Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 55 km E of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 55 km E of McCarthy, Alaska on Thu, Feb 26, 2026, 11:13 AM AKST (20:13 UTC), 28 km (17 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 49 km SW of McCarthy, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2026-02-26 20:13:54 UTC
Depth
28.1 km (17.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.375° N, 141.887° 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 5.1 km horizontally, 4.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
85°
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 98 in the 60 days after this one and 59 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.057 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 217 days ago · 15 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.987 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 216 days ago · 13 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 2.1121 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 216 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 2.086 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 216 days ago · 14 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 2.085 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 216 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 2.492 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 215 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 2.7155 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 215 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 1.5122 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 215 days ago · 14 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 1.6154 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 215 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 1.682 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 214 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 1.783 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 212 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 1.596 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 212 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 2.896 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 212 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 2.797 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 211 days ago · 13 km deep · 100 km away
  15. 2.0102 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 211 days ago · 14 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 1.768 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 211 days ago · 19 km deep · 19 km away
  17. 1.6129 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 210 days ago · 20 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 1.9124 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 209 days ago · 14 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 2.063 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 208 days ago · 11 km deep · 36 km away
  20. 2.0121 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 207 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
  21. 2.1124 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 207 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  22. 1.9152 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 206 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  23. 1.775 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 204 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  24. 1.9130 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 204 days ago · 14 km deep · 75 km away
  25. 2.1120 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 204 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  26. 2.0120 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 204 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
  27. 1.8118 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 204 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  28. 1.7118 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 204 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  29. 1.9121 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 203 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  30. 1.9120 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 203 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  31. 1.7121 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 203 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  32. 1.994 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 203 days ago · 19 km deep · 99 km away
  33. 1.7128 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 202 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  34. 2.0130 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 202 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
  35. 2.191 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 200 days ago · 14 km deep · 41 km away
  36. 3.349 km SW of McCarthy, Alaska · 198 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  37. 2.0101 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 198 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  38. 2.2120 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 197 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  39. 2.1122 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 197 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  40. 2.072 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 196 days ago · 12 km deep · 35 km away
  41. 2.0126 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 196 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  42. 1.8153 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 196 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  43. 1.996 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 196 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  44. 1.638 km SE of Nabesna, Alaska · 195 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  45. 1.6122 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 195 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
  46. 1.8103 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 194 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  47. 1.896 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 194 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  48. 1.979 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 193 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  49. 2.089 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 193 days ago · 12 km deep · 40 km away
  50. 2.4136 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 193 days ago · 1 km deep · 100 km away
  51. 1.8133 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 193 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  52. 1.6109 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 192 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  53. 1.5147 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 192 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  54. 2.059 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 191 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  55. 1.789 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 189 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  56. 1.6124 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 189 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  57. 1.7141 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 189 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
  58. 1.6138 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 189 days ago · 63 km deep · 85 km away
  59. 1.7135 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 188 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  60. 1.595 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 187 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away

The first 60 of 98.

Before

  1. 2.3100 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 217 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 2.1146 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 217 days ago · 28 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 2.795 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 218 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 1.871 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 219 days ago · 14 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 1.698 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 219 days ago · 17 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 1.781 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 220 days ago · 11 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 1.9151 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 222 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 1.8137 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 224 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 3.381 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 224 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 1.6137 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 225 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 1.6137 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 225 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 1.7113 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 225 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 1.5110 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 225 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 1.796 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 225 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 1.678 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 226 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 1.8104 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 227 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  17. 1.596 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 227 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 1.8114 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 228 days ago · 26 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 2.0141 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 229 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 1.777 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 229 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026eaixji. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:49 PM UTC.