.9106 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2055 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 1.9108 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2052 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 1.9110 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2048 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 1.5139 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2045 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 1.8136 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2044 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 1.6133 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2044 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 2.4Southern Alaska · 2038 days ago · 16 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 1.883 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 11 km deep · 21 km away
  12. 1.6118 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2029 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 1.5124 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska · 2029 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  14. 1.6109 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 18 km deep · 100 km away
  15. 1.695 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2021 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  16. 1.7102 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2014 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  17. 1.7136 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2002 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 1.5129 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2001 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away

Before

  1. 2.0114 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 1.9129 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 1.8132 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2069 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 1.6120 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2075 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 2.3113 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 18 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 1.8136 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2085 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 1.5132 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2088 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away

Earthquakes todayAlaska earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0211si1u22. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 4:14 AM UTC.