Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 117 km E of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 117 km E of McCarthy, Alaska on Mon, Jan 30, 2023, 12:33 PM AKST (21:33 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 Yukon, Canada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-01-30 21:33:12 UTC
Depth
0.2 km (0.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.510° N, 140.721° 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
47

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 66 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.8116 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1338 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.7116 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1338 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.5118 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1338 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.2118 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1337 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.5117 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1337 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.8119 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1337 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 1.5115 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1337 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 3.0118 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1335 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 2.8119 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1335 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 2.8Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1335 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 2.0117 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1335 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 4.1119 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1334 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 1.7118 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1334 days ago · 14 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 2.5Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1334 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  15. 3.2119 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1334 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 1.9117 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1334 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 2.9118 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1334 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 2.0118 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1334 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 1.8118 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1334 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 3.4119 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1334 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  21. 1.7116 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1334 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  22. 1.9Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1334 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  23. 1.6115 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1334 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  24. 2.1Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1334 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  25. 2.1119 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1334 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  26. 1.7118 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1334 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  27. 1.5117 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1334 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  28. 1.6118 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1334 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  29. 3.3119 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1333 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  30. 1.6119 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1333 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  31. 1.9119 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1332 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  32. 1.9Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1331 days ago · 15 km deep · 2 km away
  33. 1.6Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1329 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  34. 1.6119 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1329 days ago · 13 km deep · 4 km away
  35. 2.1118 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1328 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  36. 1.6115 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1324 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  37. 1.5117 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1324 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  38. 2.8Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1318 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  39. 2.0118 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1318 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  40. 2.7118 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1317 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  41. 2.1116 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1317 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  42. 1.5118 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1317 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  43. 1.5117 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1310 days ago · 15 km deep · 3 km away
  44. 4.7Yukon, Canada · 1301 days ago · 11 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 2
  45. 2.1123 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1301 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  46. 1.6121 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1301 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  47. 1.5122 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1301 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  48. 1.6123 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1301 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  49. 2.5138 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1301 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  50. 2.0120 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1301 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  51. 1.8125 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1301 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  52. 2.9123 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1301 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  53. 1.7123 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1301 days ago · 11 km deep · 24 km away
  54. 2.6124 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1301 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  55. 1.7123 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1301 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  56. 1.7121 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1301 days ago · 0 km deep · 21 km away
  57. 1.7123 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1300 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  58. 1.5122 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1299 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  59. 1.6107 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1299 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  60. 1.8104 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1298 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away

The first 60 of 66.

Before

  1. 2.1117 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1338 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 2.5Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1338 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.5120 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1338 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 1.7118 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1338 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.5119 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1338 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 4.4119 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1338 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 3.0118 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1339 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 1.6133 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1345 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 2.2137 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1354 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 1.682 km S of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1354 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 1.752 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1358 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 1.792 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1360 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 1.675 km S of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1365 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0231dytm55. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 2:20 PM UTC.