Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 134 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 134 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska on Tue, Apr 21, 2026, 9:24 AM AKDT (17:24 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 105 km N of Yakutat, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2026-04-21 17:24:24 UTC
Depth
13.4 km (8.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.151° N, 140.482° 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 4.7 km horizontally, 2.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
79°
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 200 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.899 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 167 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 1.6108 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 166 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 1.6103 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 166 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 1.7113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 166 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 1.7108 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 166 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 1.6114 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 166 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 1.697 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 166 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 1.5107 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 166 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 1.696 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 166 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 1.996 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 166 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 1.5158 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 165 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 1.6101 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 165 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 1.5134 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 165 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 1.693 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 165 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 1.6117 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 165 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 1.5135 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 165 days ago · 14 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 1.9110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 164 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 1.8107 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 164 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 1.8110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 164 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  20. 1.6103 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 164 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  21. 1.8112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 163 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  22. 1.9104 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 163 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  23. 1.8111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 163 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  24. 1.8106 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 163 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  25. 2.4111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 163 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  26. 1.8108 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 163 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  27. 1.697 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 163 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
  28. 1.8103 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 163 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  29. 1.697 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 162 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  30. 1.598 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 162 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away
  31. 1.597 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 162 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  32. 1.5100 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 162 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  33. 1.6116 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 162 days ago · 12 km deep · 70 km away
  34. 1.5102 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 162 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  35. 1.998 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 162 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  36. 3.1100 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 161 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  37. 1.5102 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 161 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  38. 1.896 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 161 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  39. 1.5117 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 161 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  40. 2.4130 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 161 days ago · 1 km deep · 57 km away
  41. 2.0107 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 161 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  42. 2.5109 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 161 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  43. 1.868 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 161 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  44. 1.8111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 161 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  45. 2.598 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 161 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  46. 1.9103 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 160 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  47. 1.5116 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 160 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
  48. 2.2101 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 160 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  49. 1.6100 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 160 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
  50. 2.2157 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 160 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  51. 1.9109 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 160 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  52. 3.8137 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 160 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  53. 2.0112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 160 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  54. 1.8115 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 160 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
  55. 2.1108 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 159 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  56. 1.7108 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 159 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  57. 1.8103 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 159 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  58. 2.2106 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 159 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  59. 1.7115 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 159 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  60. 1.6102 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 159 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.7102 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 167 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 1.8115 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 167 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 1.7114 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 167 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 1.7153 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 167 days ago · 11 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 1.792 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 167 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 1.9111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 167 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 2.1108 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 168 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 2.0109 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 168 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 2.1106 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 168 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 3.0109 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 168 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 3.0116 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 168 days ago · 12 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 2.0111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 168 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 1.9112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 168 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 1.8104 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 168 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 1.6100 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 169 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 1.7103 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 169 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 1.7107 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 169 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 2.3111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 169 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 2.9105 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 169 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 1.7110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 169 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026hvgmvg. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 8:27 AM UTC.