Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 105 km E of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 105 km E of McCarthy, Alaska on Wed, Apr 29, 2026, 10:17 PM AKDT (06:17 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 128 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2026-04-30 06:17:27 UTC
Depth
11.3 km (7.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.404° N, 140.938° 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 5.4 km horizontally, 3.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
92°
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 76 in the 60 days after this one and 45 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.9158 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 154 days ago · 1 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 2.465 km SSW of Alcan Border, Alaska · 153 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 1.7156 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 153 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 2.0119 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 153 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 1.7127 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 152 days ago · 20 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 1.536 km NE of McCarthy, Alaska · 151 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 1.7157 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 151 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 1.5124 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 150 days ago · 11 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 2.1124 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 149 days ago · 12 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 2.1121 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 149 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 2.0133 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 149 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 1.5105 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 149 days ago · 17 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 1.7155 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 148 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 1.5158 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 148 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 2.5146 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 148 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 1.6101 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 147 days ago · 12 km deep · 9 km away
  17. 1.6155 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 147 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  18. 1.7158 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 147 days ago · 1 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 1.9135 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 147 days ago · 1 km deep · 30 km away
  20. 2.8153 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 147 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 1
  21. 2.3158 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 147 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  22. 2.2156 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 147 days ago · 0 km deep · 57 km away
  23. 1.682 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 146 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  24. 1.7144 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 145 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  25. 1.563 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 143 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  26. 2.1158 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 142 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  27. 1.6127 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 141 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  28. 1.7117 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 140 days ago · 15 km deep · 100 km away
  29. 1.6158 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 138 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  30. 1.581 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 138 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  31. 1.6116 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 137 days ago · 12 km deep · 19 km away
  32. 1.8161 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 136 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  33. 2.0161 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 135 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
  34. 1.6161 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 135 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  35. 1.7160 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 135 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
  36. 1.9161 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 135 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  37. 2.7159 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 135 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  38. 1.7160 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 131 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  39. 1.892 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 131 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
  40. 1.5125 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 131 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  41. 1.6105 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 130 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  42. 1.6140 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 129 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  43. 1.5140 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 129 days ago · 11 km deep · 35 km away
  44. 1.5103 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 129 days ago · 12 km deep · 13 km away
  45. 1.883 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 127 days ago · 12 km deep · 36 km away
  46. 1.7137 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 126 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  47. 1.7152 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 126 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
  48. 1.6145 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 124 days ago · 1 km deep · 40 km away
  49. 1.7159 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 124 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  50. 2.6154 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 123 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  51. 1.5141 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 123 days ago · 11 km deep · 40 km away
  52. 1.8159 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 122 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  53. 1.7144 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 122 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
  54. 1.6138 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 121 days ago · 19 km deep · 79 km away
  55. 2.1160 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 120 days ago · 1 km deep · 59 km away
  56. 3.0128 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 120 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  57. 1.6160 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 120 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  58. 2.0156 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 120 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  59. 2.5155 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 119 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  60. 1.5141 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 119 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away

The first 60 of 76.

Before

  1. 3.8137 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 156 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 2.2157 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 156 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 1.6100 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 156 days ago · 11 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 1.868 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 157 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 2.0107 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 157 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 2.4130 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 157 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 1.598 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 158 days ago · 11 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 1.5135 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 161 days ago · 14 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 1.5134 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 161 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 1.5158 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 162 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 1.6134 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 163 days ago · 13 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 1.7153 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 164 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 1.7124 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 165 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  14. 1.6156 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 166 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 1.6153 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 166 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 1.6123 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 166 days ago · 16 km deep · 18 km away
  17. 1.5148 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 171 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  18. 1.9107 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 171 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 1.8156 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 175 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  20. 1.6155 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 175 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026imheww. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:57 PM UTC.