Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 150 km E of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 150 km E of McCarthy, Alaska on Sun, Feb 8, 2026, 6:31 AM AKST (15:31 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
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2026-02-08 15:31:44 UTC
Depth
3.0 km (1.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.345° N, 140.111° 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 4.3 km horizontally, 3.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
108°
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 201 in the 60 days after this one and 199 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.8108 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 235 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 1.8109 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 235 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 2.1112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 235 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 2.1109 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 235 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 1.6105 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 235 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 1.9109 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 235 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 1.6109 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 235 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 1.7115 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 235 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 1.8102 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 235 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 1.7115 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 235 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 1.8105 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 234 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 1.8113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 234 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 1.9116 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 234 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 1.7109 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 234 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 1.9116 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 234 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 1.7116 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 234 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 1.7116 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 234 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 1.6114 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 234 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 1.7118 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 234 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 1.9109 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 234 days ago · 14 km deep · 93 km away
  21. 1.8107 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 234 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  22. 1.8113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 234 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
  23. 1.9120 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 234 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  24. 2.0114 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 234 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
  25. 1.6112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 234 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  26. 2.0115 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 234 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  27. 1.8114 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 233 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  28. 1.8110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 233 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  29. 1.7110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 233 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  30. 1.9107 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 233 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
  31. 1.8129 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 233 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
  32. 1.7106 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 233 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  33. 1.8114 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 233 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  34. 1.9106 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 233 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  35. 1.6116 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 233 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  36. 1.8112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 233 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  37. 1.6120 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 233 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away
  38. 1.8116 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 233 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  39. 2.1105 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 233 days ago · 1 km deep · 100 km away
  40. 1.9114 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 232 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  41. 2.2113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 232 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
  42. 2.1116 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 232 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away
  43. 2.0117 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 232 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  44. 1.5101 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 232 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  45. 1.9115 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 232 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  46. 1.8138 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 232 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  47. 2.2105 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 232 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  48. 1.9115 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 232 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  49. 1.9122 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 232 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  50. 2.0137 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 232 days ago · 14 km deep · 64 km away
  51. 2.0109 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 231 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  52. 2.0117 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 231 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  53. 1.7156 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 231 days ago · 1 km deep · 27 km away
  54. 2.1113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 231 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  55. 1.9117 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 231 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  56. 1.8137 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 231 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  57. 2.1110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 231 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  58. 2.0120 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 231 days ago · 15 km deep · 81 km away
  59. 2.2112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 231 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  60. 2.2118 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 231 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.5111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 235 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 1.6112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 235 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 2.2113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 235 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 1.7112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 235 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 1.6117 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 235 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 1.7107 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 235 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 2.2118 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 235 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 1.7117 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 235 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 2.2116 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 235 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 1.8113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 235 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 1.7115 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 235 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 1.9113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 235 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 1.7110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 235 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 1.8109 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 235 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 1.6120 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 235 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 1.6111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 235 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 1.9116 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 235 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 2.3111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 235 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 1.8114 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 236 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 2.6109 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 236 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak2026csymiv. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:57 PM UTC.