Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 82 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 82 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska on Fri, May 8, 2026, 8:25 AM AKDT (16:25 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 144 km SSE of Alcan Border, 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
2026-05-08 16:25:34 UTC
Depth
2.5 km (1.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.643° N, 141.439° 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 4.8 km horizontally, 3.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
117°
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 52 in the 60 days after this one and 53 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.7144 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 146 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 1.563 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 144 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 2.1158 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 143 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 1.6158 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 139 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 1.581 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 138 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 1.6116 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 138 days ago · 12 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 1.8161 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 136 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 2.0161 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 136 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 1.6161 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 136 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 1.7160 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 136 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 1.9161 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 135 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 2.7159 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 135 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 1.892 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 132 days ago · 1 km deep · 30 km away
  14. 1.5125 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 131 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 1.6105 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 131 days ago · 1 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 1.6140 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 130 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 1.5140 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 130 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 1.5103 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 129 days ago · 12 km deep · 28 km away
  19. 1.883 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 127 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 2.445 km ESE of Nabesna, Alaska · 127 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  21. 1.7137 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 127 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  22. 1.7152 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 127 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  23. 1.6145 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 125 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  24. 1.7159 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 125 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  25. 2.6154 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 123 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  26. 1.5141 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 123 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
  27. 1.8159 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 123 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  28. 2.1160 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 121 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  29. 1.6160 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 120 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  30. 2.0156 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 120 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  31. 2.5155 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 120 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  32. 1.5141 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 120 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  33. 2.4146 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 120 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away
  34. 2.0157 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 119 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  35. 1.5129 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 118 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  36. 1.7156 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 116 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  37. 1.9154 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 116 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  38. 1.7155 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 115 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  39. 1.9158 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 114 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
  40. 1.6104 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 113 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  41. 1.6158 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 112 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  42. 2.0158 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 110 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  43. 2.5146 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 104 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  44. 2.1127 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 103 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
  45. 3.0144 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 102 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  46. 1.5141 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 98 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  47. 1.6120 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 94 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  48. 2.489 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 90 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  49. 1.9150 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 88 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  50. 1.547 km N of McCarthy, Alaska · 87 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  51. 1.8134 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 87 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  52. 1.690 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 87 days ago · 14 km deep · 44 km away

Before

  1. 2.2156 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 147 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 2.3158 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 147 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 2.8153 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 147 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.9135 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 148 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 1.7158 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 148 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 1.6155 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 148 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 1.6101 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 148 days ago · 12 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 2.5146 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 148 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 1.5158 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 148 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 1.7155 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 148 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 1.5105 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 149 days ago · 17 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 2.1121 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 149 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 2.1124 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 149 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 1.5124 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 151 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 1.7157 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 151 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 1.536 km NE of McCarthy, Alaska · 152 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  17. 1.7127 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 152 days ago · 20 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 1.7156 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 153 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 2.465 km SSW of Alcan Border, Alaska · 153 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
  20. 1.9158 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 155 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026jbvqsx. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:19 AM UTC.