Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 118 km E of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 118 km E of McCarthy, Alaska on Mon, Sep 13, 2021, 8:19 AM AKDT (16:19 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 52 km SSW of Alcan Border, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2021-09-13 16:19:29 UTC
Depth
9.1 km (5.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.443° N, 140.706° 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: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.9120 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1845 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 1.6102 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 1.5145 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 1.8Southern Alaska · 1835 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 1.5128 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1831 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 1.730 km NE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1827 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 2.356 km SSW of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1823 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 3.652 km SSW of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1823 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  9. 2.254 km SSW of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1823 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 1.957 km SSW of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1823 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 2.155 km SSW of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1823 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 1.6119 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1822 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 1.885 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1819 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 1.8121 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1818 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 2.0125 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1818 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  16. 1.990 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1815 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  17. 1.689 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1815 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  18. 1.6150 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1809 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  19. 2.2152 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1802 days ago · 13 km deep · 37 km away
  20. 1.667 km SSW of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1798 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  21. 2.5Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1796 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  22. 1.857 km SSW of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1796 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  23. 1.6138 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1794 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  24. 1.8139 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1790 days ago · 22 km deep · 36 km away
  25. 1.8139 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1790 days ago · 20 km deep · 36 km away

Before

  1. 1.691 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 1.986 km S of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 1.690 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 1.8108 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1857 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 1.688 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1862 days ago · 1 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 1.788 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1868 days ago · 11 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 2.288 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1868 days ago · 15 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 2.487 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1868 days ago · 14 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 1.883 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1869 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 3.486 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1869 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 2.187 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1869 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 2.087 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1869 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 1.586 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1869 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  14. 1.589 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1869 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  15. 2.886 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1869 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  16. 4.186 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1869 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.858 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1874 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 2.098 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1874 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away

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