Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 155 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 155 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska on Wed, May 6, 2026, 9:31 AM AKDT (17:31 UTC), 5 km (3 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
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2026-05-06 17:31:29 UTC
Depth
4.8 km (3.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.106° N, 140.096° 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 4.4 km horizontally, 3.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
116°
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: at least 200 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.5158 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 148 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.8103 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 148 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 2.1108 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 148 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 1.8104 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 148 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 2.5146 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 148 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 1.991 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 148 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 1.6101 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 148 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 1.6155 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 148 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 1.7158 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 148 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 1.9135 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 148 days ago · 1 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 2.8153 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 147 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
  12. 2.3104 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 147 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 2.3158 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 147 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 2.2156 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 147 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 2.5112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 147 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 1.8110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 147 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 1.7102 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 147 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 1.5103 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 147 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 2.5117 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 146 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 1.682 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 146 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  21. 2.0107 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 146 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  22. 1.7144 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 146 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  23. 1.7110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 146 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  24. 1.8102 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 146 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  25. 1.8102 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 146 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  26. 2.099 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 145 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  27. 2.0113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 145 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  28. 2.1110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 144 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  29. 2.091 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 144 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
  30. 1.9102 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 144 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  31. 2.1106 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 144 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  32. 2.096 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 144 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  33. 1.8104 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 144 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  34. 1.563 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 144 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  35. 1.6104 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 143 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  36. 1.9105 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 143 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  37. 1.891 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 143 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  38. 1.9115 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 143 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
  39. 2.1158 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 142 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  40. 1.7112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 142 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  41. 1.6127 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 142 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  42. 1.6108 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 142 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
  43. 1.799 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 142 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  44. 1.7112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 141 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
  45. 1.5104 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 141 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  46. 2.2107 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 141 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
  47. 1.7108 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 141 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  48. 1.794 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 141 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  49. 2.3119 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 140 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
  50. 2.0107 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 140 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  51. 1.6111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 140 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
  52. 1.5108 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 140 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  53. 1.9112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 140 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
  54. 1.595 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 139 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  55. 1.5115 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 139 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
  56. 1.5104 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 139 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  57. 1.8106 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 139 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
  58. 1.6158 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 139 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  59. 1.794 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 139 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  60. 2.1111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 139 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 2.393 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 149 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 1.8112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 149 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 1.8110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 149 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 1.9113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 149 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 1.9103 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 149 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 1.5105 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 149 days ago · 17 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 1.8111 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 149 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 2.0133 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 149 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 2.1121 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 149 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 2.1124 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 149 days ago · 12 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 2.0104 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 150 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 3.088 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 150 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 1.885 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 150 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 1.6106 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 150 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 1.993 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 150 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 1.697 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 151 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 1.5124 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 151 days ago · 11 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 1.7157 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 151 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 1.9110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 151 days ago · 1 km deep · 64 km away
  20. 1.7100 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 152 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026iyfuui. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:23 AM UTC.