Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 96 km S of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 96 km S of McCarthy, Alaska on Thu, Oct 14, 2021, 4:42 AM AKDT (12:42 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 115 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-10-14 12:42:19 UTC
Depth
9.9 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.569° N, 142.781° 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
44

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 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.7110 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 2.0129 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 2.6113 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 1.5137 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1806 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 1.5134 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1800 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 1.5111 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1800 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 1.690 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1799 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 1.6104 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1794 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 1.5113 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1793 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 2.4138 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 1792 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 1.7120 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1792 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 1.8107 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1787 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 2.594 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 1784 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 2.0110 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1784 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 1.6133 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 1.5115 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1780 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 2.3112 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1775 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 1.6113 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1775 days ago · 14 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 1.6112 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1774 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 1.6128 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1769 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  21. 1.5126 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1769 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
  22. 2.0122 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1764 days ago · 1 km deep · 33 km away
  23. 1.7133 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1762 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  24. 3.0115 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1761 days ago · 16 km deep · 90 km away
  25. 1.8118 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1761 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away
  26. 2.1110 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1761 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  27. 2.9129 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1758 days ago · 1 km deep · 41 km away
  28. 2.4128 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1758 days ago · 1 km deep · 40 km away
  29. 2.389 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1758 days ago · 20 km deep · 24 km away
  30. 1.5112 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1757 days ago · 13 km deep · 27 km away
  31. 1.798 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  32. 1.5130 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away

Before

  1. 2.0104 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 2.297 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.1Southern Alaska · 1821 days ago · 17 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 1.6101 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1823 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 1.5108 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1825 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 1.5111 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1826 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 2.5111 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1829 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 1.6129 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1830 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 1.685 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1832 days ago · 15 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 1.591 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1835 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 1.6129 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 14 km deep · 40 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021d6umulg. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 6:37 AM UTC.