Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 123 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 123 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska on Sat, Jan 17, 2026, 11:42 PM AKST (08:42 UTC), 11 km (7 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
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2026-01-18 08:42:40 UTC
Depth
10.5 km (6.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.210° N, 140.670° 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 4.7 km horizontally, 3.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
90°
Stations used
12

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 201 in the 60 days after this one and 199 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.7109 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 258 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 1.6109 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 258 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 2.7111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 258 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 1.8120 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 258 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 2.1112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 258 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 2.6110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 258 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 1.7113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 258 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 1.6107 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 258 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 1.8134 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 258 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 1.6118 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 258 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 1.7115 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 257 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 1.7115 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 257 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 1.6122 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 257 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 1.5108 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 257 days ago · 18 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 1.7112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 257 days ago · 14 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 1.8117 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 257 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 2.1113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 257 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 1.9119 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 257 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 1.6115 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 257 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 1.7107 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 257 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  21. 1.6112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 257 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
  22. 1.5123 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 257 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  23. 1.5122 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 257 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  24. 2.1116 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 257 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  25. 1.5141 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 257 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  26. 1.8120 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 257 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
  27. 1.8110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 257 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  28. 1.6116 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 257 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  29. 1.8107 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 257 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  30. 1.7116 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 257 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  31. 1.6124 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 257 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  32. 1.8121 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 257 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  33. 1.6108 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 257 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  34. 1.8111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 257 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  35. 1.7118 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 257 days ago · 16 km deep · 80 km away
  36. 1.5109 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 257 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  37. 1.7108 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 257 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  38. 1.5108 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 257 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  39. 1.6103 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 257 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  40. 1.5121 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 257 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  41. 1.5114 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 257 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  42. 1.5135 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 256 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  43. 1.7112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 256 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  44. 1.7113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 256 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  45. 1.5114 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 256 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  46. 1.6105 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 256 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  47. 2.2116 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 256 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  48. 1.7112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 256 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  49. 2.3108 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 256 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  50. 1.6109 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 256 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
  51. 1.6141 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 256 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  52. 1.6106 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 256 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  53. 2.3112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 256 days ago · 18 km deep · 84 km away
  54. 1.9113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 256 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  55. 2.5134 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 256 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  56. 1.8117 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 256 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  57. 1.7108 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 256 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
  58. 1.7116 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 256 days ago · 1 km deep · 30 km away
  59. 2.2112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 256 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  60. 1.9118 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 256 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.9110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 258 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 1.7112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 258 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 1.7112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 258 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 1.8106 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 258 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 1.7112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 258 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 1.9112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 258 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 2.9115 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 258 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 1.8111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 258 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 2.1113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 258 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 1.8111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 258 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 1.8113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 258 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 1.9115 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 258 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 1.9104 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 258 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 2.0111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 258 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 2.3118 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 258 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 1.8105 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 258 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 2.0121 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 258 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 1.9107 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 258 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 1.7117 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 258 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 1.8112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 258 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak2026bfwqxj. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:18 AM UTC.