M1.7 earthquake 109 km S of McCarthy, Alaska

Magnitude

1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Alaska Earthquake Center

Local time

Thu, Feb 26, 2026, 7:17 PM AKST

UTC

2026-02-27 04:17:22 UTC

Depth

17.1 km (10.6 mi), shallow

Epicenter

60.456° N, 143.089° W

Region

Alaska

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 7.0 km horizontally, 3.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.20

Station coverage gap

175°

Stations used

9

• Cordova, AlaskaPopulation 2,196. Forecast147 kmE
• Eagle River, AlaskaPopulation 24,793. Forecast363 kmESE
• Anchorage, AlaskaPopulation 289,600. Forecast378 kmE

After

1. 1.8124 km NW of Yakutat, AlaskaFri, Feb 27, 11:36 AM AKST · 216 days ago · 17 km deep · 100 km away
2. 2.1136 km SSE of McCarthy, AlaskaSat, Feb 28, 2:27 PM AKST · 214 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
3. 1.6106 km E of Cordova, AlaskaSat, Feb 28, 6:54 PM AKST · 214 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
4. 2.3119 km WNW of Yakutat, AlaskaMon, Mar 2, 10:32 AM AKST · 213 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
5. 1.6139 km NW of Yakutat, AlaskaMon, Mar 2, 6:38 PM AKST · 212 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
6. 1.7119 km WNW of Yakutat, AlaskaMon, Mar 2, 10:31 PM AKST · 212 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
7. 1.7118 km WNW of Yakutat, AlaskaTue, Mar 3, 4:45 AM AKST · 212 days ago · 20 km deep · 98 km away
8. 1.596 km S of McCarthy, AlaskaTue, Mar 3, 2:27 PM AKST · 211 days ago · 13 km deep · 25 km away
9. 2.896 km S of McCarthy, AlaskaTue, Mar 3, 3:06 PM AKST · 211 days ago · 14 km deep · 25 km away
10. 2.797 km S of McCarthy, AlaskaTue, Mar 3, 6:34 PM AKST · 211 days ago · 13 km deep · 25 km away
11. 1.881 km E of Cordova, AlaskaSat, Mar 7, 8:38 AM AKST · 208 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
12. 1.592 km SSW of McCarthy, AlaskaSat, Mar 7, 11:56 PM AKST · 207 days ago · 12 km deep · 48 km away
13. 2.0121 km WNW of Yakutat, AlaskaSun, Mar 8, 12:27 AM AKST · 207 days ago · 16 km deep · 95 km away
14. 1.9120 km WNW of Yakutat, AlaskaSun, Mar 8, 3:06 AM AKDT · 207 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
15. 1.9117 km WNW of Yakutat, AlaskaSun, Mar 8, 4:38 PM AKDT · 206 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
16. 1.7102 km E of Cordova, AlaskaMon, Mar 9, 11:24 PM AKDT · 205 days ago · 18 km deep · 45 km away
17. 1.6104 km E of Cordova, AlaskaTue, Mar 10, 1:00 AM AKDT · 205 days ago · 20 km deep · 43 km away
18. 1.5131 km SSE of McCarthy, AlaskaTue, Mar 10, 1:18 PM AKDT · 205 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
19. 1.994 km S of McCarthy, AlaskaThu, Mar 12, 3:00 PM AKDT · 203 days ago · 19 km deep · 23 km away
20. 1.7126 km S of McCarthy, AlaskaThu, Mar 12, 4:33 PM AKDT · 202 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
21. 3.349 km SW of McCarthy, AlaskaTue, Mar 17, 6:59 AM AKDT · 198 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
22. 1.6126 km S of McCarthy, AlaskaWed, Mar 18, 6:18 PM AKDT · 196 days ago · 20 km deep · 17 km away
23. 1.8164 km ESE of Cordova, AlaskaSat, Mar 21, 12:13 PM AKDT · 194 days ago · 24 km deep · 59 km away
24. 1.8138 km WNW of Yakutat, AlaskaSat, Mar 21, 10:46 PM AKDT · 193 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
25. 1.7124 km S of McCarthy, AlaskaMon, Mar 23, 5:19 AM AKDT · 192 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
26. 1.5122 km SSW of McCarthy, AlaskaMon, Mar 23, 6:14 AM AKDT · 192 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
27. 1.5113 km S of McCarthy, AlaskaMon, Mar 23, 10:03 AM AKDT · 192 days ago · 14 km deep · 5 km away
28. 1.5122 km S of McCarthy, AlaskaTue, Mar 24, 2:56 PM AKDT · 191 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
29. 1.6134 km ESE of Cordova, AlaskaThu, Mar 26, 3:58 PM AKDT · 188 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
30. 1.5113 km SSE of McCarthy, AlaskaThu, Mar 26, 7:31 PM AKDT · 188 days ago · 1 km deep · 43 km away
31. 1.6137 km SSE of McCarthy, AlaskaFri, Mar 27, 9:33 PM AKDT · 187 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
32. 1.9114 km WNW of Yakutat, AlaskaFri, Mar 27, 10:34 PM AKDT · 187 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
33. 1.5130 km SE of McCarthy, AlaskaSat, Mar 28, 7:24 AM AKDT · 187 days ago · 17 km deep · 87 km away
34. 1.8112 km S of McCarthy, AlaskaMon, Mar 30, 7:28 AM AKDT · 185 days ago · 20 km deep · 8 km away
35. 1.552 km E of Cordova, AlaskaWed, Apr 1, 11:04 PM AKDT · 182 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away
36. 1.6126 km NW of Yakutat, AlaskaThu, Apr 2, 1:08 AM AKDT · 182 days ago · 23 km deep · 97 km away
37. 1.792 km SSE of McCarthy, AlaskaFri, Apr 3, 7:03 AM AKDT · 181 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
38. 1.6126 km WNW of Yakutat, AlaskaFri, Apr 3, 8:41 AM AKDT · 181 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
39. 1.5126 km WNW of Yakutat, AlaskaFri, Apr 3, 9:24 AM AKDT · 181 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away
40. 1.6126 km WNW of Yakutat, AlaskaFri, Apr 3, 10:45 AM AKDT · 181 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
41. 1.7130 km WNW of Yakutat, AlaskaFri, Apr 3, 11:35 AM AKDT · 181 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
42. 1.7115 km WNW of Yakutat, AlaskaSat, Apr 4, 8:43 AM AKDT · 180 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
43. 1.7122 km WNW of Yakutat, AlaskaMon, Apr 6, 9:33 AM AKDT · 178 days ago · 17 km deep · 90 km away
44. 1.7133 km S of McCarthy, AlaskaWed, Apr 8, 10:48 AM AKDT · 176 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
45. 1.8136 km S of McCarthy, AlaskaFri, Apr 17, 9:19 AM AKDT · 167 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
46. 1.9126 km S of McCarthy, AlaskaFri, Apr 17, 10:16 AM AKDT · 167 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
47. 1.796 km SSW of McCarthy, AlaskaSat, Apr 18, 6:21 AM AKDT · 166 days ago · 31 km deep · 36 km away
48. 2.5139 km WNW of Yakutat, AlaskaMon, Apr 20, 12:38 AM AKDT · 164 days ago · 14 km deep · 77 km away
49. 1.5112 km S of McCarthy, AlaskaMon, Apr 20, 6:21 AM AKDT · 164 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away

