Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 104 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 104 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska on Fri, May 8, 2026, 1:34 AM AKDT (09:34 UTC), 12 km (7 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
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2026-05-08 09:34:15 UTC
Depth
11.8 km (7.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.526° N, 143.422° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 2.3 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
57°
Stations used
32

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.7132 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 145 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 1.7117 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 141 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 1.6112 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 140 days ago · 17 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 2.1139 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 134 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 1.8112 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 127 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 1.5119 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 126 days ago · 12 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 1.671 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska · 124 days ago · 13 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 1.761 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 122 days ago · 26 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 1.751 km SE of Cordova, Alaska · 121 days ago · 27 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 1.653 km SE of Cordova, Alaska · 121 days ago · 28 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 1.7118 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska · 120 days ago · 16 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 2.5113 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 120 days ago · 14 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 1.8133 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 113 days ago · 1 km deep · 32 km away
  14. 1.5130 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 112 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  15. 3.0138 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 112 days ago · 1 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 1.7124 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska · 112 days ago · 0 km deep · 19 km away
  17. 1.687 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska · 106 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  18. 1.7105 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska · 106 days ago · 20 km deep · 25 km away
  19. 1.5107 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 101 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  20. 1.8137 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 94 days ago · 1 km deep · 37 km away
  21. 1.5122 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska · 91 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away

Before

  1. 1.9119 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 148 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 2.0106 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 153 days ago · 17 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 1.6123 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 155 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 1.6155 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 155 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 1.745 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 159 days ago · 29 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 1.5112 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 164 days ago · 1 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 2.5139 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 165 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 1.796 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska · 166 days ago · 31 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 1.9126 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 167 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 1.8136 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 167 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 1.954 km ENE of Cordova, Alaska · 176 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 1.7133 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 176 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026jbhybv. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:49 AM UTC.