M1.9 earthquake 94 km S of McCarthy, Alaska

Magnitude

1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Alaska Earthquake Center

Local time

Thu, Mar 12, 2026, 3:00 PM AKDT

UTC

2026-03-12 23:00:46 UTC

Depth

18.8 km (11.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

60.589° N, 142.757° W

Region

Alaska

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 2.5 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.20

Station coverage gap

57°

Stations used

29

• Cordova, AlaskaPopulation 2,196. Forecast164 kmE
• Eagle River, AlaskaPopulation 24,793. Forecast376 kmE
• Anchorage, AlaskaPopulation 289,600. Forecast392 kmE

After

1. 1.7126 km S of McCarthy, AlaskaThu, Mar 12, 4:33 PM AKDT · 202 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
2. 1.6115 km NW of Yakutat, AlaskaThu, Mar 12, 7:12 PM AKDT · 202 days ago · 22 km deep · 92 km away
3. 3.349 km SW of McCarthy, AlaskaTue, Mar 17, 6:59 AM AKDT · 198 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1
4. 2.0121 km NW of Yakutat, AlaskaWed, Mar 18, 3:41 AM AKDT · 197 days ago · 19 km deep · 88 km away
5. 1.6126 km S of McCarthy, AlaskaWed, Mar 18, 6:18 PM AKDT · 196 days ago · 20 km deep · 37 km away
6. 2.0104 km NW of Yakutat, AlaskaThu, Mar 19, 11:44 AM AKDT · 196 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
7. 1.8164 km ESE of Cordova, AlaskaSat, Mar 21, 12:13 PM AKDT · 194 days ago · 24 km deep · 75 km away
8. 1.8138 km WNW of Yakutat, AlaskaSat, Mar 21, 10:46 PM AKDT · 193 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1
9. 2.4136 km SE of McCarthy, AlaskaSun, Mar 22, 4:56 PM AKDT · 192 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
10. 1.8133 km SE of McCarthy, AlaskaSun, Mar 22, 5:00 PM AKDT · 192 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
11. 1.7124 km S of McCarthy, AlaskaMon, Mar 23, 5:19 AM AKDT · 192 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
12. 1.5122 km SSW of McCarthy, AlaskaMon, Mar 23, 6:14 AM AKDT · 192 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
13. 1.5113 km S of McCarthy, AlaskaMon, Mar 23, 10:03 AM AKDT · 192 days ago · 14 km deep · 29 km away
14. 1.5122 km S of McCarthy, AlaskaTue, Mar 24, 2:56 PM AKDT · 191 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
15. 1.6134 km ESE of Cordova, AlaskaThu, Mar 26, 3:58 PM AKDT · 188 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
16. 1.5113 km SSE of McCarthy, AlaskaThu, Mar 26, 7:31 PM AKDT · 188 days ago · 1 km deep · 29 km away
17. 1.7135 km SE of McCarthy, AlaskaFri, Mar 27, 1:24 AM AKDT · 188 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
18. 1.6137 km SSE of McCarthy, AlaskaFri, Mar 27, 9:33 PM AKDT · 187 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
19. 1.9114 km WNW of Yakutat, AlaskaFri, Mar 27, 10:34 PM AKDT · 187 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
20. 1.5130 km SE of McCarthy, AlaskaSat, Mar 28, 7:24 AM AKDT · 187 days ago · 17 km deep · 70 km away
21. 2.5135 km NW of Yakutat, AlaskaSat, Mar 28, 10:18 PM AKDT · 186 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
22. 1.8133 km SE of McCarthy, AlaskaSat, Mar 28, 10:25 PM AKDT · 186 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away
23. 2.2134 km SE of McCarthy, AlaskaSat, Mar 28, 10:28 PM AKDT · 186 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
24. 2.0131 km SE of McCarthy, AlaskaSat, Mar 28, 10:33 PM AKDT · 186 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
25. 1.9134 km SE of McCarthy, AlaskaSat, Mar 28, 11:05 PM AKDT · 186 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
26. 1.8134 km SE of McCarthy, AlaskaSun, Mar 29, 12:50 AM AKDT · 186 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
27. 1.5133 km SE of McCarthy, AlaskaSun, Mar 29, 9:24 AM AKDT · 186 days ago · 20 km deep · 85 km away
28. 2.1133 km SE of McCarthy, AlaskaSun, Mar 29, 3:07 PM AKDT · 186 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
29. 1.6133 km SE of McCarthy, AlaskaSun, Mar 29, 3:19 PM AKDT · 185 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
30. 1.8112 km S of McCarthy, AlaskaMon, Mar 30, 7:28 AM AKDT · 185 days ago · 20 km deep · 21 km away
31. 1.6126 km NW of Yakutat, AlaskaThu, Apr 2, 1:08 AM AKDT · 182 days ago · 23 km deep · 82 km away
32. 1.792 km SSE of McCarthy, AlaskaFri, Apr 3, 7:03 AM AKDT · 181 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
33. 1.6126 km WNW of Yakutat, AlaskaFri, Apr 3, 8:41 AM AKDT · 181 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
34. 1.5126 km WNW of Yakutat, AlaskaFri, Apr 3, 9:24 AM AKDT · 181 days ago · 15 km deep · 82 km away
35. 1.6126 km WNW of Yakutat, AlaskaFri, Apr 3, 10:45 AM AKDT · 181 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
36. 1.7130 km WNW of Yakutat, AlaskaFri, Apr 3, 11:35 AM AKDT · 181 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
37. 1.7115 km WNW of Yakutat, AlaskaSat, Apr 4, 8:43 AM AKDT · 180 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
38. 1.6133 km SE of McCarthy, AlaskaSun, Apr 5, 4:29 AM AKDT · 179 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
39. 1.7122 km WNW of Yakutat, AlaskaMon, Apr 6, 9:33 AM AKDT · 178 days ago · 17 km deep · 85 km away
40. 1.7133 km S of McCarthy, AlaskaWed, Apr 8, 10:48 AM AKDT · 176 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
41. 1.8116 km NW of Yakutat, AlaskaThu, Apr 9, 9:45 PM AKDT · 174 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
42. 1.8136 km S of McCarthy, AlaskaFri, Apr 17, 9:19 AM AKDT · 167 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
43. 1.9126 km S of McCarthy, AlaskaFri, Apr 17, 10:16 AM AKDT · 167 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
44. 1.8115 km NW of Yakutat, AlaskaSat, Apr 18, 1:29 AM AKDT · 166 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
45. 1.796 km SSW of McCarthy, AlaskaSat, Apr 18, 6:21 AM AKDT · 166 days ago · 31 km deep · 48 km away
46. 2.5139 km WNW of Yakutat, AlaskaMon, Apr 20, 12:38 AM AKDT · 164 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
47. 1.5112 km S of McCarthy, AlaskaMon, Apr 20, 6:21 AM AKDT · 164 days ago · 1 km deep · 21 km away
48. 2.0115 km NW of Yakutat, AlaskaTue, Apr 21, 4:53 PM AKDT · 162 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
49. 2.4119 km NW of Yakutat, AlaskaSun, Apr 26, 2:58 AM AKDT · 158 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
50. 1.6155 km ESE of Cordova, AlaskaWed, Apr 29, 2:58 PM AKDT · 155 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
51. 1.6123 km S of McCarthy, AlaskaThu, Apr 30, 12:16 AM AKDT · 154 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
52. 2.0106 km E of Cordova, AlaskaSat, May 2, 12:31 AM AKDT · 152 days ago · 17 km deep · 60 km away
53. 2.0121 km NW of Yakutat, AlaskaTue, May 5, 1:14 PM AKDT · 149 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
54. 1.9106 km NW of Yakutat, AlaskaTue, May 5, 6:33 PM AKDT · 148 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
55. 1.7129 km NW of Yakutat, AlaskaWed, May 6, 2:44 PM AKDT · 148 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
56. 1.9119 km S of McCarthy, AlaskaWed, May 6, 10:40 PM AKDT · 147 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
57. 1.7104 km SSW of McCarthy, AlaskaFri, May 8, 1:34 AM AKDT · 146 days ago · 12 km deep · 37 km away
58. 1.7132 km ESE of Cordova, AlaskaSat, May 9, 9:07 AM AKDT · 145 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away

