M1.8 earthquake 68 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska

Magnitude

1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Alaska Earthquake Center

Local time

Mon, Apr 27, 2026, 9:45 AM AKDT

UTC

2026-04-27 17:45:09 UTC

Depth

9.2 km (5.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

61.579° N, 141.668° W

Region

Alaska

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 3.4 km horizontally, 3.7 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.10

Station coverage gap

86°

Stations used

19

• Tok, AlaskaPopulation 1,258. Forecast207 kmSSE
• Whitehorse, CanadaPopulation 28,201. Forecast367 kmWNW
• Anchorage, AlaskaPopulation 289,600. Forecast440 kmE

After

1. 1.6100 km E of McCarthy, AlaskaMon, Apr 27, 10:11 PM AKDT · 160 days ago · 11 km deep · 32 km away
2. 3.8137 km E of McCarthy, AlaskaTue, Apr 28, 5:26 AM AKDT · 160 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
3. 1.7105 km E of McCarthy, AlaskaWed, Apr 29, 10:17 PM AKDT · 158 days ago · 11 km deep · 43 km away
4. 2.465 km SSW of Alcan Border, AlaskaFri, May 1, 9:53 AM AKDT · 156 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
5. 1.7127 km ESE of McCarthy, AlaskaSat, May 2, 6:27 PM AKDT · 155 days ago · 20 km deep · 72 km away
6. 1.536 km NE of McCarthy, AlaskaSun, May 3, 5:46 AM AKDT · 155 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
7. 1.5124 km ESE of McCarthy, AlaskaMon, May 4, 3:54 AM AKDT · 154 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
8. 2.1124 km ESE of McCarthy, AlaskaTue, May 5, 10:39 AM AKDT · 152 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
9. 2.1121 km ESE of McCarthy, AlaskaTue, May 5, 11:13 AM AKDT · 152 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
10. 1.5105 km ESE of McCarthy, AlaskaTue, May 5, 4:54 PM AKDT · 152 days ago · 17 km deep · 62 km away
11. 1.7155 km ESE of McCarthy, AlaskaWed, May 6, 9:31 AM AKDT · 151 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
12. 2.5146 km E of McCarthy, AlaskaWed, May 6, 12:36 PM AKDT · 151 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
13. 1.6101 km E of McCarthy, AlaskaWed, May 6, 8:57 PM AKDT · 151 days ago · 12 km deep · 43 km away
14. 1.9135 km E of McCarthy, AlaskaThu, May 7, 5:12 AM AKDT · 151 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
15. 2.8153 km ESE of McCarthy, AlaskaThu, May 7, 8:45 AM AKDT · 150 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
16. 2.2156 km ESE of McCarthy, AlaskaThu, May 7, 11:23 AM AKDT · 150 days ago · 0 km deep · 100 km away
17. 1.682 km ENE of McCarthy, AlaskaFri, May 8, 8:25 AM AKDT · 150 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
18. 1.7144 km E of McCarthy, AlaskaSat, May 9, 12:01 AM AKDT · 149 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
19. 1.563 km E of McCarthy, AlaskaMon, May 11, 6:48 AM AKDT · 147 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
20. 1.581 km ENE of McCarthy, AlaskaSat, May 16, 4:01 PM AKDT · 141 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
21. 1.6116 km E of McCarthy, AlaskaSun, May 17, 2:03 AM AKDT · 141 days ago · 12 km deep · 49 km away
22. 1.892 km E of McCarthy, AlaskaFri, May 22, 9:19 PM AKDT · 135 days ago · 1 km deep · 32 km away
23. 1.5125 km E of McCarthy, AlaskaSat, May 23, 9:43 AM AKDT · 134 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
24. 1.6105 km E of McCarthy, AlaskaSun, May 24, 2:40 AM AKDT · 134 days ago · 1 km deep · 47 km away
25. 1.6140 km E of McCarthy, AlaskaSun, May 24, 9:57 PM AKDT · 133 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
26. 1.5140 km E of McCarthy, AlaskaSun, May 24, 10:21 PM AKDT · 133 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
27. 1.5103 km E of McCarthy, AlaskaMon, May 25, 1:46 PM AKDT · 132 days ago · 12 km deep · 37 km away
28. 1.883 km ENE of McCarthy, AlaskaWed, May 27, 11:23 AM AKDT · 130 days ago · 12 km deep · 15 km away
29. 2.445 km ESE of Nabesna, AlaskaWed, May 27, 1:30 PM AKDT · 130 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
30. 1.7137 km ESE of McCarthy, AlaskaWed, May 27, 11:43 PM AKDT · 130 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
31. 1.7152 km ESE of McCarthy, AlaskaThu, May 28, 6:46 AM AKDT · 130 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
32. 1.6145 km E of McCarthy, AlaskaFri, May 29, 10:31 PM AKDT · 128 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
33. 2.6154 km ESE of McCarthy, AlaskaSun, May 31, 5:24 PM AKDT · 126 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
34. 1.5141 km ESE of McCarthy, AlaskaSun, May 31, 5:34 PM AKDT · 126 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
35. 1.5141 km E of McCarthy, AlaskaThu, Jun 4, 6:29 AM AKDT · 123 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
36. 2.4146 km ESE of McCarthy, AlaskaThu, Jun 4, 7:03 AM AKDT · 123 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
37. 1.5129 km ESE of McCarthy, AlaskaSat, Jun 6, 7:49 AM AKDT · 121 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
38. 1.7156 km ESE of McCarthy, AlaskaSun, Jun 7, 2:40 PM AKDT · 119 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
39. 1.9154 km E of McCarthy, AlaskaSun, Jun 7, 9:17 PM AKDT · 119 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
40. 1.7155 km E of McCarthy, AlaskaMon, Jun 8, 6:48 PM AKDT · 118 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
41. 1.6104 km ESE of McCarthy, AlaskaWed, Jun 10, 9:00 AM AKDT · 116 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
42. 1.6158 km ESE of McCarthy, AlaskaThu, Jun 11, 3:49 PM AKDT · 115 days ago · 1 km deep · 100 km away
43. 2.5146 km E of McCarthy, AlaskaSat, Jun 20, 12:34 AM AKDT · 107 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
44. 2.1127 km ESE of McCarthy, AlaskaSat, Jun 20, 10:07 PM AKDT · 106 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
45. 3.0144 km SSE of Alcan Border, AlaskaSun, Jun 21, 6:47 PM AKDT · 105 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
46. 1.5141 km ESE of McCarthy, AlaskaFri, Jun 26, 12:16 AM AKDT · 101 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away

