Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 125 km E of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 125 km E of McCarthy, Alaska on Sun, Oct 10, 2021, 6:50 AM AKDT (14:50 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 122 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-10-10 14:50:10 UTC
Depth
1.1 km (0.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.459° N, 140.563° 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
45

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 32 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.990 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 1.689 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 1.6150 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1804 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 2.2152 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1797 days ago · 13 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 1.667 km SSW of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1794 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 2.5Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1792 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 1.857 km SSW of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1791 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 1.6138 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1790 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 1.8139 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 22 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 1.8139 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 20 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 1.784 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1779 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 1.6121 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1776 days ago · 12 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 2.1149 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1772 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  14. 1.7140 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1771 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 1.580 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1768 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 2.0119 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1765 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 3.1119 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1765 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 2.3120 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1765 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 1.9120 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1765 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  20. 1.5140 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1764 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  21. 2.5117 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1762 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  22. 1.6117 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1762 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  23. 2.0118 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1762 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  24. 1.5124 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1762 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  25. 2.8120 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1762 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  26. 1.9119 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1762 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  27. 3.2122 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1760 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  28. 2.3119 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1760 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
  29. 2.2121 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1760 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  30. 1.9116 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1760 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  31. 2.8139 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  32. 1.5138 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away

Before

  1. 1.8121 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1814 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 1.885 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 1.6119 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1818 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 2.155 km SSW of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1818 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 1.957 km SSW of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1818 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 2.254 km SSW of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1818 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 2.356 km SSW of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1818 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 1.5128 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1827 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 1.8Southern Alaska · 1830 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 1.5145 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 1.6102 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1834 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 1.9120 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1840 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 1.6118 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  14. 1.691 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021d09q0va. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 3:59 AM UTC.