Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 122 km S of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 122 km S of McCarthy, Alaska on Thu, Aug 19, 2021, 3:34 AM AKDT (11:34 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 104 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-08-19 11:34:19 UTC
Depth
11.9 km (7.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.349° N, 142.536° 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
51

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 34 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.6104 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1860 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 2.0133 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1858 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 1.8105 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1857 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 1.7105 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1857 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 1.7118 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 2.495 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 1.5124 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 2.0Southern Alaska · 1849 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 1.680 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 13 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 1.7108 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 1.5133 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 1.7129 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 1.6129 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 14 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 1.591 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1835 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 1.685 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1831 days ago · 15 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 1.6129 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1830 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away
  17. 2.5111 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1829 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 1.7104 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1828 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 1.5111 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1826 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  20. 1.5108 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1825 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
  21. 1.6101 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1823 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  22. 1.5116 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1823 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  23. 2.1Southern Alaska · 1821 days ago · 17 km deep · 76 km away
  24. 1.5100 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1817 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
  25. 1.5103 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1816 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  26. 1.5115 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1816 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  27. 2.8104 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1815 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  28. 1.5101 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  29. 2.297 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  30. 2.0104 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  31. 1.596 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1810 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  32. 1.7110 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  33. 2.0129 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  34. 2.6113 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away

Before

  1. 2.393 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1867 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 2.1124 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1868 days ago · 17 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 1.7102 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1869 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 2.8138 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1873 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 1.984 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1874 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 2.297 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1876 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 2.0126 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1876 days ago · 14 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 1.997 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1877 days ago · 12 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 1.8131 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1881 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 1.895 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1882 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 1.6108 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1884 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 2.2119 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1885 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 2.4132 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 1888 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 1.8117 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1890 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 1.9115 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1890 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 1.5112 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 1892 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 1.5135 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 1894 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021am7w9kn. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 5:48 AM UTC.