Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 160 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 160 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska on Tue, May 19, 2026, 6:45 AM AKDT (14:45 UTC), 1 km (0 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
2026-05-19 14:45:56 UTC
Depth
0.6 km (0.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.103° N, 140.010° 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 5.0 km horizontally, 4.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
78°
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: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.9161 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 135 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.7159 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 135 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.8113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 135 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 2.1108 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 135 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 2.290 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 134 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 2.1111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 134 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 2.195 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 133 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 1.9110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 133 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 1.9115 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 133 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 1.899 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 133 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 2.6105 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 132 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 1.9108 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 132 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 1.9112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 132 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 2.092 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 132 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 1.8105 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 132 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 1.8101 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 132 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 2.2112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 132 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 1.8103 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 132 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 1.7113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 132 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  20. 1.7160 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 132 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  21. 1.892 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 132 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  22. 1.8106 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 132 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  23. 1.8110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 131 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  24. 1.6109 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 131 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  25. 3.7113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 131 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1
  26. 1.7108 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 131 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  27. 2.4105 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 131 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
  28. 1.5125 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 131 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  29. 1.8103 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 131 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  30. 2.5110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 131 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  31. 1.6105 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 130 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away
  32. 1.881 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 130 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
  33. 2.3113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 130 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
  34. 1.8114 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 130 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
  35. 1.9109 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 130 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  36. 1.7109 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 130 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
  37. 1.6140 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 130 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  38. 1.5140 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 130 days ago · 11 km deep · 31 km away
  39. 1.797 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 129 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  40. 1.5103 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 129 days ago · 12 km deep · 70 km away
  41. 1.9105 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 128 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  42. 2.098 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 127 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  43. 2.5100 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 127 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  44. 1.883 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 127 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
  45. 2.194 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 127 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  46. 2.5109 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 127 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  47. 1.6132 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 127 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  48. 2.595 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 127 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  49. 1.7137 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 127 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  50. 1.9109 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 126 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
  51. 2.0104 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 126 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  52. 1.7152 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 126 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
  53. 1.8102 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 126 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  54. 2.398 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 126 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  55. 1.6102 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 126 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
  56. 2.099 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 126 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  57. 2.8120 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 125 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  58. 1.6106 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 125 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  59. 1.9106 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 125 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  60. 1.6106 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 125 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.7103 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 135 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 1.6161 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 136 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.0161 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 136 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 2.0108 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 136 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 1.8109 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 136 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 1.8161 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 136 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 1.887 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 136 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 2.1101 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 136 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 2.1108 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 137 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 2.0107 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 137 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 1.6116 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 137 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 2.5104 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 137 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 1.7107 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 138 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 1.581 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 138 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 1.596 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 138 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 2.1111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 138 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 1.794 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 138 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 1.6158 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 139 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 1.8106 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 139 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 1.5104 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 139 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026jwaopd. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:38 PM UTC.