Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 159 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 159 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska on Sun, May 31, 2026, 7:30 PM AKDT (03:30 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 101 km N of Yakutat, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2026-06-01 03:30:22 UTC
Depth
2.5 km (1.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.135° N, 140.013° 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 4.6 km horizontally, 3.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
81°
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: 183 in the 60 days after this one and 174 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.6107 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 122 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 2.0101 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 122 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 1.6111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 122 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 3.2101 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 122 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 2.6105 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 122 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 1.6103 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 122 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 2.0108 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 122 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 1.7103 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 122 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 1.7144 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 122 days ago · 12 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 1.7101 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 122 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 2.3102 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 122 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 2.2108 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 121 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 2.2112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 121 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 1.8107 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 121 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 1.6138 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 121 days ago · 19 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 1.9116 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 120 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 2.1160 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 120 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 3.0128 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 120 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 1.9113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 120 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  20. 1.9104 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 120 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  21. 1.6160 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 120 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  22. 2.0156 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 120 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  23. 2.5155 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 119 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  24. 1.5141 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 119 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  25. 2.4146 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 119 days ago · 14 km deep · 27 km away
  26. 2.0104 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 119 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  27. 1.9105 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 119 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
  28. 1.897 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 118 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  29. 2.0157 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 118 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  30. 1.6109 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 118 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  31. 1.8113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 118 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  32. 1.8105 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 118 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  33. 2.293 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 117 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
  34. 1.9110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 117 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
  35. 1.5129 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 117 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  36. 1.8112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 117 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
  37. 1.9114 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 117 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
  38. 1.7156 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 116 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  39. 1.9154 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 116 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  40. 2.2119 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 115 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  41. 2.393 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 115 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  42. 2.2114 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 115 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
  43. 1.895 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 115 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  44. 2.593 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 115 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  45. 1.7155 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 115 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
  46. 1.997 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 114 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  47. 1.9113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 114 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  48. 1.9158 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 113 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  49. 1.6104 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 113 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  50. 1.695 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 112 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  51. 2.695 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 112 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  52. 1.5110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 112 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
  53. 1.897 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 112 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  54. 1.6158 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 112 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  55. 1.6142 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 111 days ago · 14 km deep · 45 km away
  56. 2.5118 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 111 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
  57. 1.6100 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 111 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  58. 2.0158 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 110 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  59. 1.9111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 110 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  60. 1.9117 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 110 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away

The first 60 of 183.

Before

  1. 1.5141 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 123 days ago · 11 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 2.6154 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 123 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 1.7103 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 123 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 1.5103 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 123 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 1.7110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 123 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 1.595 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 123 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 1.7109 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 124 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 1.598 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 124 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 2.4108 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 124 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 1.7159 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 124 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 1.6145 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 124 days ago · 1 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 1.6106 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 125 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 1.9106 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 125 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 1.6106 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 125 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 2.8120 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 125 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 2.099 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 126 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 1.6102 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 126 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 2.398 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 126 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 1.8102 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 126 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 1.7152 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 126 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026kteifw. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:13 PM UTC.