Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 156 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 156 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska on Thu, Jul 9, 2026, 12:36 AM AKDT (08:36 UTC), 0 km (0 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
2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2026-07-09 08:36:22 UTC
Depth
0.3 km (0.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.090° N, 140.086° 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 4.4 km horizontally, 3.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
75°
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: 168 in the 60 days after this one and 76 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.590 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 84 days ago · 17 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 1.598 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 84 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 2.2112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 84 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 1.9110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 84 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 1.7111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 84 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 1.787 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 84 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 1.797 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 84 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 1.6112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 84 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 1.589 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 84 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 1.6107 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 83 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 1.694 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 83 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 1.5106 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 82 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 1.5107 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 82 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 1.5116 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 82 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 1.995 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 82 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 1.8105 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 82 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 1.5103 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 81 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 2.2108 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 81 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  19. 2.4121 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 81 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 1.5100 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 81 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
  21. 1.7106 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 81 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  22. 2.0114 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 81 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  23. 1.896 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 81 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  24. 1.595 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 80 days ago · 17 km deep · 95 km away
  25. 1.9103 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 79 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  26. 1.9117 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 79 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  27. 2.0105 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 79 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  28. 1.7109 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 78 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  29. 5.2122 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 78 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 11
  30. 1.998 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 77 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  31. 1.581 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 77 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  32. 1.5107 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 77 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
  33. 1.5111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 76 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  34. 2.395 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 76 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  35. 1.796 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 75 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  36. 1.689 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 74 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  37. 2.0119 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 74 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  38. 2.0115 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 74 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  39. 2.1114 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 73 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  40. 1.7116 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 73 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away
  41. 2.2116 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 73 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  42. 2.6148 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 73 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  43. 2.1183 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 72 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  44. 1.9103 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 72 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  45. 1.690 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 72 days ago · 23 km deep · 72 km away
  46. 2.291 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 72 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  47. 1.8113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 71 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  48. 2.6115 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 71 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  49. 2.0117 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 71 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  50. 1.9100 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 71 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  51. 1.890 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 71 days ago · 12 km deep · 66 km away
  52. 1.890 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 71 days ago · 15 km deep · 66 km away
  53. 1.989 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 71 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  54. 2.0106 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 70 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  55. 1.6120 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 69 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  56. 2.1113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 69 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
  57. 1.6110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 67 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  58. 1.5107 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 67 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
  59. 1.997 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 66 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  60. 1.8113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 66 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away

The first 60 of 168.

Before

  1. 1.898 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 85 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 1.9111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 86 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 2.491 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 86 days ago · 12 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 2.2110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 86 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 1.5148 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 86 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 1.9116 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 86 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 1.690 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 87 days ago · 14 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 1.8134 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 87 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 1.9114 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 87 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 2.0112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 88 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 1.9150 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 88 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 2.0110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 88 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 1.9107 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 88 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 1.898 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 89 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 2.1117 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 89 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 2.099 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 89 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 1.5104 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 90 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 2.489 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 90 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 2.1116 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 90 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  20. 1.8117 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 90 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026nltjds. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:07 AM UTC.