Before

1. 1.5131 km SSE of McCarthy, AlaskaTue, Mar 10, 1:18 PM AKDT · 205 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
2. 1.6104 km E of Cordova, AlaskaTue, Mar 10, 1:00 AM AKDT · 205 days ago · 20 km deep · 63 km away
3. 1.7102 km E of Cordova, AlaskaMon, Mar 9, 11:24 PM AKDT · 205 days ago · 18 km deep · 64 km away
4. 1.9117 km WNW of Yakutat, AlaskaSun, Mar 8, 4:38 PM AKDT · 206 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
5. 2.1116 km NW of Yakutat, AlaskaSun, Mar 8, 2:38 PM AKDT · 207 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
6. 1.9120 km WNW of Yakutat, AlaskaSun, Mar 8, 3:06 AM AKDT · 207 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
7. 2.0121 km WNW of Yakutat, AlaskaSun, Mar 8, 12:27 AM AKST · 207 days ago · 16 km deep · 93 km away
8. 1.592 km SSW of McCarthy, AlaskaSat, Mar 7, 11:56 PM AKST · 207 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
9. 1.881 km E of Cordova, AlaskaSat, Mar 7, 8:38 AM AKST · 208 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
10. 1.768 km ESE of McCarthy, AlaskaWed, Mar 4, 6:49 AM AKST · 211 days ago · 19 km deep · 91 km away
11. 2.797 km S of McCarthy, AlaskaTue, Mar 3, 6:34 PM AKST · 211 days ago · 13 km deep · 4 km away
12. 2.896 km S of McCarthy, AlaskaTue, Mar 3, 3:06 PM AKST · 211 days ago · 14 km deep · 4 km away
13. 1.596 km S of McCarthy, AlaskaTue, Mar 3, 2:27 PM AKST · 211 days ago · 13 km deep · 3 km away
14. 1.7118 km WNW of Yakutat, AlaskaTue, Mar 3, 4:45 AM AKST · 212 days ago · 20 km deep · 96 km away
15. 1.7119 km WNW of Yakutat, AlaskaMon, Mar 2, 10:31 PM AKST · 212 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
16. 1.6139 km NW of Yakutat, AlaskaMon, Mar 2, 6:38 PM AKST · 212 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
17. 2.3119 km WNW of Yakutat, AlaskaMon, Mar 2, 10:32 AM AKST · 213 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
18. 2.0119 km NW of Yakutat, AlaskaMon, Mar 2, 1:44 AM AKST · 213 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
19. 1.6106 km E of Cordova, AlaskaSat, Feb 28, 6:54 PM AKST · 214 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
20. 2.1136 km SSE of McCarthy, AlaskaSat, Feb 28, 2:27 PM AKST · 214 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026fagplp. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:40 AM UTC.