Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 98 km E of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 98 km E of McCarthy, Alaska on Sat, Aug 14, 2021, 5:47 PM AKDT (01:47 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
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-08-15 01:47:03 UTC
Depth
2.6 km (1.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.555° N, 141.096° 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
46

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 37 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.858 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1871 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 4.186 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1867 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 1
  3. 2.886 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1867 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 1.589 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1867 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 1.586 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1867 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 2.087 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1867 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 2.187 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1867 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 3.486 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1867 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 1.883 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1866 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 2.487 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1866 days ago · 14 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 2.288 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1866 days ago · 15 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 1.788 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1865 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 1.688 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1860 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 1.8108 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  15. 1.690 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  16. 1.986 km S of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  17. 1.691 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  18. 1.6118 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  19. 1.9120 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1842 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 1.6102 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1835 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  21. 1.5145 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1835 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  22. 1.8Southern Alaska · 1832 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  23. 1.5128 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1828 days ago · 0 km deep · 33 km away
  24. 2.224 km NE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1825 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  25. 1.730 km NE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1825 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  26. 2.356 km SSW of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1820 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  27. 3.652 km SSW of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1820 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
  28. 2.254 km SSW of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1820 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  29. 1.957 km SSW of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1820 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  30. 2.155 km SSW of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1820 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  31. 1.6119 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1820 days ago · 0 km deep · 21 km away
  32. 1.525 km NE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1818 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  33. 1.885 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1816 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  34. 1.8121 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1815 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  35. 2.0125 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1815 days ago · 1 km deep · 30 km away
  36. 1.990 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1812 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  37. 1.689 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1812 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away

Before

  1. 1.895 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1884 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 1.694 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1885 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 1.591 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1885 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 2.1147 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1886 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 1.849 km SW of Alcan Border, AK · 1886 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 1.5118 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1899 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 3.1136 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1900 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021affvamn. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 8:03 PM UTC.