Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 133 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 133 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska on Wed, Jan 6, 2021, 12:29 AM AKST (09:29 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 75 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-01-06 09:29:44 UTC
Depth
8.4 km (5.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.430° N, 141.582° 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
40

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 69 in the 60 days after this one and 27 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.679 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 1.6Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 2090 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 1.5132 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2088 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 1.789 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2088 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 1.5109 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2087 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 1.697 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2087 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 1.696 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2087 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 1.999 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2086 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 1.8136 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2085 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 2.087 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2085 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 1.569 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2084 days ago · 24 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 2.3113 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 18 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 1.681 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 1.893 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 2.0108 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2076 days ago · 18 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 1.6120 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2075 days ago · 13 km deep · 22 km away
  17. 2.293 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2074 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  18. 1.885 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2073 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 2.0102 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2073 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  20. 1.9100 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2072 days ago · 11 km deep · 46 km away
  21. 1.551 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2071 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  22. 1.571 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2070 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  23. 2.1114 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2069 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
  24. 1.8132 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2069 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
  25. 2.975 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2069 days ago · 14 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
  26. 1.971 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2069 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  27. 2.574 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2068 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
  28. 1.574 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2068 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
  29. 1.596 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2065 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  30. 2.776 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2064 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  31. 1.977 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2064 days ago · 12 km deep · 66 km away
  32. 1.574 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2064 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  33. 1.777 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2064 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
  34. 2.394 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2064 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  35. 1.9129 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 15 km deep · 15 km away
  36. 1.575 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  37. 2.0114 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  38. 1.758 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2062 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  39. 1.875 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  40. 2.1103 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  41. 1.7137 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  42. 1.964 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  43. 1.669 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2055 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  44. 1.9108 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2055 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  45. 1.9106 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2055 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  46. 1.766 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2053 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away
  47. 1.9108 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2053 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  48. 1.674 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2050 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  49. 2.077 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2049 days ago · 14 km deep · 65 km away
  50. 1.6117 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2048 days ago · 13 km deep · 25 km away
  51. 1.9110 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2048 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  52. 2.480 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2046 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  53. 1.5139 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2045 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  54. 1.847 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2045 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  55. 1.550 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2045 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  56. 1.8136 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2045 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  57. 1.747 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2044 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  58. 1.6133 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2044 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  59. 1.9100 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2039 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away
  60. 1.8103 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2039 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away

The first 60 of 69.

Before

  1. 1.8131 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2094 days ago · 14 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 1.5134 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2094 days ago · 14 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 2.5130 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2094 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 2.5133 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2094 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 1.656 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2094 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 1.874 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2097 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 2.179 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2097 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 1.784 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska · 2098 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 1.967 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2099 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 1.695 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2101 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 1.561 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2101 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 1.6104 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2101 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 2.6103 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2101 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.6104 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2102 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 2.068 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2103 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 1.6126 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2105 days ago · 15 km deep · 45 km away
  17. 1.865 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2106 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 2.3126 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2108 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 2.1101 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2109 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
  20. 1.599 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2111 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021a2ramu. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 8:02 AM UTC.