Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 123 km S of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 123 km S of McCarthy, Alaska on Thu, Apr 30, 2026, 12:16 AM AKDT (08:16 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 138 km ESE of Cordova, 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
2026-04-30 08:16:07 UTC
Depth
9.1 km (5.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.329° N, 143.105° 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 3.0 km horizontally, 2.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
75°
Stations used
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 30 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.0106 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 156 days ago · 17 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 1.7129 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 151 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 1.9119 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 151 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 1.7104 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska · 150 days ago · 12 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 1.7132 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 148 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 1.7117 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 144 days ago · 18 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 1.7117 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 144 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 1.6112 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 143 days ago · 17 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 2.0118 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 140 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 1.8111 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 139 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 2.1126 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 137 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 2.1139 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 137 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 1.8119 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 136 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 1.8112 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 130 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 1.5119 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 129 days ago · 12 km deep · 33 km away
  16. 1.6123 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 129 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 1.671 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska · 127 days ago · 13 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 2.1132 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 126 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 1.761 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 125 days ago · 26 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 1.7118 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska · 123 days ago · 16 km deep · 20 km away
  21. 2.5113 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 123 days ago · 14 km deep · 12 km away
  22. 1.8133 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 115 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
  23. 1.9133 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 115 days ago · 17 km deep · 75 km away
  24. 1.5130 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 115 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  25. 3.0138 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 115 days ago · 1 km deep · 19 km away
  26. 1.7124 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska · 115 days ago · 0 km deep · 23 km away
  27. 1.687 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska · 109 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  28. 1.7105 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska · 109 days ago · 20 km deep · 51 km away
  29. 1.5107 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 104 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  30. 1.6109 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 99 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away

Before

  1. 1.6155 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 158 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 2.1111 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 164 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 1.5112 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 167 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 2.5139 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 168 days ago · 14 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 1.796 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska · 169 days ago · 31 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 1.9126 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 170 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 1.8136 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 170 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 1.7133 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 179 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 1.7122 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 181 days ago · 17 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 1.7115 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 183 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 1.7130 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 184 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 1.6126 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 184 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 1.5126 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 184 days ago · 15 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 1.6126 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 184 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 1.792 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 184 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 1.6126 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 186 days ago · 23 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 1.552 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 186 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026imldtz. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 12:05 AM UTC.