Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 108 km E of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 108 km E of McCarthy, Alaska on Thu, Jan 29, 2026, 9:36 AM AKST (18:36 UTC), 2 km (1 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
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2026-01-29 18:36:51 UTC
Depth
2.2 km (1.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.267° N, 140.925° 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 4.1 km horizontally, 4.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
82°
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: 201 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.2116 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 245 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 2.2122 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 245 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 2.0110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 245 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 2.1111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 244 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 2.3119 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 244 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 2.0108 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 244 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 1.8129 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 244 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 2.0107 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 244 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 2.3113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 244 days ago · 16 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 1.9112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 244 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 2.0118 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 244 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 2.2118 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 244 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 2.6116 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 244 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 2.0112 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 244 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 3.2136 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 244 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  16. 2.0110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 244 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 1.8121 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 244 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 1.7112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 244 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 1.8113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 244 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 1.6116 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 244 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  21. 1.9109 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 244 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  22. 2.0118 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 244 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
  23. 1.6116 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 244 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  24. 1.7112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 243 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  25. 1.8110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 243 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  26. 1.9111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 243 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  27. 1.6117 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 243 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
  28. 1.7110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 243 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
  29. 2.0115 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 243 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  30. 1.9115 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 243 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  31. 1.8128 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 243 days ago · 20 km deep · 81 km away
  32. 1.7122 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 243 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away
  33. 1.8114 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 243 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  34. 1.7110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 243 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  35. 1.8111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 243 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  36. 1.8112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 243 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  37. 1.681 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 243 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  38. 1.9115 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 243 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  39. 1.9116 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 243 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  40. 1.7112 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 243 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  41. 1.6145 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 242 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  42. 1.8115 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 242 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
  43. 2.0118 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 242 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  44. 2.1114 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 242 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away
  45. 1.8115 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 242 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  46. 1.8108 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 242 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
  47. 1.6113 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 242 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  48. 1.6109 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 242 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  49. 1.7151 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 242 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  50. 1.6109 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 242 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  51. 2.0112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 242 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  52. 1.8112 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 241 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
  53. 1.8151 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 241 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  54. 2.3112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 241 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
  55. 1.6102 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 241 days ago · 16 km deep · 100 km away
  56. 2.0113 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 241 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  57. 1.7149 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 241 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  58. 1.9113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 241 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
  59. 1.8154 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 241 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  60. 1.9115 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 241 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away

The first 60 of 201.

Before

  1. 1.8119 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 245 days ago · 12 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 2.0110 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 245 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 2.1109 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 245 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 2.3111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 245 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 2.0111 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 245 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 2.1178 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 245 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 2.3114 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 245 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 2.0112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 245 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 2.1110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 245 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 2.0120 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 245 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 1.9113 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 245 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 2.4116 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 245 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 2.0123 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 246 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 2.7108 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 246 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 2.3159 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 246 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 1.9120 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 246 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 2.2113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 246 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 2.0116 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 246 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 2.2110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 246 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 2.2120 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 246 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak2026cavjbs. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:51 PM UTC.