M1.9 earthquake 127 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska

Magnitude

1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Alaska Earthquake Center

Local time

Sat, Jan 17, 2026, 3:35 AM AKST

UTC

2026-01-17 12:35:25 UTC

Depth

13.7 km (8.5 mi), shallow

Epicenter

60.318° N, 142.366° W

Region

Alaska

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 3.8 km horizontally, 2.8 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.30

Station coverage gap

80°

Stations used

20

• Yakutat, AlaskaPopulation 662. Forecast170 kmWNW
• Anchorage, AlaskaPopulation 289,600. Forecast421 kmE

After

1. 1.7128 km SSE of McCarthy, AlaskaSat, Jan 17, 4:25 AM AKST · 257 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away
2. 1.7105 km S of McCarthy, AlaskaSat, Jan 17, 6:53 PM AKST · 256 days ago · 15 km deep · 45 km away
3. 1.587 km WNW of Yakutat, AlaskaMon, Jan 19, 12:41 AM AKST · 255 days ago · 20 km deep · 83 km away
4. 1.8128 km SSW of McCarthy, AlaskaMon, Jan 19, 4:29 AM AKST · 255 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
5. 2.3118 km WNW of Yakutat, AlaskaMon, Jan 19, 2:39 PM AKST · 254 days ago · 17 km deep · 54 km away
6. 1.697 km NW of Yakutat, AlaskaMon, Jan 19, 9:27 PM AKST · 254 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
7. 1.7115 km WNW of Yakutat, AlaskaMon, Jan 19, 10:50 PM AKST · 254 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away
8. 1.6108 km NW of Yakutat, AlaskaTue, Jan 20, 9:40 PM AKST · 253 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
9. 1.977 km NW of Yakutat, AlaskaWed, Jan 21, 8:18 AM AKST · 253 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
10. 1.695 km NW of Yakutat, AlaskaWed, Jan 21, 9:59 AM AKST · 253 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
11. 2.0118 km NW of Yakutat, AlaskaWed, Jan 21, 10:25 AM AKST · 253 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
12. 1.676 km NW of Yakutat, AlaskaWed, Jan 21, 11:18 AM AKST · 253 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
13. 1.575 km NW of Yakutat, AlaskaWed, Jan 21, 11:22 AM AKST · 253 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
14. 2.495 km WNW of Yakutat, AlaskaWed, Jan 21, 7:22 PM AKST · 252 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
15. 1.798 km NW of Yakutat, AlaskaWed, Jan 21, 11:22 PM AKST · 252 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
16. 2.7113 km E of Cordova, AlaskaFri, Jan 23, 4:41 AM AKST · 251 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
17. 2.0112 km WNW of Yakutat, AlaskaFri, Jan 23, 1:49 PM AKST · 251 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
18. 2.9112 km NW of Yakutat, AlaskaFri, Jan 23, 4:06 PM AKST · 250 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
19. 1.7117 km WNW of Yakutat, AlaskaSun, Jan 25, 8:48 AM AKST · 249 days ago · 17 km deep · 54 km away
20. 1.8100 km NW of Yakutat, AlaskaSun, Jan 25, 1:55 PM AKST · 249 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
21. 1.7109 km S of McCarthy, AlaskaMon, Jan 26, 6:58 AM AKST · 248 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
22. 1.9146 km WNW of Yakutat, AlaskaWed, Jan 28, 3:05 AM AKST · 246 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
23. 1.7126 km S of McCarthy, AlaskaWed, Jan 28, 10:45 AM AKST · 246 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
24. 1.8126 km WNW of Yakutat, AlaskaWed, Jan 28, 7:45 PM AKST · 245 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
25. 3.1104 km WNW of Yakutat, AlaskaThu, Jan 29, 1:28 AM AKST · 245 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
26. 3.1102 km WNW of Yakutat, AlaskaThu, Jan 29, 1:52 AM AKST · 245 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
27. 2.0103 km WNW of Yakutat, AlaskaThu, Jan 29, 2:54 AM AKST · 245 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
28. 1.8111 km SSW of McCarthy, AlaskaThu, Jan 29, 8:40 AM AKST · 245 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
29. 1.997 km NW of Yakutat, AlaskaThu, Jan 29, 3:21 PM AKST · 244 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
30. 1.987 km NW of Yakutat, AlaskaFri, Jan 30, 2:56 PM AKST · 243 days ago · 14 km deep · 84 km away
31. 1.594 km WNW of Yakutat, AlaskaSat, Jan 31, 10:41 AM AKST · 243 days ago · 26 km deep · 77 km away
32. 1.6129 km S of McCarthy, AlaskaMon, Feb 2, 12:51 AM AKST · 241 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
33. 1.7103 km S of McCarthy, AlaskaMon, Feb 2, 2:07 AM AKST · 241 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
34. 1.5112 km E of Cordova, AlaskaMon, Feb 2, 3:25 AM AKST · 241 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
35. 2.6116 km S of McCarthy, AlaskaMon, Feb 2, 6:18 PM AKST · 240 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
36. 2.3115 km S of McCarthy, AlaskaMon, Feb 2, 6:21 PM AKST · 240 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
37. 1.5104 km S of McCarthy, AlaskaTue, Feb 3, 7:24 AM AKST · 240 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
38. 1.9125 km NW of Yakutat, AlaskaTue, Feb 3, 7:31 AM AKST · 240 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
39. 2.189 km WNW of Yakutat, AlaskaTue, Feb 3, 5:21 PM AKST · 239 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
40. 2.1106 km NW of Yakutat, AlaskaTue, Feb 3, 8:46 PM AKST · 239 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
41. 1.892 km S of McCarthy, AlaskaTue, Feb 3, 10:03 PM AKST · 239 days ago · 15 km deep · 38 km away
42. 1.7107 km NW of Yakutat, AlaskaTue, Feb 3, 10:53 PM AKST · 239 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
43. 2.194 km WNW of Yakutat, AlaskaTue, Feb 3, 11:39 PM AKST · 239 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
44. 1.898 km NW of Yakutat, AlaskaWed, Feb 4, 1:30 PM AKST · 239 days ago · 17 km deep · 80 km away
45. 2.0119 km WNW of Yakutat, AlaskaWed, Feb 4, 4:53 PM AKST · 238 days ago · 16 km deep · 55 km away
46. 2.3115 km E of Cordova, AlaskaWed, Feb 4, 6:12 PM AKST · 238 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
47. 1.7107 km S of McCarthy, AlaskaWed, Feb 4, 6:47 PM AKST · 238 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
48. 1.8130 km S of McCarthy, AlaskaFri, Feb 6, 1:12 AM AKST · 237 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
49. 1.990 km NW of Yakutat, AlaskaFri, Feb 6, 5:18 AM AKST · 237 days ago · 14 km deep · 80 km away
50. 1.6115 km S of McCarthy, AlaskaFri, Feb 6, 6:49 AM AKST · 237 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
51. 1.989 km NW of Yakutat, AlaskaFri, Feb 6, 8:45 AM AKST · 237 days ago · 14 km deep · 83 km away
52. 1.990 km WNW of Yakutat, AlaskaFri, Feb 6, 2:45 PM AKST · 236 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
53. 1.696 km NW of Yakutat, AlaskaSat, Feb 7, 3:22 PM AKST · 235 days ago · 14 km deep · 80 km away
54. 1.6121 km WNW of Yakutat, AlaskaSat, Feb 7, 7:17 PM AKST · 235 days ago · 18 km deep · 50 km away
55. 1.592 km WNW of Yakutat, AlaskaSat, Feb 7, 10:45 PM AKST · 235 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
56. 1.5100 km NW of Yakutat, AlaskaSun, Feb 8, 8:01 AM AKST · 235 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
57. 1.8103 km NW of Yakutat, AlaskaSun, Feb 8, 1:44 PM AKST · 235 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
58. 1.8112 km NW of Yakutat, AlaskaMon, Feb 9, 12:30 PM AKST · 234 days ago · 16 km deep · 64 km away
59. 2.090 km WNW of Yakutat, AlaskaMon, Feb 9, 12:53 PM AKST · 234 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
60. 2.189 km NW of Yakutat, AlaskaMon, Feb 9, 7:27 PM AKST · 233 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away

