Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 128 km E of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 128 km E of McCarthy, Alaska on Mon, Sep 27, 2021, 3:08 AM AKDT (11:08 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 Southern Yukon Territory, Canada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-09-27 11:08:22 UTC
Depth
0.1 km (0.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.458° N, 140.517° 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
52

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.6119 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1818 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 1.885 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 1.8121 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1814 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 2.0125 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 1.990 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 1.689 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 1.6150 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1804 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 2.2152 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1798 days ago · 13 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 1.667 km SSW of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1794 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 2.5Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1792 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 1.6138 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1790 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 1.8139 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 22 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 1.8139 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 20 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 1.784 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1779 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 1.6121 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1776 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 2.1149 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1772 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  17. 1.7140 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1771 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  18. 1.580 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1768 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away

Before

  1. 1.8Southern Alaska · 1831 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 1.5145 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 1.6102 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1834 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 1.9120 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1840 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 1.6118 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 1.691 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 1.986 km S of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 1.690 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 1.8108 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021cepp8fl. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 7:34 AM UTC.