Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 52 km E of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 52 km E of McCarthy, Alaska on Sun, Jan 11, 2026, 5:03 PM AKST (02:03 UTC), 14 km (9 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
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2026-01-12 02:03:41 UTC
Depth
14.1 km (8.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.404° N, 141.932° 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 8.7 km horizontally, 11.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
153°
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 105 in the 60 days after this one and 44 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.779 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 265 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 1.8112 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 264 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 1.636 km NE of McCarthy, Alaska · 264 days ago · 16 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 1.9142 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 263 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 2.049 km SSW of Alcan Border, Alaska · 261 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 1.7110 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 260 days ago · 14 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 1.6123 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 260 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 1.5123 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 259 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 1.5122 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 259 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 1.6124 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 258 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 1.7116 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 257 days ago · 1 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 1.577 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 257 days ago · 1 km deep · 30 km away
  13. 1.8121 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 256 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 1.6114 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 256 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 1.5117 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 253 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 1.6120 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 253 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 1.9105 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 252 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  18. 1.542 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 251 days ago · 21 km deep · 22 km away
  19. 2.0128 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 251 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 1.7119 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 251 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
  21. 2.0119 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 251 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  22. 2.0118 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 251 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  23. 1.5117 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 251 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
  24. 2.0119 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 251 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  25. 1.7119 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 250 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
  26. 1.6125 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 250 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  27. 1.7118 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 250 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  28. 1.7113 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 250 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  29. 2.4119 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 250 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  30. 2.0118 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 250 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  31. 1.9124 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 250 days ago · 15 km deep · 72 km away
  32. 1.7120 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 250 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  33. 1.8100 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 250 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  34. 1.9120 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 249 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  35. 1.8119 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 248 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
  36. 2.0108 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 248 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  37. 1.8129 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 248 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  38. 3.2136 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 247 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  39. 1.681 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 246 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  40. 1.6113 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 245 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  41. 1.8151 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 245 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  42. 1.7149 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 244 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  43. 1.8151 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 243 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  44. 1.892 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 243 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
  45. 1.9146 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 242 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  46. 1.7140 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 241 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  47. 1.857 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 241 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  48. 2.2140 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 240 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  49. 1.8140 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 240 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
  50. 1.5139 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 239 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  51. 1.679 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 239 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  52. 1.8150 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 239 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  53. 2.0127 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 239 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  54. 1.6150 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 238 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  55. 1.6116 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 236 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  56. 1.6120 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 236 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
  57. 1.5107 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 236 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  58. 1.5101 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 235 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  59. 1.8137 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 234 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  60. 1.943 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 234 days ago · 11 km deep · 26 km away

The first 60 of 105.

Before

  1. 2.0110 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 266 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 1.754 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 268 days ago · 15 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 1.9142 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 269 days ago · 16 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 2.0148 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 269 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 2.1141 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 269 days ago · 14 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 1.956 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 270 days ago · 16 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 2.077 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 270 days ago · 12 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 2.467 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 270 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 2.0132 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 271 days ago · 17 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 1.980 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 271 days ago · 13 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 2.190 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 271 days ago · 13 km deep · 41 km away
  12. 1.8124 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 272 days ago · 16 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 1.6116 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 273 days ago · 20 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 1.7150 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 273 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 1.8121 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 274 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 2.3118 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 274 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 1.9149 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 274 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 1.990 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 276 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  19. 2.089 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 276 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  20. 2.0139 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 277 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak2026aujcgx. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:01 PM UTC.