Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 111 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 111 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska on Thu, Jan 29, 2026, 8:40 AM AKST (17:40 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 81 km S 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
2026-01-29 17:40:59 UTC
Depth
7.9 km (4.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.503° N, 143.695° 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 3.2 km horizontally, 2.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
121°
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 55 in the 60 days after this one and 29 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.6129 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 241 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 1.7103 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 241 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 1.5112 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 241 days ago · 12 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 2.6116 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 240 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 2.3115 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 240 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 1.5104 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 240 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 1.892 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 239 days ago · 15 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 2.3115 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 238 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 1.7107 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 238 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 1.8130 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 237 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 1.6115 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 237 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 1.671 km ENE of Cordova, Alaska · 236 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 1.5107 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 232 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 2.0122 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 232 days ago · 21 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 1.8129 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 230 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 1.839 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 230 days ago · 23 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 1.9102 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 229 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  18. 1.8114 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 228 days ago · 26 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 2.4119 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 227 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 1.988 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 226 days ago · 14 km deep · 41 km away
  21. 1.678 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 226 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  22. 1.9107 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 225 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  23. 3.381 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 224 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  24. 3.282 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 224 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  25. 1.6109 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 222 days ago · 17 km deep · 39 km away
  26. 1.7106 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 222 days ago · 15 km deep · 41 km away
  27. 1.5107 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 221 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  28. 1.595 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 220 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  29. 1.6121 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 219 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  30. 2.795 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 218 days ago · 13 km deep · 55 km away
  31. 2.2115 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 217 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  32. 1.7109 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 216 days ago · 17 km deep · 34 km away
  33. 1.6106 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 214 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  34. 1.596 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 212 days ago · 13 km deep · 54 km away
  35. 2.896 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 212 days ago · 14 km deep · 55 km away
  36. 2.797 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 211 days ago · 13 km deep · 55 km away
  37. 1.881 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 208 days ago · 13 km deep · 37 km away
  38. 1.592 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska · 207 days ago · 12 km deep · 24 km away
  39. 1.7102 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 205 days ago · 18 km deep · 12 km away
  40. 1.6104 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 205 days ago · 20 km deep · 12 km away
  41. 1.5131 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 205 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  42. 1.994 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 203 days ago · 19 km deep · 52 km away
  43. 1.7126 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 203 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  44. 3.349 km SW of McCarthy, Alaska · 198 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
  45. 1.6126 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 196 days ago · 20 km deep · 38 km away
  46. 1.8164 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 194 days ago · 24 km deep · 73 km away
  47. 1.7124 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 192 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  48. 1.5122 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska · 192 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  49. 1.5113 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 192 days ago · 14 km deep · 30 km away
  50. 1.5122 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 191 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  51. 1.6134 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 189 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  52. 1.5113 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 188 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  53. 2.919 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 188 days ago · 29 km deep · 97 km away
  54. 1.6137 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 187 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  55. 1.8112 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 185 days ago · 20 km deep · 42 km away

Before

  1. 1.7126 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 246 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 1.9146 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 246 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 1.7109 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 248 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 1.844 km SE of Cordova, Alaska · 248 days ago · 18 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 1.744 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 251 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 2.7113 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 251 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 1.730 km ENE of Cordova, Alaska · 252 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 1.528 km ENE of Cordova, Alaska · 252 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 2.639 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 253 days ago · 27 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 2.245 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 253 days ago · 18 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 1.936 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 254 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 1.8128 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska · 255 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 1.677 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 256 days ago · 23 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 1.7105 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 256 days ago · 15 km deep · 32 km away
  15. 1.7128 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 257 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 1.9127 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 257 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 1.9120 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 261 days ago · 12 km deep · 27 km away
  18. 1.8118 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 261 days ago · 15 km deep · 25 km away
  19. 1.6105 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 262 days ago · 16 km deep · 36 km away
  20. 1.5106 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 262 days ago · 16 km deep · 36 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak2026catmxv. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:38 PM UTC.