Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 140 km E of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 140 km E of McCarthy, Alaska on Sun, May 24, 2026, 10:21 PM AKDT (06:21 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 128 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2026-05-25 06:21:41 UTC
Depth
10.8 km (6.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.345° N, 140.298° 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 5.1 km horizontally, 3.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
118°
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 141 in the 60 days after this one and 144 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.5103 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 129 days ago · 12 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 1.9105 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 128 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 1.883 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 127 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 2.5109 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 127 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 1.7137 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 126 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 1.9109 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 126 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 2.0104 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 126 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 1.7152 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 126 days ago · 11 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 2.8120 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 125 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 1.6106 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 125 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 1.9106 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 125 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 1.6106 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 125 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 1.6145 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 124 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 1.7159 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 124 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  15. 2.4108 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 124 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 1.7109 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 124 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 1.7110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 123 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 2.6154 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 123 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  19. 1.5141 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 123 days ago · 11 km deep · 16 km away
  20. 1.8159 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 123 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  21. 1.6107 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 122 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
  22. 1.6111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 122 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  23. 2.6105 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 122 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  24. 1.6103 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 122 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  25. 2.0108 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 122 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  26. 1.7103 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 122 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  27. 1.7144 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 122 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
  28. 2.2108 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 121 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  29. 2.2112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 121 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  30. 1.8107 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 121 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  31. 1.6138 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 121 days ago · 19 km deep · 67 km away
  32. 1.9116 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 120 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
  33. 2.1160 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 120 days ago · 1 km deep · 29 km away
  34. 3.0128 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 120 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  35. 1.9113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 120 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  36. 1.9104 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 120 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  37. 1.6160 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 120 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  38. 2.0156 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 120 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  39. 2.5155 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 119 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  40. 1.5141 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 119 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  41. 2.4146 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 119 days ago · 14 km deep · 42 km away
  42. 2.0104 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 119 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  43. 1.9105 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 119 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
  44. 2.0157 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 118 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  45. 1.6109 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 118 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  46. 1.8113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 118 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  47. 1.9110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 117 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  48. 1.5129 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 117 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  49. 1.8112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 117 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  50. 1.9114 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 117 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  51. 1.7156 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 116 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  52. 1.9154 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 116 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  53. 2.2119 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 115 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  54. 2.2114 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 115 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  55. 1.7155 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 115 days ago · 1 km deep · 18 km away
  56. 1.9113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 114 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  57. 1.9158 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 113 days ago · 1 km deep · 29 km away
  58. 1.6104 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 113 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  59. 1.5110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 112 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  60. 1.6158 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 112 days ago · 1 km deep · 26 km away

The first 60 of 141.

Before

  1. 1.6140 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 129 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.7109 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 130 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 1.9109 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 130 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 1.8114 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 130 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 2.3113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 130 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 1.6105 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 130 days ago · 1 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 2.5110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 131 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 1.8103 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 131 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 1.5125 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 131 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 2.4105 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 131 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 1.7108 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 131 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 3.7113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 131 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.6109 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 131 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 1.8110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 131 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 1.8106 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 131 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 1.892 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 132 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 1.7160 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 132 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  18. 1.7113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 132 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 1.8103 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 132 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 2.2112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 132 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026kglwup. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:50 PM UTC.