Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 113 km S of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 113 km S of McCarthy, Alaska on Mon, Mar 23, 2026, 10:03 AM AKDT (18:03 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 139 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2026-03-23 18:03:22 UTC
Depth
13.7 km (8.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.426° N, 143.166° 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 4.0 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
108°
Stations used
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 32 in the 60 days after this one and 32 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.5122 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 192 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 1.6134 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 189 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 1.5113 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 189 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 1.6137 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 188 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 1.5130 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 188 days ago · 17 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 1.8112 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 186 days ago · 20 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 1.552 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 183 days ago · 14 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 1.792 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 182 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 1.6126 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 182 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 1.5126 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 182 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 1.6126 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 182 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 1.7130 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 182 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 1.7122 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 179 days ago · 17 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 1.7133 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 177 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  15. 1.954 km ENE of Cordova, Alaska · 176 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 1.8136 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 168 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  17. 1.9126 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 168 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  18. 1.796 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska · 167 days ago · 31 km deep · 35 km away
  19. 2.5139 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 165 days ago · 14 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 1.5112 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 165 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
  21. 1.745 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 160 days ago · 29 km deep · 98 km away
  22. 1.6155 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 156 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  23. 1.6123 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 155 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  24. 2.0106 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 153 days ago · 17 km deep · 36 km away
  25. 1.7129 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 149 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  26. 1.9119 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 148 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  27. 1.7104 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska · 147 days ago · 12 km deep · 18 km away
  28. 1.7132 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 146 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  29. 1.7117 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 141 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
  30. 1.6112 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 140 days ago · 17 km deep · 3 km away
  31. 2.1126 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 135 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  32. 2.1139 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 135 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away

Before

  1. 1.5122 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska · 193 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 1.7124 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 193 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 1.8138 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 194 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.8164 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 195 days ago · 24 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 1.6126 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 197 days ago · 20 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 3.349 km SW of McCarthy, Alaska · 199 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.7126 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 203 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 1.994 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 204 days ago · 19 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 1.5131 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 206 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 1.6104 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 206 days ago · 20 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 1.7102 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 206 days ago · 18 km deep · 41 km away
  12. 1.9117 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 207 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 1.9120 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 208 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 2.0121 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 208 days ago · 16 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 1.592 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska · 208 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 1.881 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 209 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 2.797 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 212 days ago · 13 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 2.896 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 212 days ago · 14 km deep · 30 km away
  19. 1.596 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 213 days ago · 13 km deep · 30 km away
  20. 1.7118 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 213 days ago · 20 km deep · 99 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026fubswi. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:11 AM UTC.