Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 158 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 158 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska on Fri, May 15, 2026, 9:41 PM AKDT (05:41 UTC), 3 km (2 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
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2026-05-16 05:41:57 UTC
Depth
3.3 km (2.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.084° N, 140.051° 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 4.9 km horizontally, 3.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
75°
Stations used
16

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. 1.794 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 139 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 2.1111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 138 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 1.596 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 138 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 1.581 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 138 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 1.7107 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 138 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 2.5104 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 138 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 1.6116 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 137 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 2.0107 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 137 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 2.1108 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 137 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 2.1101 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 136 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 1.887 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 136 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 1.8161 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 136 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 1.8109 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 136 days ago · 1 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 2.0108 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 136 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 2.0161 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 136 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 1.6161 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 136 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 1.7103 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 135 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 1.7160 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 135 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 1.9161 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 135 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 2.7159 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 135 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  21. 1.8113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 135 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  22. 2.1108 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 135 days ago · 1 km deep · 63 km away
  23. 2.290 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 134 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  24. 2.1111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 134 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  25. 2.195 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 133 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  26. 1.9110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 133 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
  27. 1.9115 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 133 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  28. 1.899 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 133 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  29. 2.6105 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 133 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  30. 1.9108 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 132 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  31. 1.9112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 132 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  32. 2.092 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 132 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  33. 1.8105 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 132 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  34. 1.8101 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 132 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  35. 2.2112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 132 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  36. 1.8103 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 132 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  37. 1.7113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 132 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  38. 1.7160 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 132 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  39. 1.892 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 132 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
  40. 1.8106 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 132 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  41. 1.8110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 132 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  42. 1.6109 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 131 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  43. 3.7113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 131 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  44. 1.7108 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 131 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  45. 2.4105 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 131 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
  46. 1.5125 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 131 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  47. 1.8103 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 131 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  48. 2.5110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 131 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  49. 1.6105 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 130 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away
  50. 1.881 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 130 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  51. 2.3113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 130 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
  52. 1.8114 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 130 days ago · 1 km deep · 59 km away
  53. 1.9109 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 130 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  54. 1.7109 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 130 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  55. 1.6140 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 130 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  56. 1.5140 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 130 days ago · 11 km deep · 32 km away
  57. 1.797 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 129 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  58. 1.5103 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 129 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
  59. 1.9105 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 128 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  60. 2.098 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 127 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.8106 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 139 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 1.5104 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 139 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 1.5115 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 139 days ago · 0 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 1.595 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 139 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 1.9112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 139 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 1.5108 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 139 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 1.6111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 139 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 2.0107 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 140 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 2.3119 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 140 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 1.794 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 140 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 1.7108 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 141 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 2.2107 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 141 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 1.5104 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 141 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 1.7112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 141 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 1.799 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 141 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 1.6108 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 141 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 1.6127 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 142 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  18. 1.7112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 142 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  19. 2.1158 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 142 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 1.9115 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 142 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026jpujex. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:51 PM UTC.