Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 77 km E of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 77 km E of McCarthy, Alaska on Tue, Jan 20, 2026, 5:06 PM AKST (02:06 UTC), 1 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 157 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2026-01-21 02:06:44 UTC
Depth
0.8 km (0.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.575° N, 141.500° 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 3.3 km horizontally, 4.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.30
Station coverage gap
63°
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 149 in the 60 days after this one and 51 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.8121 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 253 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 1.6114 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 253 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 1.5117 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 249 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 1.6120 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 249 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 2.932 km ESE of Nabesna, Alaska · 249 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 1.9105 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 249 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 1.542 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 248 days ago · 21 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 2.0128 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 248 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 1.7119 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 247 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 2.0119 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 247 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 2.0118 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 247 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 1.5117 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 247 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 2.0119 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 247 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 1.7119 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 247 days ago · 1 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 1.6125 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 247 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 1.7118 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 247 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 1.7113 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 246 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 2.4119 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 246 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  19. 2.0118 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 246 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  20. 1.9124 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 246 days ago · 15 km deep · 61 km away
  21. 1.7120 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 246 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  22. 1.8100 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 246 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  23. 1.9120 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 246 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  24. 2.3159 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 246 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  25. 1.8119 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 245 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away
  26. 2.0108 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 245 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  27. 1.8129 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 244 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  28. 3.2136 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 244 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  29. 1.681 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 243 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  30. 1.6113 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 242 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  31. 1.7151 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 242 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  32. 1.8151 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 241 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  33. 1.7149 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 241 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  34. 1.8154 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 241 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  35. 1.954 km SW of Alcan Border, Alaska · 241 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  36. 1.8151 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 240 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
  37. 1.9146 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 238 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  38. 1.7140 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 238 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  39. 1.857 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 237 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  40. 2.2140 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 236 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  41. 1.8140 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 236 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
  42. 1.5139 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 236 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  43. 1.679 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 236 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  44. 1.8150 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 236 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  45. 2.0127 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 236 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  46. 1.6150 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 235 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  47. 1.6116 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 233 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  48. 1.6120 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 233 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
  49. 1.5101 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 232 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  50. 1.7156 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 231 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  51. 1.8137 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 231 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  52. 1.943 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 230 days ago · 11 km deep · 36 km away
  53. 2.0155 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 230 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  54. 1.786 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 230 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  55. 1.9121 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 230 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  56. 1.790 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 229 days ago · 12 km deep · 13 km away
  57. 1.777 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 229 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  58. 2.0141 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 229 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
  59. 1.596 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 227 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  60. 1.8104 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 227 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away

The first 60 of 149.

Before

  1. 1.7116 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 254 days ago · 1 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 1.6124 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 255 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 1.5122 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 255 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 1.5123 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 255 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 1.6123 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 256 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 1.7110 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 257 days ago · 14 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 2.049 km SSW of Alcan Border, Alaska · 257 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 1.9142 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 259 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 1.636 km NE of McCarthy, Alaska · 260 days ago · 16 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 1.8112 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 261 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 1.779 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 261 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 1.852 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 262 days ago · 14 km deep · 30 km away
  13. 2.0110 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 263 days ago · 12 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 1.9159 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 264 days ago · 16 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 1.754 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 265 days ago · 15 km deep · 31 km away
  16. 1.9142 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 266 days ago · 16 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 2.0148 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 266 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 2.1141 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 266 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 1.956 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 266 days ago · 16 km deep · 30 km away
  20. 2.077 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 266 days ago · 12 km deep · 25 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak2026bkwsvl. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:49 AM UTC.