Alaska earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake 81 km S of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 81 km S of McCarthy, Alaska on Thu, Feb 19, 2026, 4:49 AM AKST (13:49 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 3.3 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from: Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time: Thu, Feb 19, 2026, 4:49 AM AKST
UTC: 2026-02-19 13:49:30 UTC
Depth: 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 60.704° N, 143.122° W
Region: Alaska
Strongest shaking: IV, light shaking
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
3.3	ML, local (Richter)	Alaska Earthquake Center	Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.1 · 63 stations
3.5	Mwr, regional moment	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.05 · 39 stations

Shaking

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

Strongest estimated: IV, light shaking
Peak ground acceleration: 1.4% of gravity
Peak ground velocity: 0.4 cm/s
Map: Automatic

USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter — Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Fault motion and ground failure

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Faulting: Oblique normal
Moment magnitude: 3.5 Mwr
Nodal plane 1: Strike 140°, dip 74°, rake -51°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 248°, dip 42°, rake -156°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty: About 1.9 km horizontally, 0.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.10
Depth from: Operator assigned
Station coverage gap: 56°
Stations used: 86

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 46 in the 60 days after this one and 28 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026dnabxq (also filed as us6000sa6b). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:50 PM UTC.