Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 90 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 90 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska on Tue, Jul 7, 2026, 2:16 AM AKDT (10:16 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 122 km SE of McCarthy, 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
2026-07-07 10:16:58 UTC
Depth
14.2 km (8.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.252° N, 141.267° 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 3.2 km horizontally, 3.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
90°
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 58 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.9116 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 86 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 1.5148 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 86 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 2.491 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 85 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 2.2156 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 84 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 1.590 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 84 days ago · 17 km deep · 0 km away
  6. 1.589 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 83 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 5.2122 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 77 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 11
  8. 1.581 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 77 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 1.689 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 74 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 2.2116 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 73 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 2.6148 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 72 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 1.690 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 72 days ago · 23 km deep · 21 km away
  13. 1.890 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 70 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 1.890 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 70 days ago · 15 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 1.989 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 70 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 1.6114 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 69 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 1.997 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 66 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  18. 1.8129 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 65 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  19. 2.1153 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 62 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 2.0116 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 61 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
  21. 1.9151 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 61 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  22. 2.0157 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 61 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  23. 1.5130 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 58 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  24. 1.5120 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 57 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
  25. 1.8157 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 55 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  26. 1.6157 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 55 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  27. 1.6136 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 52 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  28. 2.1107 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 52 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  29. 2.3117 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 51 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  30. 2.0106 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 51 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  31. 1.9159 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 51 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  32. 1.6144 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 50 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  33. 1.6122 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 49 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  34. 2.369 km S of Alcan Border, Alaska · 49 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  35. 1.7123 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 47 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  36. 1.8124 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 47 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  37. 2.4123 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 47 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  38. 1.5156 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 47 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  39. 2.3114 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 45 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  40. 2.4115 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 45 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  41. 1.7123 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 42 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
  42. 2.4117 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 40 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  43. 2.0100 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 40 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  44. 1.6158 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 39 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  45. 1.6152 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 39 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  46. 1.9117 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 37 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  47. 2.0120 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 36 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
  48. 1.6159 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 35 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  49. 1.6152 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 34 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  50. 2.097 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 33 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
  51. 1.698 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 33 days ago · 14 km deep · 15 km away
  52. 1.996 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 32 days ago · 11 km deep · 18 km away
  53. 1.8146 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 32 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  54. 1.8160 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 31 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  55. 2.6157 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 30 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  56. 1.9156 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 30 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  57. 1.8153 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 30 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
  58. 1.670 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 29 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away

Before

  1. 1.8134 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 87 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 1.9150 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 88 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 2.489 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 90 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.6120 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 94 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 1.7118 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 97 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 1.5141 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 97 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 2.0140 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 99 days ago · 17 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 3.0144 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 102 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 2.1127 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 103 days ago · 1 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 2.5146 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 103 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 2.0158 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 110 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 1.6142 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 111 days ago · 14 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 1.6158 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 112 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 1.6104 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 113 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  15. 1.9158 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 113 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 1.7155 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 115 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 1.9154 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 116 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  18. 1.7156 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 116 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026nierfp. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:49 PM UTC.