Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 93 km S of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 93 km S of McCarthy, Alaska on Wed, Jan 18, 2023, 7:28 PM AKST (04:28 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 58 km ENE of Cordova, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-01-19 04:28:15 UTC
Depth
6.5 km (4.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.598° N, 143.117° 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

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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: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak023vhrd27. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 6:28 PM UTC.