Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 160 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 160 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska on Tue, Mar 3, 2026, 12:34 AM AKST (09:34 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 105 km N of Yakutat, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2026-03-03 09:34:15 UTC
Depth
3.4 km (2.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.145° N, 139.980° 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 5.2 km horizontally, 3.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
124°
Stations used
12

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. 1.8157 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 212 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 2.097 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 212 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 2.9106 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 212 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 1.8113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 212 days ago · 18 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 1.783 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 212 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 2.1113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 212 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 1.992 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 212 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 1.8115 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 212 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 1.998 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 212 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 1.8106 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 212 days ago · 14 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 2.1102 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 212 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 1.9117 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 212 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 2.2101 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 212 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 2.196 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 212 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 2.9119 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 211 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  16. 2.1108 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 211 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 3.1110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 211 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 2.2109 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 211 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
  19. 2.0102 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 211 days ago · 14 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 1.768 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 211 days ago · 19 km deep · 94 km away
  21. 2.3122 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 211 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  22. 2.2113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 211 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  23. 2.0111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 211 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  24. 1.9117 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 211 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  25. 1.9102 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 211 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  26. 2.185 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 211 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  27. 1.994 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 210 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  28. 1.6129 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 210 days ago · 20 km deep · 31 km away
  29. 1.7110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 210 days ago · 14 km deep · 68 km away
  30. 2.589 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 210 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  31. 2.6110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 210 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  32. 1.8113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 210 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
  33. 2.294 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 210 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  34. 1.6109 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 210 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  35. 1.9113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 210 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  36. 1.9111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 210 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
  37. 1.7112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 210 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
  38. 1.9114 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 210 days ago · 1 km deep · 64 km away
  39. 1.8116 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 210 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  40. 2.1104 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 210 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  41. 1.8110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 210 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  42. 1.8109 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 210 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  43. 2.096 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 210 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  44. 1.7113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 210 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
  45. 1.8159 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 210 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  46. 1.7158 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 210 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
  47. 1.9111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 210 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
  48. 1.792 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 210 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  49. 1.9116 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 209 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away
  50. 1.6118 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 209 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
  51. 2.0115 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 209 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
  52. 1.8117 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 209 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  53. 1.8104 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 209 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  54. 2.1108 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 209 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away
  55. 1.9124 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 209 days ago · 14 km deep · 52 km away
  56. 2.4101 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 209 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  57. 2.1111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 209 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
  58. 2.1113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 209 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  59. 2.1157 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 209 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  60. 2.1101 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 209 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.9100 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 212 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 1.899 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 212 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 1.8117 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 212 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 1.7115 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 212 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 1.7112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 213 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 1.8111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 213 days ago · 12 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 1.899 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 213 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 1.7117 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 213 days ago · 14 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 2.1118 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 213 days ago · 13 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 1.7109 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 213 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 1.7156 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 213 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 1.8113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 213 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 2.3157 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 213 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 1.6105 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 213 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 1.8111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 213 days ago · 16 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 1.8100 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 213 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 1.8113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 213 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  18. 1.796 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 213 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 1.9116 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 213 days ago · 14 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 1.9159 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 213 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026eisiof. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:56 PM UTC.