Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 118 km E of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 118 km E of McCarthy, Alaska on Sun, Jul 18, 2021, 11:19 PM AKDT (07:19 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 86 km E of McCarthy, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-07-19 07:19:35 UTC
Depth
3.3 km (2.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.292° N, 140.731° 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: 27 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.5102 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1896 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 1.7109 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1887 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 2.1147 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1884 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 1.591 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1884 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 1.694 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1883 days ago · 0 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 1.895 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1882 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 2.098 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1870 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 1.858 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1869 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 4.186 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1865 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 1
  10. 2.886 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1865 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 1.589 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1865 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 1.586 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1865 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 2.087 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1865 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 2.187 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1865 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  15. 3.486 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1865 days ago · 11 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 1.883 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1864 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 2.487 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1864 days ago · 14 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 2.288 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1864 days ago · 15 km deep · 42 km away
  19. 1.788 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1864 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away
  20. 1.688 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1858 days ago · 1 km deep · 41 km away
  21. 1.7118 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 13 km deep · 100 km away
  22. 1.8108 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  23. 1.690 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  24. 1.986 km S of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  25. 1.691 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  26. 1.6118 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  27. 1.9120 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1840 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away

Before

  1. 3.1136 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1898 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 2.0116 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1920 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 1.8148 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1925 days ago · 0 km deep · 36 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak02196vrlah. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 5:48 AM UTC.