Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 110 km S of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 110 km S of McCarthy, Alaska on Fri, Feb 19, 2021, 7:38 AM AKST (16:38 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-02-19 16:38:00 UTC
Depth
4.0 km (2.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.448° N, 142.718° 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
56

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 27 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.5139 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2045 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 1.8136 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2044 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 1.6133 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2044 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 1.9100 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2039 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 1.8103 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2038 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 2.4Southern Alaska · 2038 days ago · 16 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 1.883 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 11 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 1.6118 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2029 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 1.5124 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska · 2029 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 1.7103 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2026 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 1.6109 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 18 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 1.695 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2021 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 1.5101 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2016 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 2.1106 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2016 days ago · 0 km deep · 100 km away
  15. 1.7107 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2015 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 1.5107 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2015 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 2.0105 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2015 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 1.7102 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2014 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  19. 1.8109 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 19 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 1.9100 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2007 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  21. 1.7136 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2002 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
  22. 1.5129 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2001 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  23. 2.199 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1994 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  24. 1.6128 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1993 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  25. 1.5102 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1991 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  26. 1.5128 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 13 km deep · 32 km away
  27. 1.5119 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away

Before

  1. 1.6117 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2048 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 1.9108 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2052 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 1.9106 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2054 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 1.9108 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2054 days ago · 11 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 1.7137 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2055 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 1.7111 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 2.1103 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 2.0114 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 1.9129 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 15 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 1.8132 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2069 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 2.0102 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2073 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 1.6120 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2075 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 2.0108 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2076 days ago · 18 km deep · 91 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0212aymfn6. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 12:37 AM UTC.