Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 139 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 139 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska on Sun, Nov 7, 2021, 1:33 AM AKST (10:33 UTC), 20 km (13 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
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-11-07 10:33:17 UTC
Depth
20.3 km (12.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.158° N, 140.382° 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: 40 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.0110 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1784 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 1.784 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1779 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 1.6121 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1776 days ago · 12 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 2.1149 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1772 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 1.7140 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1771 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 1.580 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1768 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 2.0119 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1766 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 3.1119 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1766 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 2.3120 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1766 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 1.9120 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1765 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 1.5140 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1764 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 1.693 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 1763 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 2.5117 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1763 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 1.6117 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1762 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 2.0118 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1762 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 1.5124 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1762 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 2.8120 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1762 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 1.9119 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1762 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  19. 3.2122 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1760 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  20. 2.3119 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1760 days ago · 13 km deep · 50 km away
  21. 2.2121 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1760 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  22. 1.9116 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1760 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  23. 2.8139 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  24. 1.5138 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  25. 3.199 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  26. 1.6104 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  27. 1.7135 km W of Haines Junction, Canada · 1752 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  28. 1.5134 km W of Haines Junction, Canada · 1752 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  29. 1.5116 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 15 km deep · 56 km away
  30. 1.7109 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1750 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  31. 1.988 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 1749 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  32. 1.664 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  33. 1.763 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  34. 1.964 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  35. 1.9120 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1740 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  36. 1.5119 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1740 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  37. 2.4100 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1738 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  38. 1.6119 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1736 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  39. 1.6100 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1734 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  40. 1.7129 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1731 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away

Before

  1. 1.8139 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 22 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.775 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1789 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 1.6138 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1790 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.5Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1792 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 1.693 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1794 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 1.794 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 1795 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 2.2152 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1797 days ago · 13 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 1.9119 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1799 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 1.5134 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1800 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 1.8Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1803 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 2.387 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 1804 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 1.6150 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1804 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 1.689 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 1.990 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 2.0125 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 1 km deep · 35 km away
  16. 1.8121 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1814 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 1.885 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 1.5115 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1816 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021eaiadn6. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 5:42 AM UTC.