Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 119 km E of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 119 km E of McCarthy, Alaska on Thu, Dec 23, 2021, 3:00 AM AKST (12:00 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 121 km E of McCarthy, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-12-23 12:00:58 UTC
Depth
5.7 km (3.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.505° N, 140.688° 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
30

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 29 in the 60 days after this one and 27 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.4100 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1738 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 1.6119 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1736 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.6100 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1734 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 1.793 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 1.981 km S of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1724 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 1.7140 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1722 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 2.168 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1721 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 1.593 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1718 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 1.945 km NE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1715 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 1.5153 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1713 days ago · 11 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 1.9107 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1713 days ago · 13 km deep · 23 km away
  12. 1.6104 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1711 days ago · 1 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 2.1145 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1711 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 2.983 km S of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1709 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 1.7136 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1707 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 1.595 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1698 days ago · 0 km deep · 24 km away
  17. 1.585 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1697 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  18. 1.6141 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1696 days ago · 14 km deep · 45 km away
  19. 1.997 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1696 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  20. 1.8132 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1693 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  21. 1.8139 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1690 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  22. 2.6120 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1688 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  23. 1.8148 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1688 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  24. 3.3121 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1688 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  25. 2.1123 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1687 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  26. 2.0122 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1687 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  27. 2.3121 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1686 days ago · 17 km deep · 5 km away
  28. 2.1120 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1685 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  29. 2.5120 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1684 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away

Before

  1. 1.9120 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1740 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 1.964 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1743 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 1.763 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1743 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 1.664 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1743 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 2.468 km S of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 1.7109 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 1.5116 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 15 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 1.5134 km W of Haines Junction, Canada · 1753 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 1.7135 km W of Haines Junction, Canada · 1753 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 1.5138 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1755 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 2.8139 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1755 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 1.9116 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1760 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 2.2121 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1761 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 2.3119 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1761 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 3.2122 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1761 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 1.9119 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1762 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 2.8120 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1762 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 1.5124 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1762 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 2.0118 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1762 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 1.6117 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1762 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021gem083v. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 4:03 PM UTC.