Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 87 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 87 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska on Wed, Jun 17, 2026, 9:04 PM AKDT (05:04 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 141 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2026-06-18 05:04:00 UTC
Depth
8.6 km (5.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.738° N, 143.684° 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 2.9 km horizontally, 2.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
30°
Stations used
29

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.7105 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska · 109 days ago · 20 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 1.5107 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 104 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 2.027 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 100 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 1.526 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 100 days ago · 21 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 1.8137 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 97 days ago · 1 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 1.526 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 96 days ago · 17 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 1.5122 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska · 94 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 1.652 km SE of Cordova, Alaska · 90 days ago · 28 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 2.5139 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 89 days ago · 20 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 1.753 km SE of Cordova, Alaska · 89 days ago · 27 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 1.534 km ENE of Cordova, Alaska · 84 days ago · 16 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 1.720 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 81 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 1.848 km NE of Cordova, Alaska · 79 days ago · 17 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 1.656 km ENE of Cordova, Alaska · 79 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 1.677 km S of Chitina, Alaska · 74 days ago · 26 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 1.8126 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 68 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  17. 1.598 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 65 days ago · 16 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 1.593 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 55 days ago · 19 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 3.5141 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 49 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 2.3137 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 49 days ago · 1 km deep · 64 km away

Before

  1. 1.7124 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska · 116 days ago · 0 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 3.0138 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 116 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 1.5130 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 116 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 1.8133 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 116 days ago · 1 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 2.5113 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 123 days ago · 14 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 1.7118 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska · 123 days ago · 16 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 1.653 km SE of Cordova, Alaska · 124 days ago · 28 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 1.751 km SE of Cordova, Alaska · 124 days ago · 27 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 1.761 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 125 days ago · 26 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 1.671 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska · 127 days ago · 13 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 1.5119 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 130 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 1.8112 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 131 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 1.617 km SW of Chitina, Alaska · 131 days ago · 17 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 2.1139 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 138 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026lyrvby. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 12:33 PM UTC.