Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 116 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 116 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska on Sun, Jan 4, 2026, 8:14 AM AKST (17:14 UTC), 20 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 109 km N of Yakutat, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2026-01-04 17:14:08 UTC
Depth
19.7 km (12.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.563° N, 141.719° 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 4.1 km horizontally, 1.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.30
Station coverage gap
103°
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. 2.0108 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 270 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 1.9110 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 270 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 1.8111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 270 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 2.0112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 270 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 2.3113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 270 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 1.8118 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 270 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 1.9114 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 270 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 1.8118 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 270 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 1.9110 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 270 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 1.9117 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 270 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 1.8110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 270 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 2.0110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 270 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 2.0108 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 270 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 1.8111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 270 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 2.1111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 270 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 1.9114 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 270 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 1.9110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 270 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 2.0111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 270 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 1.793 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 270 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 2.0112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 270 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  21. 1.9110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 270 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  22. 2.0110 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 270 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
  23. 2.1103 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 270 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  24. 1.8117 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 270 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
  25. 2.1111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 270 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  26. 1.9106 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 270 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  27. 2.0111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 270 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  28. 2.2113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 270 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  29. 1.9110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 270 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  30. 1.8110 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 270 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  31. 1.8107 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 270 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
  32. 2.0114 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 270 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  33. 2.0114 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 270 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
  34. 1.5112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 270 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  35. 1.886 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 270 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  36. 1.9101 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 270 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away
  37. 1.9114 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 270 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  38. 1.7107 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 270 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  39. 1.9105 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 270 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  40. 2.0107 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 270 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  41. 1.8110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 270 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
  42. 1.9116 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 270 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  43. 1.8118 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 270 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  44. 2.0114 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 270 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  45. 1.5111 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 270 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  46. 1.9112 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 270 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  47. 1.9112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 270 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  48. 1.8107 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 270 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  49. 3.0110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 270 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  50. 1.9110 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 270 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  51. 2.1109 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 270 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  52. 2.2111 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 270 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  53. 2.4119 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 270 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  54. 1.9115 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 270 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  55. 2.3110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 270 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  56. 2.5111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 270 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  57. 2.2109 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 269 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  58. 2.2111 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 269 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  59. 2.2111 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 269 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  60. 1.9111 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 269 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.7111 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 270 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 1.8109 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 270 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 2.0110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 270 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 1.8107 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 271 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 2.3114 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 271 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 1.7150 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 271 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 1.8152 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 271 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 2.1122 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 271 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 1.8107 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 271 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 1.8116 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 271 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 1.8112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 271 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 1.9117 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 271 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 1.9112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 271 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 2.0111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 271 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 3.3112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 271 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 1.9112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 271 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 1.8109 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 271 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 2.0109 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 271 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 1.9109 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 271 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 1.8113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 271 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak2026agvltu. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:46 AM UTC.