Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 120 km E of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 120 km E of McCarthy, Alaska on Mon, Jun 29, 2026, 9:46 AM AKDT (17:46 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 148 km SSE of Alcan Border, 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
2026-06-29 17:46:41 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.486° N, 140.661° 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 4.3 km horizontally, 0.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
94°
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 43 in the 60 days after this one and 27 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.489 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 90 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 1.9150 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 88 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 1.8134 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 87 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 1.690 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 86 days ago · 14 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 1.5148 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 86 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 2.491 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 85 days ago · 12 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 2.2156 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 84 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 1.590 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 84 days ago · 17 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 1.589 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 83 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 1.581 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 77 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 1.689 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 74 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 2.6148 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 72 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 1.690 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 72 days ago · 23 km deep · 30 km away
  14. 1.890 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 70 days ago · 12 km deep · 42 km away
  15. 1.890 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 70 days ago · 15 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 1.989 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 70 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 1.997 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 66 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 1.8129 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 65 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  19. 2.1153 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 62 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 1.9151 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 61 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  21. 2.0157 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 61 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  22. 1.5130 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 58 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  23. 1.8157 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 55 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  24. 1.6157 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 55 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  25. 2.1107 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 52 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  26. 2.0106 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 51 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  27. 1.9159 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 51 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  28. 1.6144 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 50 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  29. 1.6122 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 49 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  30. 2.369 km S of Alcan Border, Alaska · 49 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  31. 1.7123 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 47 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  32. 1.8124 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 47 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  33. 2.4123 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 47 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  34. 1.5156 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 47 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  35. 2.6190 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 46 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  36. 2.3114 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 45 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  37. 2.4115 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 45 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  38. 1.7123 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 42 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  39. 2.0100 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 40 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  40. 1.6158 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 39 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  41. 1.6152 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 39 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  42. 1.6159 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 35 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  43. 1.6152 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 34 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away

Before

  1. 1.5141 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 97 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 2.0140 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 99 days ago · 17 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 3.0144 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 102 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 2.1127 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 103 days ago · 1 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 2.5146 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 103 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 2.0158 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 110 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 1.6142 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 111 days ago · 14 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 1.6158 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 112 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 1.6104 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 113 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 1.9158 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 113 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 1.7155 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 115 days ago · 1 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 1.9154 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 116 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 1.7156 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 116 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 1.5129 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 117 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 2.0157 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 118 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 2.4146 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 119 days ago · 14 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 1.5141 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 119 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  18. 2.5155 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 119 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  19. 2.0156 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 120 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 1.6160 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 120 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026mtzmpa. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:49 PM UTC.