Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 113 km E of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 113 km E of McCarthy, Alaska on Sun, Feb 1, 2026, 5:11 AM AKST (14:11 UTC), 3 km (2 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
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2026-02-01 14:11:16 UTC
Depth
3.1 km (1.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.461° N, 140.797° 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 6.8 km horizontally, 5.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
94°
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: 156 in the 60 days after this one and 78 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.7151 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 242 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 1.8151 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 241 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 1.7149 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 241 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 1.8154 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 241 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 1.8151 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 240 days ago · 13 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 1.9146 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 238 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 1.7140 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 238 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 1.857 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 237 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 2.2140 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 236 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 1.8140 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 236 days ago · 1 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 1.5139 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 236 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 1.679 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 236 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 1.8150 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 236 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 2.0127 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 236 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 1.6150 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 235 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  16. 1.8129 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 233 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 1.6116 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 233 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  18. 1.6120 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 233 days ago · 11 km deep · 25 km away
  19. 1.5101 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 232 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  20. 1.8138 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 232 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  21. 2.0137 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 231 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away
  22. 1.7156 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 231 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away
  23. 1.8137 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 231 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  24. 1.943 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 230 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  25. 2.0155 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 230 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  26. 1.8124 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 230 days ago · 16 km deep · 97 km away
  27. 1.786 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 230 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  28. 1.9138 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 230 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  29. 1.9121 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 230 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  30. 1.790 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 229 days ago · 12 km deep · 27 km away
  31. 1.777 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 229 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  32. 2.0141 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 229 days ago · 1 km deep · 43 km away
  33. 1.6138 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 228 days ago · 17 km deep · 83 km away
  34. 2.0140 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 227 days ago · 17 km deep · 81 km away
  35. 1.596 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 227 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  36. 1.8104 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 227 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  37. 1.9160 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 226 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  38. 1.8130 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 225 days ago · 16 km deep · 96 km away
  39. 1.796 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 225 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  40. 1.5110 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 225 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  41. 1.7113 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 225 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  42. 1.6137 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 225 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  43. 1.6137 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 224 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
  44. 1.6161 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 224 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  45. 1.8123 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 224 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  46. 1.8137 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 224 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
  47. 1.7158 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 223 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  48. 2.0157 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 222 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  49. 1.9151 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 222 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away
  50. 1.9140 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 221 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
  51. 1.781 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 220 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away
  52. 1.698 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 219 days ago · 17 km deep · 19 km away
  53. 1.871 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 219 days ago · 14 km deep · 42 km away
  54. 1.8157 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 218 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  55. 2.5157 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 218 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  56. 2.1146 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 217 days ago · 28 km deep · 73 km away
  57. 2.3100 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 217 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  58. 2.155 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 217 days ago · 28 km deep · 59 km away
  59. 2.057 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 217 days ago · 15 km deep · 57 km away
  60. 1.987 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 216 days ago · 13 km deep · 29 km away

The first 60 of 156.

Before

  1. 1.6145 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 242 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 1.681 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 243 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 1.8128 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 243 days ago · 20 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 3.2136 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 244 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 1.8129 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 244 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 2.0108 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 245 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 1.8119 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 245 days ago · 12 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 2.1178 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 245 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 2.3159 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 246 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 1.9120 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 246 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 1.8100 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 246 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  12. 1.7120 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 246 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 1.9124 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 246 days ago · 15 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 2.0118 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 246 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  15. 2.4119 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 246 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  16. 1.7113 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 246 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  17. 1.7118 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 247 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  18. 1.6125 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 247 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  19. 1.7119 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 247 days ago · 1 km deep · 27 km away
  20. 2.0119 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 247 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak2026cfzstq. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:47 AM UTC.