Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 93 km S of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 93 km S of McCarthy, Alaska on Tue, Jan 28, 2025, 12:18 PM AKST (21:18 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 115 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2025-01-28 21:18:02 UTC
Depth
15.1 km (9.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.595° N, 142.737° 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
45

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.6131 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 613 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  2. 2.2112 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 613 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 2.0115 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 612 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 2.084 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 612 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 1.5118 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 611 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 1.9112 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 611 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 1.6123 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 610 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 2.0130 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 609 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 1.894 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 605 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 2.1110 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 600 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 1.7107 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 598 days ago · 12 km deep · 29 km away
  12. 1.6128 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 598 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 1.7131 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 598 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 1.8126 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 595 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 1.8117 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 583 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 1.8101 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 580 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  17. 1.6102 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 580 days ago · 1 km deep · 22 km away
  18. 2.2131 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 579 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 2.4115 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 576 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 1.5112 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 573 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  21. 1.6132 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 573 days ago · 14 km deep · 77 km away
  22. 1.797 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 567 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
  23. 2.1118 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 564 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
  24. 1.6118 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 558 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  25. 1.792 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 556 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away

Before

  1. 1.9135 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 615 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 1.6135 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 615 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 1.9148 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 615 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 1.8120 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 616 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 1.5131 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 617 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 1.8120 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 619 days ago · 13 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 1.8117 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 619 days ago · 12 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.585 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 619 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 1.7113 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 620 days ago · 18 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 1.5141 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 621 days ago · 17 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 2.5104 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 622 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 1.5112 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 627 days ago · 17 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 1.8106 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 633 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 1.5106 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 633 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  15. 1.5109 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 633 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  16. 1.6135 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 638 days ago · 16 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 1.6109 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 639 days ago · 17 km deep · 29 km away
  18. 2.1119 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 639 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0251annogz. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:34 AM UTC.