Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 151 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 151 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska on Sun, Feb 1, 2026, 9:37 AM AKST (18:37 UTC), 3 km (2 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
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2026-02-01 18:37:46 UTC
Depth
3.1 km (1.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.047° N, 140.209° 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 7.5 km horizontally, 4.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.30
Station coverage gap
122°
Stations used
11

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. 1.6109 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 242 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 1.9106 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 242 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 2.0112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 242 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 1.899 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 242 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 1.9109 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 242 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 2.0107 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 241 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 1.7103 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 241 days ago · 15 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 1.8112 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 241 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 1.9102 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 241 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 2.1104 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 241 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 2.592 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 241 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 1.8151 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 241 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  13. 2.3112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 241 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 2.185 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 241 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 1.6102 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 241 days ago · 16 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 2.0113 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 241 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 1.899 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 241 days ago · 14 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 1.7149 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 241 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 1.9113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 241 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away
  20. 1.8154 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 241 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  21. 1.798 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 241 days ago · 17 km deep · 75 km away
  22. 1.886 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 241 days ago · 19 km deep · 93 km away
  23. 1.8107 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 241 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  24. 1.8105 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 241 days ago · 15 km deep · 63 km away
  25. 1.790 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 241 days ago · 20 km deep · 85 km away
  26. 1.9115 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 241 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  27. 2.0118 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 241 days ago · 18 km deep · 53 km away
  28. 2.095 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 241 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  29. 2.095 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 241 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  30. 2.3113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 241 days ago · 15 km deep · 56 km away
  31. 1.9118 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 241 days ago · 12 km deep · 50 km away
  32. 2.3112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 241 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  33. 2.299 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 240 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  34. 1.9102 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 240 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  35. 1.9100 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 240 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  36. 1.9110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 240 days ago · 16 km deep · 60 km away
  37. 2.4110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 240 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  38. 2.0102 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 240 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  39. 2.299 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 240 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  40. 2.0114 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 240 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  41. 2.1113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 240 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  42. 1.9112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 240 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  43. 2.0101 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 240 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  44. 2.5121 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 240 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  45. 1.9116 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 240 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  46. 1.8109 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 240 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  47. 1.9111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 240 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  48. 2.0113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 240 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
  49. 1.9103 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 240 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  50. 2.2101 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 240 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  51. 2.1106 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 240 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  52. 1.9119 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 240 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  53. 2.1115 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 240 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
  54. 1.8151 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 240 days ago · 13 km deep · 15 km away
  55. 2.0113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 239 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
  56. 2.1106 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 239 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  57. 2.1106 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 239 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
  58. 1.9115 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 239 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  59. 1.9108 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 239 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  60. 2.2105 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 239 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away

The first 60 of 201.

Before

  1. 1.6109 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 242 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 3.594 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 242 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 1.6113 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 242 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 1.8108 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 242 days ago · 14 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 1.792 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 242 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 1.8115 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 242 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 2.1114 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 242 days ago · 15 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 1.8107 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 242 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 2.0118 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 242 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 1.999 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 242 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 1.798 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 242 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 1.8115 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 242 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 1.898 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 242 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 1.6145 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 243 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 1.9101 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 243 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 1.7112 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 243 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 1.9116 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 243 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 1.9115 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 243 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  19. 1.681 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 243 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 1.8112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 243 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak2026cgioiv. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:49 PM UTC.