Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 137 km S of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 137 km S of McCarthy, Alaska on Mon, Jun 29, 2026, 11:02 PM AKDT (07:02 UTC), 1 km (1 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
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2026-06-30 07:02:39 UTC
Depth
1.2 km (0.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.207° N, 143.224° 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 3.7 km horizontally, 2.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
95°
Stations used
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.6111 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 93 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 1.5122 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska · 91 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 1.7115 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 89 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 2.5139 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 86 days ago · 20 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 1.6119 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 84 days ago · 18 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 1.7109 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 74 days ago · 14 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 2.2116 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 73 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 1.5134 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 71 days ago · 15 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 1.677 km S of Chitina, Alaska · 70 days ago · 26 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 1.6114 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 69 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 1.8126 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 65 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 1.7124 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 64 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 1.6115 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 64 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 1.598 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 62 days ago · 16 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 1.5119 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 57 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 1.5115 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 54 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 1.9132 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 53 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 1.593 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 52 days ago · 19 km deep · 55 km away
  19. 1.9120 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 46 days ago · 20 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 1.9119 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 46 days ago · 22 km deep · 92 km away
  21. 3.5141 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 46 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  22. 2.3137 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 46 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  23. 1.5128 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 36 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away

Before

  1. 1.5107 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 101 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 1.7105 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska · 106 days ago · 20 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 1.687 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska · 106 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 1.7124 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska · 112 days ago · 0 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 3.0138 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 113 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 1.5130 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 113 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 1.9133 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 113 days ago · 17 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 1.8133 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 113 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 2.5113 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 120 days ago · 14 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 1.7118 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska · 120 days ago · 16 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 1.761 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 122 days ago · 26 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 2.1132 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 123 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 1.671 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska · 124 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026mvaatw. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:10 AM UTC.