Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 139 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 139 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska on Wed, Dec 31, 2025, 4:17 PM AKST (01:17 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.7 111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2026-01-01 01:17:10 UTC
Depth
12.6 km (7.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.110° N, 140.410° 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.

Location uncertainty
About 4.2 km horizontally, 3.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
108°
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.0113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 274 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 2.9100 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 274 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 2.1119 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 274 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 2.1104 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 274 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 2.2110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 274 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 2.1103 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 274 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 2.0116 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 274 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 2.0113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 274 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 2.1115 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 274 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 2.1112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 273 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 2.3103 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 273 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 2.196 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 273 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 2.2112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 273 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 2.1101 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 273 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 2.2101 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 273 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 2.2114 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 273 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 2.1102 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 273 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 5.7111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 273 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 35 · tsunami flag
  19. 4.7113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 273 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 4.9109 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 273 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
  21. 4.2113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 273 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  22. 5.3113 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 273 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 6 · tsunami flag
  23. 3.3114 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 273 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  24. 3.0113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 273 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  25. 3.5113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 273 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  26. 3.1115 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 273 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  27. 3.2110 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 273 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  28. 3.1108 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 273 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  29. 3.2109 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 273 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  30. 2.6110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 273 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  31. 3.3110 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 273 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  32. 3.0111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 273 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  33. 3.1110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 273 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
  34. 2.8106 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 273 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  35. 3.5111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 273 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  36. 2.8112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 273 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
  37. 2.4110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 273 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  38. 2.1111 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 273 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  39. 3.3108 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 273 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  40. 2.3110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 273 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  41. 2.3113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 273 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  42. 2.3109 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 273 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  43. 2.2110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 273 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  44. 3.0109 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 273 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  45. 3.2107 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 273 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  46. 2.9113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 273 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  47. 2.2110 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 273 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  48. 2.1112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 273 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  49. 2.6113 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 273 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  50. 2.9110 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 273 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  51. 2.1112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 273 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  52. 3.0113 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 273 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  53. 2.4112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 273 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away
  54. 2.0111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 273 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  55. 2.1112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 273 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  56. 2.2112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 273 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  57. 2.1109 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 273 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  58. 2.2112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 273 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  59. 2.3110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 273 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  60. 2.2109 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 273 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 2.2112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 274 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 2.3117 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 274 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 2.3100 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 274 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 2.1115 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 274 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 2.2114 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 274 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 3.2100 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 274 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 2.1116 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 274 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 2.2100 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 274 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 2.2101 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 274 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 2.2108 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 274 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 2.1108 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 274 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 2.1113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 274 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 2.0113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 274 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 2.0115 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 274 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 2.3118 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 274 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 2.1108 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 274 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 2.2106 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 274 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 2.3104 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 274 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  19. 2.1103 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 274 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 2.1114 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 274 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak2026aaconb. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:54 PM UTC.