Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 105 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 105 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska on Tue, May 5, 2026, 4:54 PM AKDT (00:54 UTC), 17 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 113 km N of Yakutat, 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
2026-05-06 00:54:10 UTC
Depth
16.9 km (10.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.105° N, 141.069° 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 7.2 km horizontally, 5.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.30
Station coverage gap
150°
Stations used
10

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 199 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.9103 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 149 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 1.9113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 148 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 1.8110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 148 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 1.8112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 148 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 1.7155 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 148 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 1.5158 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 148 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 1.8103 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 148 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 2.1108 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 148 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 1.8104 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 148 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 2.5146 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 148 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 1.6101 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 147 days ago · 12 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 1.6155 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 147 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 1.7158 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 147 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 1.9135 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 147 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 2.8153 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 147 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 1
  16. 2.3158 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 147 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 2.2156 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 147 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 2.5112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 147 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 1.8110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 146 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 1.5103 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 146 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  21. 2.5117 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 146 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  22. 1.682 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 146 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  23. 2.0107 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 146 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  24. 1.7144 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 145 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  25. 1.7110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 145 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  26. 1.8102 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 145 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  27. 1.8102 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 145 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  28. 2.1101 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 145 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  29. 2.099 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 145 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  30. 2.0113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 144 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  31. 2.1110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 144 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  32. 2.1106 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 143 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  33. 1.8104 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 143 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  34. 1.563 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 143 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  35. 1.6104 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 143 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
  36. 1.9105 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 142 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  37. 1.9115 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 142 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
  38. 2.1158 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 142 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  39. 1.7112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 141 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  40. 1.6127 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 141 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  41. 1.6108 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 141 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
  42. 1.7112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 141 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  43. 1.5104 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 141 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  44. 2.2107 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 140 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
  45. 1.7108 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 140 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  46. 1.7117 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 140 days ago · 15 km deep · 67 km away
  47. 1.7116 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 140 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  48. 2.3119 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 140 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
  49. 2.0107 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 139 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  50. 1.6111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 139 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  51. 1.5108 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 139 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  52. 1.9112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 139 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
  53. 1.5115 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 139 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
  54. 1.5104 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 139 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  55. 1.8106 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 138 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
  56. 1.6158 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 138 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  57. 2.1111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 138 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  58. 1.581 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 138 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  59. 1.7107 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 137 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  60. 2.5104 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 137 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 2.0121 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 149 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 1.8111 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 149 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 2.0133 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 149 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 2.1121 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 149 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 2.1124 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 149 days ago · 12 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 2.0104 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 150 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 1.6106 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 150 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 1.5124 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 150 days ago · 11 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 1.7108 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 150 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 1.7157 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 151 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 1.9110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 151 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 1.536 km NE of McCarthy, Alaska · 151 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 1.7127 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 151 days ago · 20 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 2.0114 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 152 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 2.0112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 152 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 2.3104 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 152 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 2.1104 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 152 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 2.1117 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 152 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 2.0119 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 153 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 1.7156 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 153 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026iwyoaj. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:51 PM UTC.