Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 124 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 124 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska on Mon, Jan 5, 2026, 10:06 PM AKST (07:06 UTC), 16 km (10 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
2026-01-06 07:06:29 UTC
Depth
15.6 km (9.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.218° N, 140.649° 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, 4.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.30
Station coverage gap
92°
Stations used
14

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. 2.4113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 268 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 2.0102 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 268 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 2.1111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 268 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 2.4116 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 268 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 2.0110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 268 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 2.3103 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 268 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 2.2110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 268 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 2.190 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 268 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 3.7103 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 268 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 2.3101 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 268 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 2.2110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 268 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 2.1110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 268 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 2.0104 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 268 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 2.3114 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 268 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 1.980 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 268 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 2.0111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 268 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 2.2106 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 268 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 2.1115 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 268 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 2.3111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 268 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 1.9104 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 268 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  21. 2.1109 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 268 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  22. 2.4109 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 268 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  23. 2.1112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 268 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  24. 2.2109 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 268 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  25. 2.1112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 268 days ago · 16 km deep · 85 km away
  26. 2.1111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 268 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  27. 3.1112 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 268 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  28. 2.2115 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 268 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  29. 2.2116 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 268 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  30. 2.2112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 268 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  31. 2.0132 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 268 days ago · 17 km deep · 11 km away
  32. 2.1109 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 268 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
  33. 2.4113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 268 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  34. 1.9107 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 268 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  35. 2.1114 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 268 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  36. 2.0108 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 268 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
  37. 1.8118 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 268 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
  38. 2.5109 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 268 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  39. 2.2110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 268 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  40. 2.1116 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 268 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  41. 1.9115 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 268 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  42. 2.2106 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 268 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  43. 2.1116 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 268 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  44. 2.1112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 268 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  45. 2.8110 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 268 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  46. 2.3110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 268 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  47. 1.9111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 268 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
  48. 1.9114 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 268 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
  49. 1.9113 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 268 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  50. 2.1114 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 267 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
  51. 2.1111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 267 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
  52. 1.8104 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 267 days ago · 17 km deep · 91 km away
  53. 2.0110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 267 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  54. 2.1108 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 267 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  55. 2.0109 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 267 days ago · 17 km deep · 85 km away
  56. 2.1111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 267 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  57. 2.1112 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 267 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  58. 2.3111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 267 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away
  59. 2.7107 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 267 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  60. 2.1105 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 267 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 2.0110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 268 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 2.2104 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 268 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 2.2117 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 268 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 2.2112 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 268 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 2.2110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 268 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 2.3109 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 268 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 2.3113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 268 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 2.2117 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 268 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 2.1111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 268 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 2.3109 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 268 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 2.2105 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 268 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 2.2112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 269 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 2.2110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 269 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 2.1105 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 269 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 2.3105 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 269 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 2.0104 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 269 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 2.7113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 269 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 2.2100 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 269 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 2.2110 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 269 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 2.3109 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 269 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak2026ajstyu. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:55 PM UTC.