Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 71 km E of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 71 km E of McCarthy, Alaska on Tue, Feb 24, 2026, 10:44 AM AKST (19:44 UTC), 14 km (8 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
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2026-02-24 19:44:28 UTC
Depth
13.6 km (8.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.512° N, 141.588° 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 3.8 km horizontally, 3.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
94°
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 129 in the 60 days after this one and 68 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.8157 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 219 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 2.5157 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 218 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 2.1146 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 217 days ago · 28 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 2.3100 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 217 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 2.155 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 217 days ago · 28 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 2.057 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 217 days ago · 15 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 1.987 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 217 days ago · 13 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 2.1121 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 217 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 2.086 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 216 days ago · 14 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 2.085 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 216 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 2.492 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 215 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  12. 3.4157 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 215 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 2.7155 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 215 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 2.5157 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 215 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 1.8159 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 215 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 2.2158 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 215 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 1.8158 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 215 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 1.5122 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 215 days ago · 14 km deep · 58 km away
  19. 1.6154 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 215 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 1.7159 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 215 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  21. 2.4158 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 215 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  22. 2.8157 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 215 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  23. 1.6158 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 214 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  24. 1.7159 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 214 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  25. 1.7158 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 214 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  26. 1.682 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 214 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  27. 2.0157 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 214 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  28. 1.9159 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 213 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  29. 2.3157 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 213 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  30. 1.7156 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 213 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
  31. 1.8160 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 212 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  32. 1.8157 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 212 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  33. 1.783 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 212 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  34. 2.0102 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 211 days ago · 14 km deep · 31 km away
  35. 1.768 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 211 days ago · 19 km deep · 32 km away
  36. 1.6129 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 210 days ago · 20 km deep · 64 km away
  37. 1.8159 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 210 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  38. 1.7158 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 210 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
  39. 1.9124 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 209 days ago · 14 km deep · 53 km away
  40. 2.1157 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 209 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  41. 2.063 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 208 days ago · 11 km deep · 26 km away
  42. 2.0121 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 207 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
  43. 2.1124 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 207 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
  44. 1.9152 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 207 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  45. 2.1159 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 205 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  46. 2.0160 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 205 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  47. 1.775 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 205 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  48. 1.9130 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 204 days ago · 14 km deep · 67 km away
  49. 2.1120 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 204 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  50. 1.8156 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 204 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  51. 2.0120 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 204 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
  52. 1.8118 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 204 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  53. 1.7118 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 204 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
  54. 1.9121 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 203 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  55. 1.9120 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 203 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
  56. 1.7121 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 203 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  57. 1.7160 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 203 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  58. 1.7128 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 202 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  59. 2.0130 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 202 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
  60. 1.725 km ESE of Nabesna, Alaska · 201 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away

The first 60 of 129.

Before

  1. 1.698 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 219 days ago · 17 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 1.781 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 220 days ago · 11 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 1.9151 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 222 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 2.0157 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 222 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 1.7158 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 224 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 1.8137 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 224 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 1.6161 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 224 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 1.6137 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 225 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 1.6137 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 225 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 1.7113 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 225 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 1.5110 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 225 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 1.796 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 226 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  13. 1.9160 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 226 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 1.8104 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 228 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 1.596 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 228 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  16. 2.0141 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 229 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 1.777 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 230 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  18. 1.790 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 230 days ago · 12 km deep · 19 km away
  19. 1.9121 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 230 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  20. 1.786 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 230 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026dwqmfd. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:02 PM UTC.