M2.3 earthquake 89 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 89 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska on Sun, Dec 5, 2021, 2:44 AM AKST (11:44 UTC), 20 km (12 mi) below the surface.

Automatic solution: the magnitude and location may still be revised.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 135 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 30 in the 60 days after this one and 25 in the 30 days before it.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021fktzwd9. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 6:42 AM UTC.