The first 60 of 150.

Before

1. 2.292 km WNW of Yakutat, AlaskaFri, Jan 16, 6:15 PM AKST · 257 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
2. 1.696 km NW of Yakutat, AlaskaThu, Jan 15, 7:44 AM AKST · 259 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
3. 1.9120 km WNW of Yakutat, AlaskaTue, Jan 13, 6:30 PM AKST · 260 days ago · 16 km deep · 54 km away
4. 2.174 km NW of Yakutat, AlaskaTue, Jan 13, 7:41 AM AKST · 261 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
5. 1.7111 km WNW of Yakutat, AlaskaTue, Jan 13, 5:06 AM AKST · 261 days ago · 20 km deep · 62 km away
6. 1.9120 km S of McCarthy, AlaskaMon, Jan 12, 8:35 PM AKST · 261 days ago · 12 km deep · 51 km away
7. 1.8118 km S of McCarthy, AlaskaMon, Jan 12, 7:58 PM AKST · 261 days ago · 15 km deep · 52 km away
8. 1.999 km NW of Yakutat, AlaskaMon, Jan 12, 3:18 PM AKST · 261 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
9. 1.6105 km S of McCarthy, AlaskaMon, Jan 12, 11:16 AM AKST · 262 days ago · 16 km deep · 42 km away
10. 1.5106 km S of McCarthy, AlaskaMon, Jan 12, 5:42 AM AKST · 262 days ago · 16 km deep · 41 km away
11. 1.5140 km ESE of Cordova, AlaskaMon, Jan 12, 2:45 AM AKST · 262 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
12. 2.887 km S of McCarthy, AlaskaMon, Jan 12, 12:55 AM AKST · 262 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
13. 1.7101 km NW of Yakutat, AlaskaSun, Jan 11, 11:26 PM AKST · 262 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
14. 2.391 km WNW of Yakutat, AlaskaSat, Jan 10, 6:44 PM AKST · 263 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
15. 1.8135 km SE of McCarthy, AlaskaSat, Jan 10, 9:46 AM AKST · 264 days ago · 25 km deep · 62 km away
16. 1.8122 km SSE of McCarthy, AlaskaFri, Jan 9, 4:07 PM AKST · 264 days ago · 15 km deep · 9 km away
17. 1.7128 km S of McCarthy, AlaskaFri, Jan 9, 7:15 AM AKST · 265 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
18. 1.5127 km S of McCarthy, AlaskaFri, Jan 9, 5:16 AM AKST · 265 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
19. 1.6139 km SSE of McCarthy, AlaskaThu, Jan 8, 4:30 PM AKST · 265 days ago · 12 km deep · 30 km away
20. 2.389 km WNW of Yakutat, AlaskaMon, Jan 5, 3:07 PM AKST · 268 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak2026beirap. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:40 AM UTC.