Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 130 km S of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 130 km S of McCarthy, Alaska on Thu, Jun 11, 2026, 6:55 AM AKDT (14:55 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 138 km ESE of Cordova, 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
2026-06-11 14:55:34 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.278° N, 143.301° 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 4.0 km horizontally, 0.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
79°
Stations used
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.0138 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 115 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 1.7124 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska · 115 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 1.687 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska · 108 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 1.7105 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska · 108 days ago · 20 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 1.5107 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 103 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 1.8137 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 96 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 1.5122 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska · 93 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 1.7115 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 91 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 1.652 km SE of Cordova, Alaska · 89 days ago · 28 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 2.5139 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 89 days ago · 20 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 1.753 km SE of Cordova, Alaska · 88 days ago · 27 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 1.656 km ENE of Cordova, Alaska · 78 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 2.2116 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 75 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 1.5134 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 74 days ago · 15 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 1.677 km S of Chitina, Alaska · 73 days ago · 26 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 1.6114 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 72 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 1.8126 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 67 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  18. 1.7124 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 67 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 1.598 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 65 days ago · 16 km deep · 48 km away
  20. 1.5119 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 60 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  21. 1.9132 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 55 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away

Before

  1. 1.9133 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 115 days ago · 17 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 1.8133 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 115 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 2.5113 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 122 days ago · 14 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 1.7118 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska · 122 days ago · 16 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 1.653 km SE of Cordova, Alaska · 123 days ago · 28 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 1.751 km SE of Cordova, Alaska · 123 days ago · 27 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 1.761 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 124 days ago · 26 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 1.671 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska · 126 days ago · 13 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 1.5119 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 129 days ago · 12 km deep · 21 km away
  10. 1.8112 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 130 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 2.1139 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 137 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 2.1126 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 137 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 2.0118 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 139 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 1.6112 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 143 days ago · 17 km deep · 18 km away
  15. 1.7117 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 143 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 1.7117 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 144 days ago · 18 km deep · 99 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026lmnkad. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:48 PM UTC.