M2.1 earthquake 123 km E of McCarthy, Alaska

Magnitude

2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Alaska Earthquake Center

Local time

Tue, Mar 7, 2023, 10:45 PM AKST

UTC

2023-03-08 07:45:10 UTC

Depth

1.9 km (1.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

61.312° N, 140.619° W

Region

Alaska

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Stations used

17

• Yakutat, AlaskaPopulation 662. Forecast202 kmNNW
• Whitehorse, CanadaPopulation 28,201. Forecast307 kmWNW
• Anchorage, AlaskaPopulation 289,600. Forecast496 kmE

After

1. 1.6121 km E of McCarthy, AlaskaTue, Mar 7, 10:53 PM AKST · 1307 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
2. 1.5122 km E of McCarthy, AlaskaTue, Mar 7, 11:55 PM AKST · 1307 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
3. 1.6123 km E of McCarthy, AlaskaWed, Mar 8, 1:07 AM AKST · 1306 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
4. 2.5138 km E of McCarthy, AlaskaWed, Mar 8, 1:16 AM AKST · 1306 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
5. 2.0120 km E of McCarthy, AlaskaWed, Mar 8, 1:20 AM AKST · 1306 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
6. 1.8125 km E of McCarthy, AlaskaWed, Mar 8, 1:42 AM AKST · 1306 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
7. 2.9123 km E of McCarthy, AlaskaWed, Mar 8, 2:28 AM AKST · 1306 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
8. 1.7123 km E of McCarthy, AlaskaWed, Mar 8, 3:17 AM AKST · 1306 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
9. 2.6124 km E of McCarthy, AlaskaWed, Mar 8, 4:41 AM AKST · 1306 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
10. 1.7123 km E of McCarthy, AlaskaWed, Mar 8, 5:39 AM AKST · 1306 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
11. 1.7121 km E of McCarthy, AlaskaWed, Mar 8, 1:54 PM AKST · 1306 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
12. 1.7123 km E of McCarthy, AlaskaWed, Mar 8, 8:34 PM AKST · 1306 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
13. 1.5122 km E of McCarthy, AlaskaFri, Mar 10, 9:23 AM AKST · 1304 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
14. 1.6107 km WNW of Haines Junction, CanadaFri, Mar 10, 10:32 AM AKST · 1304 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
15. 1.8104 km WNW of Haines Junction, CanadaSat, Mar 11, 1:01 PM AKST · 1303 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
16. 1.9138 km E of McCarthy, AlaskaSun, Mar 12, 5:54 AM AKDT · 1302 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
17. 2.1Southern Yukon Territory, CanadaSun, Mar 12, 5:45 PM AKDT · 1302 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
18. 1.9124 km E of McCarthy, AlaskaWed, Mar 15, 3:29 PM AKDT · 1299 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
19. 1.5123 km E of McCarthy, AlaskaSat, Mar 18, 5:03 PM AKDT · 1296 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
20. 1.6111 km SE of McCarthy, AlaskaSat, Mar 18, 10:20 PM AKDT · 1296 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
21. 1.883 km E of McCarthy, AlaskaWed, Mar 22, 3:09 AM AKDT · 1292 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
22. 1.5119 km E of McCarthy, AlaskaTue, Mar 28, 9:43 AM AKDT · 1286 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
23. 2.0130 km WNW of Haines Junction, CanadaSat, Apr 1, 4:49 AM AKDT · 1282 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
24. 3.1123 km E of McCarthy, AlaskaTue, Apr 4, 2:18 AM AKDT · 1279 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
25. 3.3124 km E of McCarthy, AlaskaTue, Apr 4, 4:49 AM AKDT · 1279 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
26. 2.1Southern Yukon Territory, CanadaWed, Apr 5, 6:16 AM AKDT · 1278 days ago · 12 km deep · 0 km away
27. 1.7118 km WNW of Haines Junction, CanadaSun, Apr 9, 2:53 PM AKDT · 1274 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
28. 1.6124 km E of McCarthy, AlaskaTue, Apr 11, 10:58 AM AKDT · 1272 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
29. 2.8123 km E of McCarthy, AlaskaFri, Apr 14, 1:17 PM AKDT · 1269 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 1
30. 1.8129 km SSE of Alcan Border, AlaskaTue, Apr 25, 1:05 PM AKDT · 1258 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
31. 1.6146 km ESE of McCarthy, AlaskaWed, Apr 26, 2:54 PM AKDT · 1257 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
32. 1.7146 km ESE of McCarthy, AlaskaWed, Apr 26, 5:25 PM AKDT · 1257 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
33. 1.9115 km NNW of Yakutat, AlaskaTue, May 2, 10:46 PM AKDT · 1251 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away

Before

1. 4.7Yukon, CanadaTue, Mar 7, 10:32 PM AKST · 1307 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 2
2. 1.5117 km E of McCarthy, AlaskaMon, Feb 27, 1:14 AM AKST · 1315 days ago · 15 km deep · 26 km away
3. 1.7133 km SE of McCarthy, AlaskaTue, Feb 21, 4:27 PM AKST · 1321 days ago · 16 km deep · 97 km away
4. 1.5118 km E of McCarthy, AlaskaMon, Feb 20, 9:04 AM AKST · 1322 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
5. 2.1116 km E of McCarthy, AlaskaMon, Feb 20, 6:07 AM AKST · 1322 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
6. 2.7118 km E of McCarthy, AlaskaMon, Feb 20, 5:53 AM AKST · 1322 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
7. 2.0118 km E of McCarthy, AlaskaSun, Feb 19, 11:47 AM AKST · 1323 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
8. 2.8Southern Yukon Territory, CanadaSun, Feb 19, 1:51 AM AKST · 1323 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
9. 1.5117 km E of McCarthy, AlaskaMon, Feb 13, 2:55 PM AKST · 1329 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
10. 1.6115 km E of McCarthy, AlaskaMon, Feb 13, 3:26 AM AKST · 1329 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
11. 2.1118 km E of McCarthy, AlaskaWed, Feb 8, 7:47 PM AKST · 1334 days ago · 11 km deep · 24 km away
12. 1.6119 km E of McCarthy, AlaskaWed, Feb 8, 9:03 AM AKST · 1334 days ago · 13 km deep · 26 km away
13. 1.6Southern Yukon Territory, CanadaWed, Feb 8, 5:25 AM AKST · 1334 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
14. 1.9Southern Yukon Territory, CanadaMon, Feb 6, 4:21 PM AKST · 1336 days ago · 15 km deep · 24 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak02332xfyfa. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:59 PM UTC.