Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 101 km E of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 101 km E of McCarthy, Alaska on Tue, Mar 17, 2026, 12:29 PM AKDT (20:29 UTC), 8 km (5 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
2026-03-17 20:29:48 UTC
Depth
8.2 km (5.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.332° N, 141.034° 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 3.5 km horizontally, 3.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
131°
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 143 in the 60 days after this one and 105 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.2133 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 198 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 2.2120 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 197 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 2.2116 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 197 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 2.1122 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 197 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 2.0114 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 197 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 2.072 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 196 days ago · 12 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 2.0126 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 196 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 1.8153 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 196 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 1.996 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 196 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 2.1158 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 195 days ago · 0 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 2.5133 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 195 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 2.5121 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 195 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 1.7158 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 195 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 1.7157 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 195 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 1.6122 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 195 days ago · 12 km deep · 23 km away
  16. 1.8103 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 194 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 1.896 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 194 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  18. 1.8127 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 194 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 2.0119 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 193 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 2.0115 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 193 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
  21. 1.979 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 193 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  22. 2.089 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 193 days ago · 12 km deep · 30 km away
  23. 2.4136 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 193 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
  24. 1.8133 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 193 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  25. 2.2158 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 192 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  26. 1.9160 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 192 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  27. 1.6109 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 192 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  28. 1.5147 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 192 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
  29. 2.0158 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 191 days ago · 0 km deep · 57 km away
  30. 1.5158 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 191 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
  31. 2.059 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 191 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  32. 2.1120 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 190 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  33. 1.789 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 189 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  34. 1.6124 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 189 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  35. 1.6156 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 189 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  36. 1.7141 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 189 days ago · 13 km deep · 43 km away
  37. 1.7117 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 189 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  38. 1.6138 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 189 days ago · 63 km deep · 48 km away
  39. 1.5115 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 189 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  40. 1.7135 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 188 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  41. 1.7116 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 188 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
  42. 1.6121 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 188 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
  43. 1.6132 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 187 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  44. 1.5130 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 187 days ago · 17 km deep · 98 km away
  45. 1.595 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 187 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  46. 2.5135 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 186 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  47. 1.8133 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 186 days ago · 14 km deep · 82 km away
  48. 2.2134 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 186 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  49. 2.0131 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 186 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  50. 1.9134 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 186 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  51. 1.8134 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 186 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  52. 1.852 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 186 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  53. 1.5133 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 186 days ago · 20 km deep · 85 km away
  54. 1.682 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 186 days ago · 11 km deep · 43 km away
  55. 2.1133 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 186 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  56. 1.6133 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 186 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  57. 1.7164 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 186 days ago · 1 km deep · 63 km away
  58. 1.7113 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 184 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  59. 1.796 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 183 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  60. 1.6126 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 183 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away

The first 60 of 143.

Before

  1. 2.0122 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 199 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 2.191 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 200 days ago · 14 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 1.9120 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 200 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 1.9158 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 200 days ago · 1 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 1.6122 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 201 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 2.0130 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 202 days ago · 1 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 1.7128 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 202 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 1.8115 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 202 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 1.8119 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 203 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 1.7160 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 203 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 1.7121 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 203 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 1.9120 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 203 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 1.9121 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 203 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  14. 1.7118 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 204 days ago · 0 km deep · 27 km away
  15. 1.8118 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 204 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  16. 2.0120 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 204 days ago · 0 km deep · 26 km away
  17. 1.8156 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 204 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 2.1120 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 204 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  19. 1.9130 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 204 days ago · 14 km deep · 31 km away
  20. 1.775 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 204 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026fjgftt. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:54 PM UTC.