Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 139 km S of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 139 km S of McCarthy, Alaska on Wed, May 20, 2026, 3:07 PM AKDT (23:07 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 122 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2026-05-20 23:07:21 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.181° N, 142.898° 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 6.7 km horizontally, 3.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
202°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 40 in the 60 days after this one and 25 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.8119 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 133 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 2.095 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 132 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 1.5100 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 131 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 1.8112 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 127 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 1.6132 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 127 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 1.5119 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 126 days ago · 12 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 1.6123 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 126 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 1.671 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska · 124 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 2.1132 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 123 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 1.6104 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 120 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 1.7118 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska · 120 days ago · 16 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 2.5113 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 120 days ago · 14 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 1.8133 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 113 days ago · 1 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 1.9133 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 113 days ago · 17 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 1.5130 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 113 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  16. 3.0138 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 113 days ago · 1 km deep · 25 km away
  17. 1.7124 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska · 112 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 1.6109 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 108 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 1.687 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska · 106 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 1.7105 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska · 106 days ago · 20 km deep · 70 km away
  21. 1.5107 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 101 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  22. 1.9100 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 99 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  23. 1.6109 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 96 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  24. 1.8137 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 94 days ago · 1 km deep · 18 km away
  25. 1.6111 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 93 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
  26. 1.797 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 92 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  27. 1.5122 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska · 91 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  28. 1.5105 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 89 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  29. 1.7115 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 89 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  30. 2.5139 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 86 days ago · 20 km deep · 26 km away
  31. 1.5122 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 86 days ago · 14 km deep · 93 km away
  32. 1.6119 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 84 days ago · 18 km deep · 79 km away
  33. 1.6104 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 80 days ago · 23 km deep · 86 km away
  34. 1.8106 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 80 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away
  35. 3.2106 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 79 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  36. 2.9107 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 78 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  37. 1.9105 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 78 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
  38. 5.2122 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 78 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 11
  39. 2.9118 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 76 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
  40. 2.0106 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 75 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away

Before

  1. 2.1126 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 134 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 1.8111 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 136 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 2.0118 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 137 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 1.6112 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 140 days ago · 17 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 1.7116 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 141 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 1.7117 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 141 days ago · 15 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 1.7117 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 142 days ago · 18 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 1.7106 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 143 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 1.7132 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 146 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 1.7104 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska · 147 days ago · 12 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 1.794 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 147 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 1.9119 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 148 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 1.7129 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 148 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 2.399 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 149 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 1.9106 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 149 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 2.0121 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 149 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 1.697 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 152 days ago · 16 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 2.0106 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 153 days ago · 17 km deep · 60 km away
  19. 1.6123 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 155 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  20. 1.6155 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 155 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026jynhyh. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:15 AM UTC.