Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 158 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 158 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska on Sat, Feb 28, 2026, 11:45 AM AKST (20:45 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 137 km E of McCarthy, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2026-02-28 20:45:07 UTC
Depth
1.4 km (0.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.149° N, 140.024° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

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, 3.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
83°
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: at least 202 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.8158 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 215 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.890 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 215 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 1.5122 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 215 days ago · 14 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 1.6154 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 215 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 1.6116 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 215 days ago · 19 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 1.995 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 215 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 1.7159 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 215 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 1.6115 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 215 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 1.7111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 215 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 1.9113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 215 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 2.0110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 215 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 2.4158 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 215 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 2.8157 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 215 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 1.793 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 215 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 1.6158 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 215 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 1.7116 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 215 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 1.7159 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 215 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 1.6109 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 215 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 1.8101 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 215 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 1.6102 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 215 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  21. 1.9113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 215 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  22. 1.8106 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 215 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  23. 2.4114 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 215 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  24. 1.799 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 215 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  25. 1.7112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 214 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
  26. 1.7158 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 214 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  27. 1.682 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 214 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  28. 1.6110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 214 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
  29. 1.9100 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 214 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  30. 1.996 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 214 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  31. 1.993 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 214 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  32. 1.892 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 214 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  33. 1.7110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 214 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
  34. 1.8105 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 214 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  35. 1.992 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 214 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  36. 1.993 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 214 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  37. 1.896 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 214 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
  38. 1.7116 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 214 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
  39. 2.0157 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 214 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  40. 1.7110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 214 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  41. 1.996 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 214 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  42. 1.9159 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 214 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  43. 1.9116 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 214 days ago · 14 km deep · 64 km away
  44. 1.796 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 214 days ago · 15 km deep · 88 km away
  45. 1.8113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 214 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  46. 1.8100 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 213 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  47. 1.8111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 213 days ago · 16 km deep · 68 km away
  48. 1.6105 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 213 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
  49. 2.3157 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 213 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  50. 1.8113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 213 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  51. 1.7156 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 213 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  52. 1.7109 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 213 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
  53. 2.1118 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 213 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
  54. 1.7117 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 213 days ago · 14 km deep · 61 km away
  55. 1.899 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 213 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  56. 1.8111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 213 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
  57. 1.7112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 213 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  58. 1.7115 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 213 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
  59. 1.8117 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 213 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  60. 1.899 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 213 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.8159 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 215 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.5157 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 215 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.7155 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 215 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 3.4157 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 215 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 1.7119 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 215 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 1.7117 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 215 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 2.492 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 215 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 1.8100 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 215 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 1.7107 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 215 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 1.6105 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 215 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 1.7107 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 215 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 2.796 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 216 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 1.8121 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 216 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 1.7114 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 216 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 1.893 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 216 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 2.0105 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 216 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 1.7100 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 216 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 1.9114 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 216 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 2.5114 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 216 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 2.0108 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 216 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026eebjzx. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:38 AM UTC.