Alaska earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 122 km E of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 122 km E of McCarthy, Alaska on Sat, May 8, 2021, 7:09 PM AKDT (03:09 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 128 km E of McCarthy, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.5 (ml), micro
Local time: Sat, May 8, 2021, 7:09 PM AKDT
UTC: 2021-05-09 03:09:53 UTC
Depth: 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 61.489° N, 140.635° W
Region: Alaska
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty: About 2.1 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.05
Depth from: Operator assigned
Station coverage gap: 92°
Stations used: 26

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Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000e1h7 (also filed as ak0215xe642a). Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 3:56 AM UTC.