M1.6 earthquake 92 km E of McCarthy, Alaska
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 92 km E of McCarthy, Alaska on Thu, Feb 18, 2021, 4:51 AM AKST (13:51 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.9 70 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.6 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-02-18 13:51:40 UTC
- Depth
- 4.0 km (2.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 61.544° N, 141.192° 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
- 46
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.970 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2047 days ago · 0 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.9Southern Alaska · 2039 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
- 1.999 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2039 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
- 1.7131 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2035 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
- 1.589 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2025 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.8129 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2023 days ago · 1 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.9145 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2022 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.597 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2020 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
- 1.5101 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2019 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
- 1.9103 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2018 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
- 2.2114 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2018 days ago · 0 km deep · 22 km away
- 1.661 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2013 days ago · 1 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.974 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2012 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away
- 2.3146 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1998 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
Before
- 1.8136 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2049 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.6135 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2049 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.5125 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 2052 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.6144 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2065 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.1114 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2068 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
- 2.1152 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2070 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.9119 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2071 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021299dnq1. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 3:06 AM UTC.