Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 149 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 149 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska on Sat, Jan 3, 2026, 5:14 AM AKST (14:14 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 107 km N of Yakutat, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2026-01-03 14:14:36 UTC
Depth
4.1 km (2.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.024° N, 140.269° 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 3.7 km horizontally, 3.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
66°
Stations used
17

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 202 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.9114 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 271 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 1.9113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 271 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 1.899 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 271 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 1.7108 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 271 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 1.9110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 271 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 2.2110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 271 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 1.8113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 271 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 2.0110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 271 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 1.9116 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 271 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 2.0102 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 271 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 1.9108 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 271 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 2.2112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 271 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 2.1111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 271 days ago · 1 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 2.6103 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 271 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 2.3110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 271 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 3.3111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 271 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 1.9118 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 271 days ago · 1 km deep · 49 km away
  18. 1.8112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 271 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 1.8112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 271 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  20. 1.9100 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 271 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  21. 1.9117 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 271 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  22. 2.7105 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 271 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  23. 1.8111 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 271 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  24. 2.0112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 271 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  25. 1.9114 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 271 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away
  26. 2.1101 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 271 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  27. 2.3118 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 271 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
  28. 1.7110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 271 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  29. 1.7108 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 271 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  30. 1.8113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 271 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  31. 1.996 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 271 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  32. 1.9110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 271 days ago · 1 km deep · 57 km away
  33. 1.9111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 271 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  34. 2.3113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 271 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  35. 1.9117 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 271 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  36. 1.8107 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 271 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  37. 2.1106 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 271 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  38. 1.8106 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 271 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
  39. 2.1112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 271 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away
  40. 1.9107 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 271 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  41. 1.9147 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 271 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  42. 1.7112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 271 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  43. 1.7110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 271 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  44. 2.0107 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 271 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  45. 1.8107 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 271 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  46. 2.9103 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 271 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  47. 1.7111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 271 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
  48. 1.8111 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 271 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  49. 2.5106 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 271 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  50. 1.9111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 271 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  51. 1.7111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 271 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  52. 1.9113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 271 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  53. 2.2110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 271 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  54. 1.9110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 271 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
  55. 1.8113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 271 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
  56. 1.8115 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 271 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  57. 1.8108 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 271 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  58. 1.8109 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 271 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
  59. 1.8105 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 271 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  60. 1.8113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 271 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 2.0117 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 271 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 2.3102 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 271 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 2.7113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 271 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 1.7110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 271 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 1.9112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 271 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 2.1116 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 271 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 2.0111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 271 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 2.2111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 271 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 1.9109 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 271 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 2.1110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 271 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 2.0119 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 271 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 2.1109 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 271 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 1.9111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 271 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 1.9111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 271 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 2.0111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 271 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 1.9109 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 272 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 1.8116 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 272 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 2.1113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 272 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 2.1113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 272 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 2.0113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 272 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak2026aetufj. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:15 PM UTC.