Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 91 km E of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 91 km E of McCarthy, Alaska on Sun, Aug 1, 2021, 5:16 AM AKDT (13:16 UTC), 8 km (5 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
2021-08-01 13:16:24 UTC
Depth
8.2 km (5.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.600° N, 141.235° 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
45

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.694 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1883 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 1.895 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1882 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 2.098 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1870 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 1.858 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1870 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 4.186 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1865 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 1
  6. 2.886 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1865 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 1.589 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1865 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 1.586 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1865 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 2.087 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1865 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 2.187 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1865 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 3.486 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1865 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 1.883 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1864 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  13. 2.487 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1864 days ago · 14 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 2.288 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1864 days ago · 15 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 1.788 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1864 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
  16. 1.688 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1858 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  17. 1.8108 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  18. 1.690 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  19. 1.986 km S of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  20. 1.691 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  21. 1.6118 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  22. 1.6102 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1834 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  23. 1.5145 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  24. 1.8Southern Alaska · 1831 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  25. 1.5128 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1827 days ago · 0 km deep · 41 km away

Before

  1. 2.1147 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1884 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 1.849 km SW of Alcan Border, AK · 1884 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 1.5118 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1897 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 3.1136 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1898 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0219shb1ex. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 9:01 AM UTC.