Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 103 km E of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 103 km E of McCarthy, Alaska on Fri, Mar 20, 2026, 7:32 PM AKDT (03:32 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
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2026-03-21 03:32:54 UTC
Depth
8.2 km (5.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.333° N, 141.001° 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 3.6 km horizontally, 3.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
133°
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: 142 in the 60 days after this one and 118 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.896 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 195 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 1.8127 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 194 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 2.0119 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 194 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 2.0115 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 194 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 1.979 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 194 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 2.089 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 194 days ago · 12 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 2.4136 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 193 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 1.8133 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 193 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 1.7115 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 193 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 2.2158 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 193 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 1.9160 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 193 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 1.6109 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 192 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 1.5147 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 192 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 2.0158 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 192 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 1.5158 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 192 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 2.059 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 191 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  17. 2.1120 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 190 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 1.789 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 190 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  19. 1.6124 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 190 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  20. 1.6156 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 190 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  21. 2.3118 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 190 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
  22. 1.7141 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 189 days ago · 13 km deep · 41 km away
  23. 1.7117 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 189 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  24. 1.6138 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 189 days ago · 63 km deep · 47 km away
  25. 1.5115 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 189 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  26. 1.7135 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 189 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  27. 1.7116 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 189 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
  28. 1.6121 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 188 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
  29. 1.6132 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 188 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  30. 1.5130 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 188 days ago · 17 km deep · 98 km away
  31. 1.595 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 187 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  32. 2.5135 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 187 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  33. 1.8133 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 187 days ago · 14 km deep · 82 km away
  34. 2.2134 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 187 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  35. 2.0131 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 187 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  36. 1.9134 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 187 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  37. 1.8134 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 187 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  38. 1.852 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 187 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  39. 1.5133 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 186 days ago · 20 km deep · 85 km away
  40. 1.9115 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 186 days ago · 12 km deep · 100 km away
  41. 1.682 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 186 days ago · 11 km deep · 44 km away
  42. 1.7129 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 186 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  43. 2.1133 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 186 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  44. 1.6133 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 186 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  45. 1.7164 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 186 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
  46. 1.7113 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 184 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  47. 1.796 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 184 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  48. 1.6126 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 184 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  49. 1.8113 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 184 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  50. 1.9183 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 183 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  51. 1.792 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 182 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  52. 1.5158 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 181 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
  53. 1.597 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 181 days ago · 20 km deep · 27 km away
  54. 1.5158 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 181 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  55. 1.6133 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 180 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
  56. 1.5159 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 179 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  57. 1.5153 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 179 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  58. 1.5129 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 179 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  59. 2.5118 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 177 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  60. 1.5154 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 177 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away

The first 60 of 142.

Before

  1. 1.6122 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 195 days ago · 12 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 1.7157 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 195 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 1.7158 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 195 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 2.5121 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 195 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 2.5133 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 195 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 1.9113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 195 days ago · 0 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 2.1158 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 196 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 1.996 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 196 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 1.8153 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 196 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 2.0114 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 197 days ago · 12 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 2.0126 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 197 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 2.072 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 197 days ago · 12 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 2.0114 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 198 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 2.1122 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 198 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 2.2116 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 198 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 2.2120 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 198 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  17. 2.2133 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 198 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 2.0101 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 198 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 2.0116 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 200 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  20. 2.0122 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 200 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026fphkzv. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:20 AM UTC.