Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 158 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 158 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska on Thu, Mar 5, 2026, 3:35 PM AKST (00:35 UTC), 12 km (8 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
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2026-03-06 00:35:05 UTC
Depth
12.2 km (7.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.163° N, 140.016° 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 5.6 km horizontally, 3.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
131°
Stations used
9

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. 1.9111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 210 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 1.792 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 210 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 1.9116 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 210 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 1.6118 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 209 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 2.0115 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 209 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 1.8117 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 209 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 1.8104 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 209 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 2.1108 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 209 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 1.9124 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 209 days ago · 14 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 2.4101 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 209 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 2.1111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 209 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 2.1113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 209 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 2.1157 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 209 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 2.1101 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 209 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 2.2115 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 209 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 2.3101 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 208 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 2.1113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 208 days ago · 14 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 2.1118 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 208 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 2.1108 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 208 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 2.1101 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 208 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  21. 2.398 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 208 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  22. 2.4109 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 208 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  23. 1.9114 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 208 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  24. 2.5112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 207 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  25. 1.9109 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 207 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  26. 2.0121 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 207 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away
  27. 1.9121 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 207 days ago · 13 km deep · 59 km away
  28. 1.9107 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 207 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  29. 2.1124 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 207 days ago · 1 km deep · 49 km away
  30. 2.0114 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 207 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  31. 1.9111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 207 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  32. 1.8112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 207 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
  33. 2.097 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 207 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  34. 1.7109 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 207 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  35. 1.8115 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 207 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  36. 1.9152 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 207 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
  37. 2.0102 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 207 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  38. 2.0115 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 207 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
  39. 2.0112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 206 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  40. 2.098 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 206 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  41. 1.9111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 206 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
  42. 1.6113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 206 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  43. 2.597 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 206 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  44. 2.0100 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 206 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  45. 2.198 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 206 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  46. 2.0106 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 206 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  47. 1.8107 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 206 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  48. 2.0101 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 206 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  49. 2.3105 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 206 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  50. 2.194 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 206 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  51. 2.3112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 205 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  52. 2.1107 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 205 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
  53. 2.1159 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 205 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  54. 2.2112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 205 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  55. 2.0160 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 205 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  56. 2.1113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 205 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  57. 2.0121 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 205 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
  58. 2.0113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 205 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
  59. 2.1107 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 205 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  60. 2.0109 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 205 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.8159 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 210 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.7113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 210 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 2.096 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 210 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 1.8109 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 210 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 1.8110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 210 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 2.1104 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 210 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 1.8116 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 210 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 1.9114 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 210 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 1.7112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 210 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 1.9111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 210 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 1.9113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 210 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 1.6109 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 210 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 2.294 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 210 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 1.8113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 210 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 2.6110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 210 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 2.589 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 210 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  17. 1.7110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 210 days ago · 14 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 1.6129 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 210 days ago · 20 km deep · 29 km away
  19. 1.994 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 211 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 2.185 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 211 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026ennqol. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:32 PM UTC.