Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 131 km E of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 131 km E of McCarthy, Alaska on Tue, Mar 2, 2021, 5:15 PM AKST (02:15 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 78 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-03-03 02:15:27 UTC
Depth
4.5 km (2.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.457° N, 140.466° 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
33

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.0134 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2026 days ago · 22 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 1.589 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2025 days ago · 1 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 2.4117 km ESE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 1.8129 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2023 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.878 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2022 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 1.7130 km W of Haines Junction, Canada · 2022 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 1.9145 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2022 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 1.597 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2020 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 1.5101 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2019 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 1.9103 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2018 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 2.2114 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2018 days ago · 0 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 1.661 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2014 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 1.974 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2012 days ago · 1 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 2.3146 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1998 days ago · 1 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 1.6147 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1982 days ago · 14 km deep · 70 km away

Before

  1. 1.999 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2039 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 1.9Southern Alaska · 2039 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 2.970 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2047 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 1.692 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2048 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 1.8136 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2049 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 1.6135 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2049 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 2.5125 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 2052 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0212uklnpz. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 4:02 AM UTC.