Alaska earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 119 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 119 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska on Tue, Jan 27, 2026, 8:06 PM AKST (05:06 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 113 km NNW of Yakutat, 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
2026-01-28 05:06:55 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.233° N, 140.732° 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 3.1 km horizontally, 0.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.30
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
66°
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: 200 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.0118 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 246 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.9124 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 246 days ago · 15 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 1.7120 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 246 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 1.9110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 246 days ago · 14 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 2.0110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 246 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 2.4114 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 246 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 1.8100 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 246 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 2.1107 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 246 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 2.0110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 246 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 1.8115 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 246 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 2.0118 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 246 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 2.2107 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 246 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 2.4121 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 246 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 1.9112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 246 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 2.2107 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 246 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 2.3121 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 246 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 2.1114 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 246 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 2.0109 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 246 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 2.2120 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 246 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 2.2110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 246 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  21. 2.0116 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 246 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  22. 2.2113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 246 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  23. 1.9120 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 246 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  24. 2.3159 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 246 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  25. 2.7108 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 246 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  26. 2.0123 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 245 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  27. 2.4116 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 245 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  28. 1.9113 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 245 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  29. 2.0120 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 245 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
  30. 2.1110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 245 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  31. 2.0112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 245 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  32. 2.3114 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 245 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  33. 2.1178 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 245 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
  34. 2.0111 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 245 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  35. 2.3111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 245 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  36. 2.1109 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 245 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  37. 2.0110 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 245 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  38. 1.8119 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 245 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away
  39. 2.0108 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 245 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  40. 2.2116 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 245 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  41. 2.2122 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 245 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  42. 2.0110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 244 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  43. 1.9100 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 244 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  44. 2.1111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 244 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  45. 2.3119 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 244 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  46. 2.0108 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 244 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  47. 1.8129 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 244 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  48. 2.0107 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 244 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  49. 2.3113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 244 days ago · 16 km deep · 90 km away
  50. 1.9112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 244 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  51. 2.0118 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 244 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  52. 2.2118 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 244 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  53. 2.6116 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 244 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  54. 2.1108 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 244 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  55. 2.0112 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 244 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  56. 1.9110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 244 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  57. 3.2136 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 244 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  58. 2.0110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 244 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  59. 1.8121 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 244 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  60. 1.7112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 244 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away

The first 60 of 200.

Before

  1. 2.4118 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 246 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 2.0104 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 246 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 1.7113 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 246 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 2.1115 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 246 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 2.0110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 247 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 2.2115 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 247 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 1.9112 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 247 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 1.8118 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 247 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 2.0106 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 247 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 1.7111 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 247 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 1.7118 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 247 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 2.0120 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 247 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 1.6125 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 247 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 1.7119 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 247 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 1.8107 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 247 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 2.0118 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 247 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 1.7109 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 247 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 2.0119 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 247 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 1.5117 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 247 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 2.0118 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 247 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak2026bxyugg. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:46 AM UTC.