Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 112 km S of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 112 km S of McCarthy, Alaska on Mon, Mar 30, 2026, 7:28 AM AKDT (15:28 UTC), 20 km (13 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
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2026-03-30 15:28:20 UTC
Depth
20.4 km (12.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.425° N, 142.954° 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 2.4 km horizontally, 1.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
63°
Stations used
35

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 48 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.6126 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 182 days ago · 23 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 1.792 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 181 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 1.6126 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 181 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 1.5126 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 181 days ago · 15 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 1.6126 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 181 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 1.7130 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 181 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 1.7115 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 180 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 1.6133 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 179 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 1.7122 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 178 days ago · 17 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 1.7133 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 176 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 1.8116 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 174 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 1.8136 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 167 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  13. 1.9126 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 167 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 1.796 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska · 166 days ago · 31 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 2.5139 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 164 days ago · 14 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 1.5112 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 164 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 2.1111 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 161 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 2.4119 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 158 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 1.6155 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 155 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  20. 1.6123 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 154 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  21. 2.0106 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 152 days ago · 17 km deep · 48 km away
  22. 2.0121 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 149 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  23. 1.7129 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 148 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  24. 1.9119 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 147 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  25. 1.7104 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska · 146 days ago · 12 km deep · 28 km away
  26. 1.7132 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 145 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  27. 1.7117 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 141 days ago · 18 km deep · 93 km away
  28. 1.7117 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 140 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away
  29. 1.7116 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 140 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  30. 1.6112 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 140 days ago · 17 km deep · 15 km away
  31. 2.0118 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 136 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  32. 1.8111 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 135 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  33. 2.1126 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 134 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  34. 2.1139 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 134 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  35. 1.8119 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 132 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
  36. 1.8112 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 127 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  37. 1.6132 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 126 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  38. 1.5119 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 126 days ago · 12 km deep · 45 km away
  39. 1.6123 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 126 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away

Before

  1. 1.6133 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 186 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 2.1133 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 186 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 1.5133 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 186 days ago · 20 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 1.8134 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 186 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 1.9134 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 186 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 2.0131 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 186 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 2.2134 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 186 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 2.5135 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 186 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 1.5130 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 187 days ago · 17 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 1.9114 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 187 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 1.6137 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 187 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 1.7135 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 188 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 1.5113 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 188 days ago · 1 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 1.6134 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 189 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 1.5122 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 191 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  16. 1.5113 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 192 days ago · 14 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 1.5122 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska · 192 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  18. 1.7124 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 192 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  19. 1.8133 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 193 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 2.4136 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 193 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026ggsrkn. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:50 PM UTC.