Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 122 km S of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 122 km S of McCarthy, Alaska on Tue, Mar 24, 2026, 2:56 PM AKDT (22:56 UTC), 8 km (5 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
2026-03-24 22:56:10 UTC
Depth
7.9 km (4.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.339° N, 143.089° 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 5.5 km horizontally, 4.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.30
Station coverage gap
146°
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 39 in the 60 days after this one and 36 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.6134 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 189 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 1.5113 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 188 days ago · 1 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 1.6137 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 187 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 1.9114 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 187 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 1.5130 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 187 days ago · 17 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 1.8112 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 185 days ago · 20 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 1.552 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 182 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 1.6126 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 182 days ago · 23 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 1.792 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 181 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 1.6126 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 181 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 1.5126 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 181 days ago · 15 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 1.6126 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 181 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 1.7130 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 181 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 1.7115 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 180 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 1.7122 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 178 days ago · 17 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 1.7133 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 176 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  17. 1.8136 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 167 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  18. 1.9126 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 167 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  19. 1.796 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska · 166 days ago · 31 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 2.5139 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 164 days ago · 14 km deep · 69 km away
  21. 1.5112 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 164 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
  22. 2.1111 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 161 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  23. 2.4119 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 158 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  24. 1.6155 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 155 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  25. 1.6123 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 154 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  26. 2.0106 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 152 days ago · 17 km deep · 43 km away
  27. 2.0121 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 149 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  28. 1.7129 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 148 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  29. 1.9119 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 147 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  30. 1.7104 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska · 146 days ago · 12 km deep · 28 km away
  31. 1.7132 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 145 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  32. 1.7117 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 141 days ago · 18 km deep · 93 km away
  33. 1.7117 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 140 days ago · 15 km deep · 83 km away
  34. 1.6112 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 140 days ago · 17 km deep · 13 km away
  35. 2.0118 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 136 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  36. 1.8111 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 135 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  37. 2.1126 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 134 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  38. 2.1139 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 134 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  39. 1.8119 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 132 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away

Before

  1. 1.5113 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 192 days ago · 14 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 1.5122 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska · 192 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 1.7124 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 192 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 2.0114 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 193 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 1.8138 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 193 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.8164 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 194 days ago · 24 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 1.6126 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 196 days ago · 20 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 2.1111 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 197 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 3.349 km SW of McCarthy, Alaska · 198 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.7126 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 203 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 1.994 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 203 days ago · 19 km deep · 33 km away
  12. 1.5131 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 205 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 1.6104 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 205 days ago · 20 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 1.7102 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 205 days ago · 18 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 1.9117 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 207 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 1.9120 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 207 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 2.0121 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 207 days ago · 16 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 1.592 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska · 207 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away
  19. 1.881 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 208 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 2.797 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 211 days ago · 13 km deep · 33 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026fwhdzp. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:02 PM UTC.