Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 122 km E of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 122 km E of McCarthy, Alaska on Sat, Feb 28, 2026, 12:28 PM AKST (21:28 UTC), 14 km (9 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
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2026-02-28 21:28:50 UTC
Depth
14.0 km (8.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.241° N, 140.666° 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 5.4 km horizontally, 3.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
159°
Stations used
13

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 201 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.6154 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 215 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 1.6116 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 215 days ago · 19 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 1.7159 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 215 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 1.6115 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 215 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 1.7111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 215 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 1.9113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 215 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 2.0110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 215 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 2.4158 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 215 days ago · 1 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 2.8157 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 215 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 1.6158 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 215 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 1.7116 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 214 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 1.7159 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 214 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 1.6109 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 214 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 1.9113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 214 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 1.8106 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 214 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  16. 2.4114 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 214 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 1.7112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 214 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 1.7158 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 214 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  19. 1.682 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 214 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 1.6110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 214 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
  21. 1.7110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 214 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  22. 1.8105 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 214 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  23. 1.7116 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 214 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away
  24. 2.0157 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 214 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  25. 1.7110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 214 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  26. 1.9159 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 213 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
  27. 1.9116 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 213 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away
  28. 1.8113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 213 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  29. 1.8111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 213 days ago · 16 km deep · 91 km away
  30. 1.6105 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 213 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
  31. 2.3157 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 213 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
  32. 1.8113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 213 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  33. 1.7156 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 213 days ago · 1 km deep · 33 km away
  34. 1.7109 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 213 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
  35. 2.1118 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 213 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
  36. 1.7117 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 213 days ago · 14 km deep · 83 km away
  37. 1.8111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 213 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
  38. 1.7112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 213 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  39. 1.7115 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 212 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
  40. 1.8117 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 212 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  41. 1.8160 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 212 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  42. 1.8157 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 212 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  43. 1.8113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 212 days ago · 18 km deep · 87 km away
  44. 1.783 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 212 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  45. 2.1113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 212 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
  46. 1.8115 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 212 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
  47. 1.8106 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 212 days ago · 14 km deep · 90 km away
  48. 1.9117 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 212 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
  49. 2.9119 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 211 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  50. 2.1108 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 211 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  51. 3.1110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 211 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
  52. 2.2109 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 211 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
  53. 2.0102 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 211 days ago · 14 km deep · 42 km away
  54. 1.768 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 211 days ago · 19 km deep · 56 km away
  55. 2.3122 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 211 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  56. 2.2113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 211 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  57. 2.0111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 211 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  58. 1.9117 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 211 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  59. 1.6129 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 210 days ago · 20 km deep · 7 km away
  60. 1.7110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 210 days ago · 14 km deep · 87 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.8158 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 215 days ago · 1 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 2.2158 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 215 days ago · 1 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 1.8159 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 215 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 2.5157 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 215 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 2.7155 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 215 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 3.4157 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 215 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 1.7119 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 215 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 1.7117 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 215 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 2.492 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 215 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 1.7107 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 215 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 1.7107 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 215 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 2.796 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 215 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 1.8121 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 215 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 1.7114 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 215 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 2.0105 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 215 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 1.9114 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 216 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 2.5114 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 216 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 2.0108 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 216 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 1.9107 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 216 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 2.3111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 216 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026eecvrc. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:45 PM UTC.