Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 121 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 121 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska on Sat, Jan 3, 2026, 8:44 PM AKST (05:44 UTC), 10 km (6 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
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2026-01-04 05:44:29 UTC
Depth
9.8 km (6.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.223° N, 140.692° 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 4.0 km horizontally, 3.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
158°
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. 2.2107 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 271 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 1.8107 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 271 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 2.7109 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 271 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 1.8111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 271 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 1.7111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 271 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 2.8113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 271 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 1.7110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 271 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 1.8109 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 271 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 2.2111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 271 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 2.599 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 271 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 3.2108 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 271 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 1.8114 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 271 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 1.7115 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 271 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 1.7106 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 271 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 2.0109 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 271 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 1.9110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 271 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 1.7113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 271 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 2.6110 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 271 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 2.0112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 271 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 1.7112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 271 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  21. 1.8110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 271 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  22. 1.8112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 271 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  23. 1.7113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 271 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  24. 1.9111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 271 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  25. 1.9107 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 271 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  26. 1.8110 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 271 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  27. 2.0109 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 271 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  28. 1.8113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 271 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  29. 1.9109 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 271 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  30. 2.0109 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 271 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  31. 1.8109 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 271 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  32. 1.9112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 271 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  33. 3.3112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 271 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  34. 2.0111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 271 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  35. 1.9112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 271 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  36. 1.9117 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 271 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  37. 1.9105 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 271 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  38. 1.8112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 271 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  39. 1.9104 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 271 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  40. 1.8116 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 271 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  41. 1.8107 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 271 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  42. 2.7115 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 271 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  43. 1.8152 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 271 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  44. 1.7150 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 271 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  45. 2.3114 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 271 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  46. 1.8107 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 271 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  47. 1.8103 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 271 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  48. 2.0110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 271 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  49. 1.8109 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 271 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  50. 1.7111 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 271 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  51. 1.6116 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 271 days ago · 20 km deep · 92 km away
  52. 1.9114 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 271 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  53. 1.9113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 271 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  54. 2.0108 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 271 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  55. 1.9110 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 271 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
  56. 1.8111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 271 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
  57. 2.0112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 270 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  58. 2.3113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 270 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  59. 1.8118 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 270 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  60. 1.9114 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 270 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.7108 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 271 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 1.9114 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 271 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 2.2108 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 271 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 1.6109 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 271 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 1.8107 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 271 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 1.8110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 271 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 1.8111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 271 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 1.7111 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 271 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 1.9108 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 271 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 1.8109 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 271 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 1.8112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 271 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 2.8108 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 271 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 1.9110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 271 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 1.8118 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 271 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 1.7120 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 271 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 2.0113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 271 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 1.7110 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 271 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 1.8112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 271 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 2.9108 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 271 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 1.8113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 271 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak2026afypmz. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:46 AM UTC.