Alaska earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 81 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 81 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska on Thu, May 27, 2021, 6:56 AM AKDT (14:56 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

Automatic solution: the magnitude and location may still be revised.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 136 km E of McCarthy, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2021-05-27 14:56:35 UTC
Depth
0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.588° N, 141.424° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Automatic solution, may be revised

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

An automatic solution; a seismologist may revise it.

Stations used
25

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.9132 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1947 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 1.9119 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1940 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 1.8148 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1929 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 3.1136 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1903 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 1.5118 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1901 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away

Before

  1. 1.981 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1957 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.7131 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1958 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 2.9128 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1968 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 2.8Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1968 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 1.669 km S of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1969 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 2.0121 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1971 days ago · 0 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 2.7125 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1972 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 2.5126 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1972 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 2.5122 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1972 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 1.6129 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1972 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 2.7127 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1972 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 1.6132 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1972 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 1.6128 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1972 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 4.9126 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1972 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 1.528 km ESE of Nabesna, Alaska · 1975 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 1.643 km NE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1977 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0216rco5v9. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:03 PM UTC.