Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 100 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 100 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska on Wed, Dec 29, 2021, 4:04 AM AKST (13:04 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 104 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-12-29 13:04:42 UTC
Depth
2.1 km (1.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.899° N, 141.420° 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
41

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 54 in the 60 days after this one and 30 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.899 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1735 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 1.7129 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 1.588 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 2.1101 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 1.6Southern Alaska · 1732 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 1.583 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1731 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 1.793 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 5.2104 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1725 days ago · 38 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 19 · tsunami flag
  9. 2.0109 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1725 days ago · 22 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 1.5111 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1725 days ago · 19 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 1.6111 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1725 days ago · 19 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 1.8110 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1725 days ago · 20 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 3.1108 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1725 days ago · 25 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.6113 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1723 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 2.2105 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1723 days ago · 28 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 2.0133 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1723 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 2.6111 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1723 days ago · 22 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 2.168 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1723 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 1.593 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1720 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 1.945 km NE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1716 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  21. 1.5153 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1715 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
  22. 1.9107 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1714 days ago · 13 km deep · 55 km away
  23. 2.2Southern Alaska · 1714 days ago · 42 km deep · 78 km away
  24. 1.6104 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1712 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away
  25. 2.1145 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1712 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  26. 1.7136 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1708 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  27. 2.0Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1708 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  28. 1.797 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1705 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  29. 1.5117 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1704 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  30. 1.6122 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1703 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  31. 1.8100 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1702 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  32. 2.2117 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1701 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  33. 2.094 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1700 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  34. 1.595 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1700 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
  35. 1.585 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1698 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  36. 1.6108 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1698 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away
  37. 1.6141 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1697 days ago · 14 km deep · 64 km away
  38. 1.997 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1697 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  39. 1.8132 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1695 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  40. 1.5107 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1694 days ago · 12 km deep · 34 km away
  41. 2.8107 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1693 days ago · 20 km deep · 92 km away
  42. 1.8139 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1691 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  43. 1.896 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1691 days ago · 18 km deep · 81 km away
  44. 1.6135 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1690 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  45. 2.6120 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1689 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  46. 1.8148 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1689 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  47. 3.3121 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1689 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  48. 2.1123 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1688 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  49. 2.0122 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1688 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
  50. 2.3121 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1687 days ago · 17 km deep · 75 km away
  51. 2.1120 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1686 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  52. 2.5120 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1685 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  53. 1.5133 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1680 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  54. 2.2131 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1676 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away

Before

  1. 2.497 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1736 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 1.6119 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1737 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 2.4100 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1740 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 1.5119 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1741 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 1.964 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1744 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 1.763 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1744 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 1.664 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1744 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 2.2121 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1745 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 1.7124 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 2.0107 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 20 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 1.791 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 21 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 2.3118 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1748 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 1.7109 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 1.682 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 1.5116 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 1.5134 km W of Haines Junction, Canada · 1754 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 1.7135 km W of Haines Junction, Canada · 1754 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 1.6104 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 3.199 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 1.5138 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021gojuk93. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 7:00 PM UTC.