Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 98 km E of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 98 km E of McCarthy, Alaska on Sun, Apr 26, 2026, 12:38 AM AKDT (08:38 UTC), 11 km (7 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
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2026-04-26 08:38:09 UTC
Depth
11.1 km (6.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.518° N, 141.086° 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 4.1 km horizontally, 2.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
79°
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 77 in the 60 days after this one and 41 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.0107 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 158 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 1.868 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 158 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 1.6100 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 158 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 2.2157 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 158 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 3.8137 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 158 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 1.7105 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 156 days ago · 11 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 1.9158 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 156 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 2.465 km SSW of Alcan Border, Alaska · 154 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 1.7156 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 154 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 1.7127 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 153 days ago · 20 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 1.536 km NE of McCarthy, Alaska · 153 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 1.7157 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 152 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 1.5124 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 152 days ago · 11 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 2.1124 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 150 days ago · 12 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 2.1121 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 150 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  16. 1.5105 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 150 days ago · 17 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 1.7155 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 149 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 1.5158 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 149 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 2.5146 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 149 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  20. 1.6101 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 149 days ago · 12 km deep · 20 km away
  21. 1.6155 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 149 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  22. 1.7158 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 149 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
  23. 1.9135 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 149 days ago · 1 km deep · 39 km away
  24. 2.8153 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 148 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
  25. 2.3158 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 148 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  26. 2.2156 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 148 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
  27. 1.682 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 147 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  28. 1.7144 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 147 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  29. 1.563 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 144 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  30. 2.1158 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 143 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  31. 1.6158 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 140 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  32. 1.581 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 139 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  33. 1.6116 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 139 days ago · 12 km deep · 18 km away
  34. 1.8161 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 137 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  35. 2.0161 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 137 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
  36. 1.6161 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 137 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  37. 1.7160 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 136 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  38. 1.9161 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 136 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  39. 2.7159 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 136 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  40. 1.7160 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 133 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  41. 1.892 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 133 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
  42. 1.5125 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 132 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  43. 1.6105 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 132 days ago · 1 km deep · 22 km away
  44. 1.6140 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 131 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  45. 1.5140 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 131 days ago · 11 km deep · 46 km away
  46. 1.5103 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 130 days ago · 12 km deep · 5 km away
  47. 1.883 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 128 days ago · 12 km deep · 22 km away
  48. 2.445 km ESE of Nabesna, Alaska · 128 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  49. 1.7137 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 128 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  50. 1.7152 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 127 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
  51. 1.6145 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 126 days ago · 1 km deep · 49 km away
  52. 1.7159 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 126 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  53. 2.6154 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 124 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  54. 1.5141 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 124 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
  55. 1.8159 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 124 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  56. 1.7144 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 123 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
  57. 1.6138 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 122 days ago · 19 km deep · 93 km away
  58. 2.1160 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 122 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
  59. 1.6160 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 121 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  60. 2.0156 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 121 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away

The first 60 of 77.

Before

  1. 1.956 km SW of Alcan Border, Alaska · 160 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 1.5135 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 163 days ago · 14 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 1.5134 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 163 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 1.5158 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 163 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 1.6134 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 164 days ago · 13 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 1.7153 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 165 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 1.7124 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 167 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 1.6156 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 167 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 1.6153 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 167 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 1.6123 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 167 days ago · 16 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 1.5148 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 173 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 1.9107 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 173 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 1.8156 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 176 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 1.6155 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 177 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 1.7155 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 177 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 1.7157 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 177 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 1.7157 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 177 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 1.8153 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 177 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 1.8153 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 177 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  20. 1.7157 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 177 days ago · 16 km deep · 76 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026idtrtg. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:46 AM UTC.