Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 88 km S of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 88 km S of McCarthy, Alaska on Mon, Feb 16, 2026, 7:08 PM AKST (04:08 UTC), 14 km (9 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
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2026-02-17 04:08:23 UTC
Depth
14.3 km (8.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.640° N, 143.006° 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 3.5 km horizontally, 2.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
93°
Stations used
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 62 in the 60 days after this one and 30 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.678 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 226 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 1.9107 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 225 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 3.381 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 224 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 3.282 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 224 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 1.6109 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 222 days ago · 17 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 1.7106 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 222 days ago · 15 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 1.5107 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 221 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 1.595 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 221 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 1.6121 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 220 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 2.795 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 218 days ago · 13 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 2.2115 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 217 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 1.7109 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 217 days ago · 17 km deep · 21 km away
  13. 1.8124 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 216 days ago · 17 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 2.1136 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 215 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 1.6106 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 215 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 1.6139 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 213 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 1.596 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 212 days ago · 13 km deep · 17 km away
  18. 2.896 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 212 days ago · 14 km deep · 18 km away
  19. 2.797 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 212 days ago · 13 km deep · 19 km away
  20. 1.768 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 211 days ago · 19 km deep · 96 km away
  21. 1.881 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 208 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
  22. 1.592 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska · 208 days ago · 12 km deep · 44 km away
  23. 1.7102 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 206 days ago · 18 km deep · 53 km away
  24. 1.6104 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 206 days ago · 20 km deep · 52 km away
  25. 1.5131 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 205 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  26. 1.994 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 203 days ago · 19 km deep · 15 km away
  27. 1.7126 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 203 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  28. 3.349 km SW of McCarthy, Alaska · 198 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  29. 1.6126 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 197 days ago · 20 km deep · 38 km away
  30. 1.8164 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 194 days ago · 24 km deep · 79 km away
  31. 1.8138 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 194 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
  32. 2.4136 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 193 days ago · 1 km deep · 100 km away
  33. 1.8133 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 193 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  34. 1.7124 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 192 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  35. 1.5122 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska · 192 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  36. 1.5113 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 192 days ago · 14 km deep · 25 km away
  37. 1.5122 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 191 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  38. 1.6134 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 189 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  39. 1.5113 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 189 days ago · 1 km deep · 43 km away
  40. 1.7135 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 189 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  41. 1.6137 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 188 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  42. 1.5130 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 187 days ago · 17 km deep · 84 km away
  43. 2.2134 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 187 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  44. 2.0131 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 187 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  45. 1.9134 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 187 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  46. 1.8134 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 187 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  47. 1.5133 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 186 days ago · 20 km deep · 98 km away
  48. 2.1133 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 186 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  49. 1.6133 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 186 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  50. 1.8112 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 185 days ago · 20 km deep · 24 km away
  51. 1.552 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 183 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
  52. 1.6126 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 183 days ago · 23 km deep · 97 km away
  53. 1.792 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 181 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
  54. 1.6126 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 181 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
  55. 1.5126 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 181 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
  56. 1.6126 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 181 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  57. 1.7130 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 181 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  58. 1.6133 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 179 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
  59. 1.7122 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 178 days ago · 17 km deep · 98 km away
  60. 1.7133 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 176 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away

The first 60 of 62.

Before

  1. 2.4119 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 227 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 1.8114 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 229 days ago · 26 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 1.9102 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 230 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 1.8129 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 231 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 2.0122 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 233 days ago · 21 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 1.5107 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 233 days ago · 0 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 2.0126 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 233 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 1.6121 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 236 days ago · 18 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 1.671 km ENE of Cordova, Alaska · 236 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 1.6115 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 237 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 1.8130 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 237 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 1.7107 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 239 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  13. 2.3115 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 239 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 1.892 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 240 days ago · 15 km deep · 16 km away
  15. 1.9125 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 240 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 1.5104 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 240 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  17. 2.3115 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 241 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 2.6116 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 241 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
  19. 1.5112 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 241 days ago · 12 km deep · 46 km away
  20. 1.7103 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 241 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak2026dipjkq. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:19 PM UTC.