Before

1. 2.0107 km E of McCarthy, AlaskaMon, Apr 27, 7:14 AM AKDT · 161 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
2. 1.598 km E of McCarthy, AlaskaSun, Apr 26, 12:38 AM AKDT · 162 days ago · 11 km deep · 32 km away
3. 1.956 km SW of Alcan Border, AlaskaSat, Apr 25, 6:07 PM AKDT · 162 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
4. 1.5135 km ESE of McCarthy, AlaskaThu, Apr 23, 4:47 AM AKDT · 165 days ago · 14 km deep · 80 km away
5. 1.5134 km ESE of McCarthy, AlaskaWed, Apr 22, 8:22 PM AKDT · 165 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
6. 1.6134 km ESE of McCarthy, AlaskaTue, Apr 21, 9:24 AM AKDT · 166 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
7. 1.7153 km ESE of McCarthy, AlaskaMon, Apr 20, 4:05 PM AKDT · 167 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
8. 1.7124 km E of McCarthy, AlaskaSat, Apr 18, 10:18 PM AKDT · 169 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
9. 1.6156 km ESE of McCarthy, AlaskaSat, Apr 18, 2:54 PM AKDT · 169 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
10. 1.6153 km ESE of McCarthy, AlaskaSat, Apr 18, 7:08 AM AKDT · 170 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
11. 1.6123 km E of McCarthy, AlaskaSat, Apr 18, 6:45 AM AKDT · 170 days ago · 16 km deep · 62 km away
12. 1.5148 km SSE of Alcan Border, AlaskaMon, Apr 13, 4:15 AM AKDT · 175 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
13. 1.9107 km E of McCarthy, AlaskaSun, Apr 12, 7:33 PM AKDT · 175 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
14. 1.8156 km ESE of McCarthy, AlaskaThu, Apr 9, 9:23 AM AKDT · 178 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
15. 1.8152 km ESE of McCarthy, AlaskaWed, Apr 8, 10:35 AM AKDT · 179 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
16. 2.1153 km ESE of McCarthy, AlaskaWed, Apr 8, 10:21 AM AKDT · 179 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
17. 1.7152 km ESE of McCarthy, AlaskaWed, Apr 8, 9:57 AM AKDT · 179 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
18. 1.5154 km ESE of McCarthy, AlaskaTue, Apr 7, 7:35 PM AKDT · 180 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
19. 1.5153 km ESE of McCarthy, AlaskaSun, Apr 5, 11:49 AM AKDT · 182 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
20. 1.597 km E of McCarthy, AlaskaFri, Apr 3, 7:32 PM AKDT · 184 days ago · 20 km deep · 29 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026ighnyv. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 4:01 AM UTC.