Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 113 km S of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 113 km S of McCarthy, Alaska on Fri, Jan 15, 2021, 8:36 PM AKST (05:36 UTC), 18 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 Southern Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-01-16 05:36:18 UTC
Depth
17.6 km (10.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.425° N, 143.171° 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
63

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.8132 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2069 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 2.1103 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 1.7111 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 1.556 km SE of Cordova, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 20 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 1.7137 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 1.9108 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2055 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 1.9106 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2055 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 1.9108 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2053 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 1.9110 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2048 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 1.5139 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2045 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 1.8136 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2044 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 1.6133 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2044 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 2.4Southern Alaska · 2038 days ago · 16 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 1.883 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 11 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 1.6118 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2029 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 1.5124 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska · 2029 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away

Before

  1. 1.8136 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2085 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 1.5132 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2088 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 2.3133 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2092 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 1.749 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 2093 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 1.699 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 2093 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 1.8131 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2094 days ago · 14 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 1.5134 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2094 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 2.5130 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2094 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 2.5133 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2094 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 2.0128 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 2098 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 1.784 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska · 2098 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 1.645 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 2101 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 1.6104 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2101 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 2.6103 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2101 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 1
  15. 1.6104 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2102 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  16. 1.6126 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2105 days ago · 15 km deep · 45 km away
  17. 2.3126 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2108 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021qjsgzn. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 7:07 AM UTC.