Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 116 km E of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 116 km E of McCarthy, Alaska on Thu, Dec 2, 2021, 9:55 PM AKST (06:55 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 83 km S of Alcan Border, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-12-03 06:55:09 UTC
Depth
4.5 km (2.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.506° N, 140.744° 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
39

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 27 in the 60 days after this one and 21 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.8139 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1755 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 1.5138 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1755 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 1.7135 km W of Haines Junction, Canada · 1753 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 1.5134 km W of Haines Junction, Canada · 1753 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 1.5116 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 15 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 1.7109 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 2.468 km S of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 1.664 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1743 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 1.763 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1743 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 1.964 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1743 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 1.9120 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1741 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 1.5119 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1740 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 2.4100 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1739 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  14. 1.6119 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1736 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 1.6100 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1734 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 1.793 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  17. 1.981 km S of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1724 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 1.7140 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1723 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 2.168 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1722 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  20. 1.593 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1719 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  21. 1.945 km NE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1716 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  22. 1.5153 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1714 days ago · 11 km deep · 40 km away
  23. 1.9107 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1714 days ago · 13 km deep · 21 km away
  24. 1.6104 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1711 days ago · 1 km deep · 22 km away
  25. 2.1145 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1711 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  26. 2.983 km S of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1709 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
  27. 1.7136 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1708 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away

Before

  1. 2.2121 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1761 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 2.3119 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1761 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 3.2122 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1761 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 1.9119 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1762 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 2.8120 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1762 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 1.5124 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1762 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 2.0118 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1762 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 1.6117 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1762 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 2.5117 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1763 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 1.5140 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1765 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 1.9120 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1766 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 2.3120 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1766 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 3.1119 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1766 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 2.0119 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1766 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 1.580 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1769 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 1.7140 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1772 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 2.1149 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1773 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  18. 1.6121 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1777 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away
  19. 1.8139 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 20 km deep · 43 km away
  20. 1.8139 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 22 km deep · 44 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021fhg0d55. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 8:43 PM UTC.