Alaska earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 67 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 67 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska on Wed, Jan 7, 2026, 2:00 PM AKST (23:00 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 136 km E of McCarthy, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2026-01-07 23:00:40 UTC
Depth
9.3 km (5.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.705° N, 141.787° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 2.9 km horizontally, 2.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
70°
Stations used
21

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 92 in the 60 days after this one and 30 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.077 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 266 days ago · 12 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 1.956 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 266 days ago · 16 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 2.1141 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 266 days ago · 14 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 1.754 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 265 days ago · 15 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 2.0110 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 263 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 1.852 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 262 days ago · 14 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 1.779 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 261 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 1.8112 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 261 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 1.636 km NE of McCarthy, Alaska · 260 days ago · 16 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 2.049 km SSW of Alcan Border, Alaska · 257 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 1.7110 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 257 days ago · 14 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 1.6123 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 256 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 1.5123 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 255 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 1.5122 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 255 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 1.6124 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 255 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 1.7116 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 254 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
  17. 1.577 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 253 days ago · 1 km deep · 21 km away
  18. 1.8121 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 253 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 1.6114 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 253 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 1.5117 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 249 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  21. 1.6120 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 249 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  22. 2.932 km ESE of Nabesna, Alaska · 249 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  23. 1.9105 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 249 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  24. 1.542 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 248 days ago · 21 km deep · 54 km away
  25. 2.0128 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 248 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
  26. 1.7119 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 248 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  27. 2.0119 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 247 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  28. 2.0118 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 247 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  29. 1.5117 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 247 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  30. 2.0119 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 247 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  31. 1.7119 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 247 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
  32. 1.6125 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 247 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  33. 1.7118 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 247 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  34. 1.7113 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 247 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  35. 2.4119 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 246 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  36. 2.0118 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 246 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  37. 1.9124 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 246 days ago · 15 km deep · 82 km away
  38. 1.7120 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 246 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  39. 1.8100 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 246 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  40. 1.9120 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 246 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  41. 1.8119 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 245 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away
  42. 2.0108 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 245 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  43. 1.8129 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 244 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  44. 3.2136 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 244 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  45. 1.681 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 243 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  46. 1.6113 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 242 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  47. 1.954 km SW of Alcan Border, Alaska · 241 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  48. 1.9146 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 238 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  49. 1.7140 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 238 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  50. 1.857 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 237 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  51. 2.2140 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 236 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  52. 1.8140 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 236 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  53. 1.5139 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 236 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  54. 1.679 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 236 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  55. 2.0127 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 236 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  56. 1.6150 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 235 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  57. 1.6116 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 233 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  58. 1.6120 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 233 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
  59. 1.5101 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 232 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  60. 1.8137 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 231 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away

The first 60 of 92.

Before

  1. 2.0132 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 268 days ago · 17 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 1.980 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 268 days ago · 13 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 2.190 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 268 days ago · 13 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 1.8124 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 268 days ago · 16 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 1.8121 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 270 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 2.3118 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 271 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 1.990 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 273 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 2.089 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 273 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 2.0139 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 274 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 3.191 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 274 days ago · 0 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 2.490 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 274 days ago · 0 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 2.1124 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 276 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 2.1133 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 278 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 2.0101 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 278 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 1.780 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 279 days ago · 11 km deep · 19 km away
  16. 2.022 km ENE of Nabesna, Alaska · 279 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 1.5122 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 281 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 1.6110 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 282 days ago · 16 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 1.8146 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 283 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 2.0128 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 284 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak2026amudar. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:54 PM UTC.