Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 152 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 152 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska on Sun, Jan 4, 2026, 5:36 AM AKST (14:36 UTC), 9 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 14:36:23 UTC
Depth
8.9 km (5.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.008° N, 140.220° 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 5.0 km horizontally, 3.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
104°
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 202 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.7150 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 270 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 2.3114 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 270 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 1.8107 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 270 days ago · 1 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 1.8103 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 270 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 1.981 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 270 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 2.0110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 270 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 1.8109 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 270 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 1.7111 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 270 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 2.0100 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 270 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 1.6116 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 270 days ago · 20 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 1.9114 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 270 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 1.9113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 270 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 2.0108 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 270 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 1.9110 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 270 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 1.8111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 270 days ago · 13 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 2.0112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 270 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 2.3113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 270 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  18. 1.8118 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 270 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 1.9114 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 270 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  20. 2.0104 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 270 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  21. 2.093 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 270 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  22. 1.8118 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 270 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  23. 1.9110 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 270 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
  24. 1.9117 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 270 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  25. 1.8110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 270 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  26. 2.0110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 270 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
  27. 2.0108 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 270 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  28. 2.298 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 270 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  29. 1.8111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 270 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  30. 2.1111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 270 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
  31. 2.1103 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 270 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
  32. 1.9114 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 270 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  33. 1.9110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 270 days ago · 14 km deep · 54 km away
  34. 2.0111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 270 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  35. 1.793 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 270 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  36. 2.0112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 270 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  37. 1.9110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 270 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  38. 2.0110 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 270 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
  39. 1.9116 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 270 days ago · 12 km deep · 50 km away
  40. 2.0118 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 270 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
  41. 2.1103 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 270 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  42. 1.8117 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 270 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
  43. 1.7100 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 270 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
  44. 2.1111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 270 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  45. 1.9106 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 270 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  46. 1.998 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 270 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  47. 2.0111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 270 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  48. 2.2113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 270 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  49. 1.9110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 270 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  50. 1.8110 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 270 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away
  51. 1.8107 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 269 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away
  52. 2.0106 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 269 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  53. 2.193 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 269 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  54. 2.0114 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 269 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
  55. 2.2103 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 269 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  56. 2.2109 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 269 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  57. 2.297 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 269 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  58. 2.0114 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 269 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
  59. 1.5112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 269 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  60. 1.9101 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 269 days ago · 14 km deep · 63 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 2.7115 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 270 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 1.8107 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 270 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 1.8116 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 270 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 1.9104 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 270 days ago · 1 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 1.8112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 270 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 1.9105 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 270 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 1.9117 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 270 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 1.9112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 270 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 2.0111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 270 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 3.3112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 270 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 1.9112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 270 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 1.9101 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 270 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 1.8109 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 270 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 2.0109 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 270 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 1.9109 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 270 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 1.8113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 270 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  17. 2.0109 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 270 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 1.8110 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 270 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  19. 1.9107 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 270 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  20. 1.9111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 270 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak2026agqfxe. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:56 PM UTC.