Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 96 km E of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 96 km E of McCarthy, Alaska on Tue, Feb 17, 2026, 8:00 PM AKST (05:00 UTC), 5 km (3 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
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2026-02-18 05:00:57 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.362° N, 141.128° 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 2.8 km horizontally, 0.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
56°
Stations used
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 159 in the 60 days after this one and 89 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.5110 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 225 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 1.7113 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 225 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 1.6137 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 225 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 1.6137 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 225 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 1.6161 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 224 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 1.8123 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 224 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 1.8137 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 224 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 1.7158 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 224 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 2.0157 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 222 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 1.9151 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 222 days ago · 12 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 1.9140 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 221 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 1.781 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 220 days ago · 11 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 1.698 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 219 days ago · 17 km deep · 21 km away
  14. 1.871 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 219 days ago · 14 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 1.8157 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 218 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 2.5157 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 218 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 2.1146 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 217 days ago · 28 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 2.3100 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 217 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  19. 2.155 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 217 days ago · 28 km deep · 40 km away
  20. 2.057 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 217 days ago · 15 km deep · 39 km away
  21. 1.987 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 216 days ago · 13 km deep · 24 km away
  22. 2.1121 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 216 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  23. 2.086 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 216 days ago · 14 km deep · 24 km away
  24. 2.085 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 216 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  25. 2.492 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 215 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  26. 3.4157 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 215 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  27. 2.7155 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 215 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  28. 2.5157 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 215 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  29. 1.8159 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 215 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  30. 2.2158 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 215 days ago · 1 km deep · 64 km away
  31. 1.8158 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 215 days ago · 1 km deep · 64 km away
  32. 1.5122 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 215 days ago · 14 km deep · 28 km away
  33. 1.6154 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 215 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  34. 1.6116 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 215 days ago · 19 km deep · 99 km away
  35. 1.7159 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 215 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  36. 2.4158 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 214 days ago · 1 km deep · 64 km away
  37. 2.8157 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 214 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  38. 1.6158 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 214 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  39. 1.7159 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 214 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  40. 1.7158 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 214 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  41. 1.682 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 214 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  42. 2.0157 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 214 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  43. 1.9159 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 213 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  44. 2.3157 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 213 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
  45. 1.7156 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 213 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
  46. 1.8160 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 212 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  47. 1.8157 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 212 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  48. 1.783 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 212 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  49. 2.0102 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 211 days ago · 14 km deep · 25 km away
  50. 1.768 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 211 days ago · 19 km deep · 35 km away
  51. 1.6129 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 210 days ago · 20 km deep · 35 km away
  52. 1.8159 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 210 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
  53. 1.7158 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 210 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
  54. 1.9124 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 209 days ago · 14 km deep · 33 km away
  55. 2.1157 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 208 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  56. 2.063 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 208 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
  57. 2.0121 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 207 days ago · 1 km deep · 31 km away
  58. 2.1124 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 207 days ago · 1 km deep · 33 km away
  59. 1.9152 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 207 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  60. 2.1159 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 205 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away

The first 60 of 159.

Before

  1. 1.8130 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 226 days ago · 16 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 1.9160 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 226 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 1.8104 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 227 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 1.596 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 227 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  5. 2.0140 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 228 days ago · 17 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 1.6138 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 228 days ago · 17 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 1.8119 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 229 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 2.0141 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 229 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 1.777 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 230 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 1.790 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 230 days ago · 12 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 1.9121 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 230 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 1.786 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 230 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 1.8124 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 230 days ago · 16 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 2.0155 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 230 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 1.943 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 231 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 1.8137 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 231 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  17. 1.7156 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 231 days ago · 1 km deep · 63 km away
  18. 2.0137 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 232 days ago · 14 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 1.9122 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 232 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  20. 1.8138 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 232 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026dkmvox. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:56 PM UTC.