Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 149 km E of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 149 km E of McCarthy, Alaska on Sat, Nov 20, 2021, 10:11 PM AKST (07:11 UTC), 4 km (3 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
2.1 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-11-21 07:11:03 UTC
Depth
4.3 km (2.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.408° N, 140.130° 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
50

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 39 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.7140 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1771 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 1.580 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1768 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 2.0119 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1766 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 3.1119 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1766 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 2.3120 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1766 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 1.9120 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1765 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 1.5140 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1764 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 2.5117 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1763 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 1.6117 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1762 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 2.0118 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1762 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 1.5124 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1762 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 2.8120 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1762 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 1.9119 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1762 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 3.2122 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1760 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 2.3119 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1760 days ago · 13 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 2.2121 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1760 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 1.9116 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1760 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  18. 2.8139 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
  19. 1.5138 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  20. 1.7135 km W of Haines Junction, Canada · 1752 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  21. 1.5134 km W of Haines Junction, Canada · 1752 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  22. 1.5116 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 15 km deep · 37 km away
  23. 1.7109 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1750 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  24. 2.468 km S of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  25. 1.664 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  26. 1.763 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  27. 1.964 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  28. 1.9120 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1740 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  29. 1.5119 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1740 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  30. 2.4100 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1738 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  31. 1.6119 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1736 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  32. 1.6100 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1734 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  33. 1.793 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  34. 1.981 km S of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1723 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  35. 1.7140 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1722 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  36. 2.168 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1721 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  37. 1.593 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1718 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  38. 1.5153 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1713 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
  39. 1.9107 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1713 days ago · 13 km deep · 43 km away

Before

  1. 1.6121 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1776 days ago · 12 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 1.784 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1779 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 1.8139 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 20 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 1.8139 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 22 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 1.775 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1789 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 1.6138 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1790 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 2.5Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1792 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 2.2152 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1797 days ago · 13 km deep · 7 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021exlw6vc. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 6:37 AM UTC.