Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 78 km S of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 78 km S of McCarthy, Alaska on Tue, Feb 17, 2026, 1:53 PM AKST (22:53 UTC), 9 km (5 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
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2026-02-17 22:53:11 UTC
Depth
8.8 km (5.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.732° N, 143.106° 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 2.4 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
55°
Stations used
27

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 47 in the 60 days after this one and 27 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.9107 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 226 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 3.381 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 225 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 3.282 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 225 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 1.6109 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 223 days ago · 17 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 1.7106 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 223 days ago · 15 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 1.5107 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 222 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 1.595 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 222 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 1.6121 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 221 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 2.795 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 219 days ago · 13 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 2.2115 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 218 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 2.155 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 218 days ago · 28 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 2.057 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 218 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 1.7109 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 218 days ago · 17 km deep · 31 km away
  14. 2.1136 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 216 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 1.6106 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 216 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 1.6139 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 214 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 1.596 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 213 days ago · 13 km deep · 27 km away
  18. 2.896 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 213 days ago · 14 km deep · 28 km away
  19. 2.797 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 213 days ago · 13 km deep · 29 km away
  20. 1.768 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 212 days ago · 19 km deep · 93 km away
  21. 1.881 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 209 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
  22. 1.592 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska · 208 days ago · 12 km deep · 38 km away
  23. 1.7102 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 207 days ago · 18 km deep · 53 km away
  24. 1.6104 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 206 days ago · 20 km deep · 53 km away
  25. 1.5131 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 206 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  26. 1.994 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 204 days ago · 19 km deep · 25 km away
  27. 1.7126 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 204 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  28. 3.349 km SW of McCarthy, Alaska · 199 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 1
  29. 1.6126 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 198 days ago · 20 km deep · 47 km away
  30. 1.8164 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 195 days ago · 24 km deep · 89 km away
  31. 1.8138 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 195 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
  32. 1.7124 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 193 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  33. 1.5122 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska · 193 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  34. 1.5113 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 193 days ago · 14 km deep · 34 km away
  35. 1.5122 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 192 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  36. 1.6134 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 190 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  37. 1.5113 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 190 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
  38. 1.6137 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 189 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  39. 1.5130 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 188 days ago · 17 km deep · 92 km away
  40. 1.8112 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 186 days ago · 20 km deep · 35 km away
  41. 1.552 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 184 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away
  42. 1.792 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 182 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  43. 1.7133 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 177 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  44. 1.954 km ENE of Cordova, Alaska · 177 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  45. 1.8136 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 168 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  46. 1.9126 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 168 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  47. 1.796 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska · 167 days ago · 31 km deep · 30 km away

Before

  1. 1.988 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 228 days ago · 14 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 2.4119 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 228 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 1.8114 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 230 days ago · 26 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 1.9102 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 230 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 1.8129 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 232 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 2.0122 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 233 days ago · 21 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 1.5107 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 234 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 1.671 km ENE of Cordova, Alaska · 237 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 1.6115 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 238 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 1.8130 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 238 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 1.857 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 238 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 1.7107 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 240 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 2.3115 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 240 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 1.892 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 241 days ago · 15 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 1.5104 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 241 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  16. 2.3115 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 242 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 2.6116 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 242 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  18. 1.5112 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 242 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 1.7103 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 242 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  20. 1.6129 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 242 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak2026dkaqri. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:51 PM UTC.