Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 113 km E of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 113 km E of McCarthy, Alaska on Wed, Feb 18, 2026, 12:17 PM AKST (21:17 UTC), 6 km (4 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 21:17:03 UTC
Depth
5.9 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.490° N, 140.800° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 4.1 km horizontally, 3.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
72°
Stations used
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 139 in the 60 days after this one and 76 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.6137 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 225 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 1.6137 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 225 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 1.6161 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 224 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 1.8137 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 224 days ago · 0 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 1.7158 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 224 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 2.0157 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 222 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 1.9151 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 222 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 1.9140 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 221 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 1.781 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 220 days ago · 11 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 1.698 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 219 days ago · 17 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 1.871 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 219 days ago · 14 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 1.8157 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 218 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 2.5157 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 218 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 2.1146 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 217 days ago · 28 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 2.3100 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 217 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  16. 2.155 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 217 days ago · 28 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 2.057 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 217 days ago · 15 km deep · 58 km away
  18. 1.987 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 216 days ago · 13 km deep · 28 km away
  19. 2.1121 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 216 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  20. 2.086 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 216 days ago · 14 km deep · 29 km away
  21. 2.085 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 216 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  22. 2.492 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 215 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  23. 3.4157 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 215 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  24. 2.7155 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 215 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  25. 2.5157 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 215 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  26. 1.8159 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 215 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  27. 2.2158 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 215 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away
  28. 1.8158 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 215 days ago · 1 km deep · 57 km away
  29. 1.5122 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 215 days ago · 14 km deep · 29 km away
  30. 1.6154 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 215 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  31. 1.7159 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 215 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  32. 2.4158 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 214 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away
  33. 2.8157 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 214 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  34. 1.6158 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 214 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  35. 1.7159 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 214 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  36. 1.7158 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 214 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  37. 1.682 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 214 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
  38. 2.0157 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 214 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  39. 1.9159 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 213 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  40. 2.3157 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 213 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away
  41. 1.7156 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 213 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
  42. 1.8160 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 212 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  43. 1.8157 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 212 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  44. 1.783 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 212 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  45. 2.0102 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 211 days ago · 14 km deep · 15 km away
  46. 1.768 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 211 days ago · 19 km deep · 57 km away
  47. 1.6129 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 210 days ago · 20 km deep · 33 km away
  48. 1.8159 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 210 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
  49. 1.7158 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 210 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away
  50. 1.9124 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 209 days ago · 14 km deep · 11 km away
  51. 2.1157 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 208 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  52. 2.063 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 208 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
  53. 2.0121 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 207 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
  54. 2.1124 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 207 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
  55. 1.9152 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 206 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  56. 2.1159 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 205 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  57. 2.0160 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 205 days ago · 0 km deep · 58 km away
  58. 1.775 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 204 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  59. 1.9130 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 204 days ago · 14 km deep · 37 km away
  60. 2.1120 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 204 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away

The first 60 of 139.

Before

  1. 1.5110 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 225 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 1.796 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 225 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 1.8130 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 226 days ago · 16 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 1.9160 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 226 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 1.8104 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 227 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 1.596 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 227 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 2.0140 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 227 days ago · 17 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 1.6138 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 228 days ago · 17 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 2.0141 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 229 days ago · 1 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 1.777 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 229 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 1.790 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 230 days ago · 12 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 1.9121 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 230 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  13. 1.786 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 230 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 2.0155 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 230 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 1.943 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 231 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 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 · 58 km away
  18. 2.0137 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 232 days ago · 14 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 1.8138 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 232 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 1.5101 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 232 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026dlterx. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:48 PM UTC.