M2.6 earthquake 100 km S of McCarthy, Alaska
A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 100 km S of McCarthy, Alaska on Thu, Mar 31, 1988, 1:15 PM AKST (22:15 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.6 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1988-03-31 22:15:41 UTC
- Depth
- 7.9 km (4.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 60.535° N, 142.774° 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
- 20
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.0176 km SE of Cordova, Alaska · 14053 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.6109 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14049 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.676 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 14033 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
- 2.2138 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 14030 days ago · -3 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.8129 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14026 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.5118 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14010 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
Before
- 1.5103 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 14064 days ago · -2 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.6112 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 14079 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.9120 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 14079 days ago · -3 km deep · 28 km away
- 1.6103 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 14080 days ago · -3 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.8129 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 14084 days ago · -3 km deep · 36 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak98846v3f67 (also filed as usp0003eha). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:55 PM UTC.