Before

1. 2.2115 km ESE of Cordova, AlaskaThu, Feb 26, 5:38 AM AKST · 217 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
2. 2.795 km S of McCarthy, AlaskaWed, Feb 25, 8:57 AM AKST · 218 days ago · 13 km deep · 26 km away
3. 1.6121 km ESE of Cordova, AlaskaMon, Feb 23, 11:18 PM AKST · 219 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
4. 1.7118 km WNW of Yakutat, AlaskaMon, Feb 23, 2:31 AM AKST · 220 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
5. 1.595 km E of Cordova, AlaskaSun, Feb 22, 9:37 PM AKST · 220 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
6. 1.5107 km S of McCarthy, AlaskaSun, Feb 22, 7:44 AM AKST · 221 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
7. 1.7106 km S of McCarthy, AlaskaSat, Feb 21, 6:14 AM AKST · 222 days ago · 15 km deep · 8 km away
8. 1.6109 km S of McCarthy, AlaskaSat, Feb 21, 5:21 AM AKST · 222 days ago · 17 km deep · 5 km away
9. 2.2122 km WNW of Yakutat, AlaskaFri, Feb 20, 8:33 PM AKST · 222 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
10. 3.282 km S of McCarthy, AlaskaThu, Feb 19, 7:33 AM AKST · 224 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
11. 3.381 km S of McCarthy, AlaskaThu, Feb 19, 4:49 AM AKST · 224 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
12. 1.9107 km S of McCarthy, AlaskaWed, Feb 18, 6:16 AM AKST · 225 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
13. 1.678 km S of McCarthy, AlaskaTue, Feb 17, 1:53 PM AKST · 226 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
14. 1.988 km S of McCarthy, AlaskaMon, Feb 16, 7:08 PM AKST · 226 days ago · 14 km deep · 21 km away
15. 2.4119 km S of McCarthy, AlaskaMon, Feb 16, 3:47 AM AKST · 227 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
16. 1.8114 km SSE of McCarthy, AlaskaSat, Feb 14, 8:49 PM AKST · 228 days ago · 26 km deep · 56 km away
17. 1.9102 km S of McCarthy, AlaskaFri, Feb 13, 11:53 PM AKST · 229 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
18. 1.8129 km S of McCarthy, AlaskaThu, Feb 12, 5:22 PM AKST · 230 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
19. 2.0122 km S of McCarthy, AlaskaTue, Feb 10, 11:26 PM AKST · 232 days ago · 21 km deep · 23 km away
20. 1.5107 km SSE of McCarthy, AlaskaTue, Feb 10, 9:35 PM AKST · 232 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026eayxyn. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:40 AM UTC.