Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 82 km E of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 82 km E of McCarthy, Alaska on Sun, Mar 1, 2026, 6:18 AM AKST (15:18 UTC), 2 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
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2026-03-01 15:18:45 UTC
Depth
2.1 km (1.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.568° N, 141.403° 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 3.3 km horizontally, 5.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
94°
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: 113 in the 60 days after this one and 72 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.0157 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 215 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 1.9159 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 215 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 2.3157 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 215 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 1.7156 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 215 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 1.8160 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 214 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 1.8157 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 214 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 1.783 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 214 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 2.0102 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 213 days ago · 14 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 1.768 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 213 days ago · 19 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 1.6129 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 212 days ago · 20 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 1.8159 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 212 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 1.7158 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 212 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 1.9124 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 211 days ago · 14 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 2.1157 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 210 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 2.063 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 210 days ago · 11 km deep · 29 km away
  16. 2.0121 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 209 days ago · 1 km deep · 40 km away
  17. 2.1124 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 209 days ago · 1 km deep · 44 km away
  18. 1.9152 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 208 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 2.1159 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 207 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 2.0160 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 207 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  21. 1.775 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 206 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  22. 1.9130 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 206 days ago · 14 km deep · 63 km away
  23. 2.1120 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 206 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  24. 1.8156 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 206 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  25. 2.0120 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 206 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away
  26. 1.8118 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 206 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  27. 1.7118 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 206 days ago · 0 km deep · 38 km away
  28. 1.9121 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 205 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  29. 1.9120 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 205 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  30. 1.7121 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 205 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  31. 1.7160 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 205 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  32. 1.7128 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 204 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  33. 2.0130 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 204 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
  34. 1.725 km ESE of Nabesna, Alaska · 203 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  35. 1.9158 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 202 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  36. 2.191 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 202 days ago · 14 km deep · 9 km away
  37. 2.0101 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 200 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  38. 2.2120 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 199 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  39. 2.1122 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 199 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  40. 2.072 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 198 days ago · 12 km deep · 18 km away
  41. 2.0126 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 198 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  42. 1.8153 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 198 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  43. 1.996 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 197 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  44. 2.1158 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 197 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
  45. 1.638 km SE of Nabesna, Alaska · 197 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  46. 1.7158 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 197 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  47. 1.7157 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 197 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  48. 1.6122 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 197 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away
  49. 1.8103 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 196 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  50. 1.896 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 196 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  51. 1.979 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 195 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  52. 2.089 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 195 days ago · 12 km deep · 8 km away
  53. 2.2158 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 194 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  54. 1.9160 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 194 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  55. 1.6109 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 194 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  56. 1.5147 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 194 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  57. 2.0158 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 193 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
  58. 1.5158 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 193 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  59. 2.059 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 193 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  60. 1.789 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 191 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away

The first 60 of 113.

Before

  1. 1.7158 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 216 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 1.7159 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 216 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 1.6158 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 216 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 2.8157 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 216 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 2.4158 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 216 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 1.7159 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 217 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 1.6154 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 217 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 1.5122 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 217 days ago · 14 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 1.8158 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 217 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 2.2158 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 217 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 1.8159 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 217 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 2.5157 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 217 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 2.7155 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 217 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 3.4157 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 217 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 2.492 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 217 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  16. 2.085 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 218 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 2.086 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 218 days ago · 14 km deep · 4 km away
  18. 2.1121 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 218 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  19. 1.987 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 218 days ago · 13 km deep · 6 km away
  20. 2.057 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 219 days ago · 15 km deep · 32 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026efmhol. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:12 PM UTC.