Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 121 km E of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 121 km E of McCarthy, Alaska on Sun, Mar 8, 2026, 1:59 AM AKST (10:59 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
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2026-03-08 10:59:56 UTC
Depth
1.1 km (0.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.525° N, 140.646° 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 4.3 km horizontally, 4.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
151°
Stations used
16

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 115 in the 60 days after this one and 84 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.1124 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 207 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 1.9152 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 207 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 2.1159 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 205 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 2.0160 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 205 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 1.775 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 204 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 1.9130 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 204 days ago · 14 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 2.1120 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 204 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 1.8156 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 204 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 2.0120 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 204 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 1.8118 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 204 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 1.7118 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 204 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 1.9121 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 203 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 1.9120 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 203 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 1.7121 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 203 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 1.7160 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 203 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 1.7128 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 202 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  17. 2.0130 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 202 days ago · 1 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 1.9158 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 200 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 2.191 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 200 days ago · 14 km deep · 32 km away
  20. 2.0101 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 198 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  21. 2.2133 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 198 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  22. 2.2120 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 197 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  23. 2.1122 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 197 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  24. 2.072 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 196 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away
  25. 2.0126 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 196 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  26. 1.8153 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 196 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  27. 1.996 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 196 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  28. 2.1158 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 195 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away
  29. 2.5133 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 195 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  30. 1.7158 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 195 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  31. 1.7157 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 195 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  32. 1.6122 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 195 days ago · 12 km deep · 33 km away
  33. 1.8103 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 194 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  34. 1.896 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 194 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  35. 1.979 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 193 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  36. 2.089 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 193 days ago · 12 km deep · 33 km away
  37. 2.2158 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 192 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  38. 1.9160 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 192 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  39. 1.6109 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 192 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  40. 1.5147 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 192 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  41. 2.0158 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 191 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
  42. 1.5158 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 191 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away
  43. 2.059 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 191 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  44. 1.789 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 189 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  45. 1.6124 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 189 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  46. 1.6156 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 189 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  47. 1.7141 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 189 days ago · 13 km deep · 46 km away
  48. 1.6138 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 189 days ago · 63 km deep · 62 km away
  49. 1.595 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 187 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  50. 1.852 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 186 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  51. 1.682 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 186 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away
  52. 1.7164 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 186 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away
  53. 1.657 km SSW of Alcan Border, Alaska · 185 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  54. 1.796 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 183 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  55. 1.6126 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 183 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  56. 1.8113 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 183 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  57. 1.9183 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 182 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  58. 1.5158 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 181 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
  59. 1.597 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 180 days ago · 20 km deep · 25 km away
  60. 1.5158 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 180 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away

The first 60 of 115.

Before

  1. 2.063 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 208 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 2.1157 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 208 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 1.9124 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 209 days ago · 14 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 1.7158 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 210 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 1.8159 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 210 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 1.6129 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 210 days ago · 20 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 1.768 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 211 days ago · 19 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 2.0102 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 211 days ago · 14 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 1.783 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 212 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 1.8157 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 212 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 1.8160 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 212 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 1.7156 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 213 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 2.3157 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 213 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 1.9159 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 213 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 2.0157 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 214 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 1.682 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 214 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  17. 1.7158 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 214 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  18. 1.7159 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 214 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 1.6158 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 214 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 2.8157 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 214 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026erzuuc. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:54 PM UTC.