Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 152 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 152 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska on Thu, May 28, 2026, 6:46 AM AKDT (14:46 UTC), 11 km (7 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
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2026-05-28 14:46:14 UTC
Depth
10.8 km (6.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.171° N, 140.135° 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, 4.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.30
Station coverage gap
162°
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 197 in the 60 days after this one and 182 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.8102 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 127 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 2.398 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 127 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 1.6102 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 127 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 2.099 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 127 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 2.8120 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 126 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 1.6106 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 126 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 1.9106 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 126 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 1.6106 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 126 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 1.6145 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 126 days ago · 1 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 1.7159 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 125 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 2.4108 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 125 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 1.598 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 125 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 1.7109 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 125 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 1.595 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 125 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 1.7110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 124 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 1.5103 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 124 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 1.7103 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 124 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  18. 2.6154 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 124 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  19. 1.5141 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 124 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
  20. 1.8159 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 124 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  21. 1.6107 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 124 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
  22. 2.0101 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 124 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  23. 1.6111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 123 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  24. 3.2101 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 123 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  25. 2.6105 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 123 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  26. 1.6103 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 123 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  27. 2.0108 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 123 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  28. 1.7103 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 123 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  29. 1.7144 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 123 days ago · 12 km deep · 38 km away
  30. 1.7101 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 123 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  31. 2.3102 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 123 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  32. 2.2108 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 123 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  33. 2.2112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 123 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  34. 1.8107 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 122 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  35. 1.6138 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 122 days ago · 19 km deep · 50 km away
  36. 1.9116 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 121 days ago · 12 km deep · 66 km away
  37. 2.1160 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 121 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
  38. 3.0128 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 121 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  39. 1.9113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 121 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  40. 1.9104 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 121 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  41. 1.6160 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 121 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  42. 2.0156 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 121 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  43. 2.5155 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 121 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  44. 1.5141 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 120 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  45. 2.4146 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 120 days ago · 14 km deep · 26 km away
  46. 2.0104 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 120 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  47. 1.9105 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 120 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
  48. 1.897 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 120 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
  49. 2.0157 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 119 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  50. 1.6109 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 119 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  51. 1.8113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 119 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  52. 1.8105 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 119 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  53. 2.293 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 118 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  54. 1.9110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 118 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
  55. 1.5129 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 118 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  56. 1.8112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 118 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  57. 1.9114 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 118 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
  58. 1.7156 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 117 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  59. 1.9154 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 117 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
  60. 2.2119 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 117 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away

The first 60 of 197.

Before

  1. 2.0104 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 127 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 1.9109 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 127 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 1.7137 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 128 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 2.595 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 128 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 2.5109 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 128 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 2.194 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 128 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 1.883 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 128 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 2.5100 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 128 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 2.098 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 128 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 1.9105 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 129 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 1.5103 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 130 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 1.797 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 130 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 1.5140 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 131 days ago · 11 km deep · 21 km away
  14. 1.6140 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 131 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  15. 1.7109 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 131 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 1.9109 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 131 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 1.8114 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 131 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 2.3113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 131 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
  19. 1.6105 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 132 days ago · 1 km deep · 47 km away
  20. 2.5110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 132 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026kmqtzf. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:39 PM UTC.