Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 119 km S of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 119 km S of McCarthy, Alaska on Wed, May 6, 2026, 10:40 PM AKDT (06:40 UTC), 5 km (3 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
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2026-05-07 06:40:17 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.364° N, 143.150° 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 2.9 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
87°
Stations used
33

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 27 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.7104 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska · 148 days ago · 12 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 1.7132 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 147 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 1.7117 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 143 days ago · 18 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 1.7117 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 142 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 1.6112 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 142 days ago · 17 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 2.0118 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 138 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 2.1126 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 136 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 2.1139 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 136 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 1.8112 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 129 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 1.5119 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 128 days ago · 12 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 1.6123 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 127 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 1.671 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska · 125 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 2.1132 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 124 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 1.761 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 123 days ago · 26 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 1.7118 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska · 121 days ago · 16 km deep · 16 km away
  16. 2.5113 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 121 days ago · 14 km deep · 8 km away
  17. 1.8133 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 114 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
  18. 1.9133 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 114 days ago · 17 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 1.5130 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 114 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  20. 3.0138 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 114 days ago · 1 km deep · 21 km away
  21. 1.7124 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska · 114 days ago · 0 km deep · 21 km away
  22. 1.687 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska · 107 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  23. 1.7105 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska · 107 days ago · 20 km deep · 46 km away
  24. 1.5107 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 102 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  25. 1.8137 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 95 days ago · 1 km deep · 18 km away
  26. 1.5122 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska · 92 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  27. 1.7115 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 90 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away

Before

  1. 1.7129 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 150 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 2.0106 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 154 days ago · 17 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 1.6123 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 156 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 1.6155 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 157 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 1.745 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 161 days ago · 29 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 1.5112 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 166 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 2.5139 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 166 days ago · 14 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 1.796 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska · 168 days ago · 31 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 1.9126 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 169 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 1.8136 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 169 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 1.7133 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 178 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026izgcol. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:30 PM UTC.