Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 116 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 116 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska on Mon, Jul 20, 2026, 9:46 PM AKDT (05:46 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 65 km NW of Yakutat, 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
2026-07-21 05:46:31 UTC
Depth
9.9 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.596° N, 141.624° 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 2.3 km horizontally, 1.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
46°
Stations used
37

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 144 in the 60 days after this one and 80 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.764 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 73 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 2.295 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 73 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 1.690 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 72 days ago · 23 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 2.291 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 72 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 1.5134 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 71 days ago · 15 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 1.8113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 71 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 2.6115 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 71 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 2.0117 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 71 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 1.890 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 71 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 1.890 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 71 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 1.989 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 71 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 1.6114 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 69 days ago · 13 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 1.6120 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 69 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 2.1113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 69 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 1.6110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 67 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 1.997 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 67 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 1.5107 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 66 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 1.996 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 66 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 1.997 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 66 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  20. 1.8113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 66 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  21. 1.8129 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 65 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  22. 1.8126 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 64 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  23. 1.7124 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 64 days ago · 15 km deep · 83 km away
  24. 1.6115 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 64 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  25. 1.9113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 63 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  26. 1.8118 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 63 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  27. 1.7111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 63 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  28. 2.1153 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 62 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  29. 1.598 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 62 days ago · 16 km deep · 56 km away
  30. 1.777 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 62 days ago · 17 km deep · 81 km away
  31. 1.8112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 62 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  32. 2.0116 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 61 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  33. 2.0157 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 61 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  34. 1.882 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 59 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  35. 1.8107 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 58 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  36. 1.8118 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 58 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  37. 1.7118 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 58 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  38. 1.5104 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 58 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  39. 1.5120 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 57 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
  40. 1.5119 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 57 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  41. 1.8157 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 56 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  42. 1.6157 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 55 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  43. 1.5106 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 55 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  44. 2.3113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 54 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  45. 1.5115 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 54 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
  46. 2.0110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 53 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  47. 1.6115 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 53 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  48. 1.9132 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 53 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  49. 1.9116 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 52 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  50. 1.6136 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 52 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  51. 1.5105 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 52 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  52. 2.3117 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 52 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  53. 1.593 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 51 days ago · 19 km deep · 55 km away
  54. 1.9159 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 51 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  55. 1.6122 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 49 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  56. 1.8108 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 49 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  57. 1.5156 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 47 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  58. 1.9120 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 46 days ago · 20 km deep · 90 km away
  59. 1.9119 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 46 days ago · 22 km deep · 91 km away
  60. 2.3137 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 46 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away

The first 60 of 144.

Before

  1. 1.7116 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 73 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 2.1114 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 73 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 1.7109 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 74 days ago · 14 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 2.0115 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 74 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 2.0119 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 74 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 1.689 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 74 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 2.0106 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 75 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 1.5111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 76 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 2.9118 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 76 days ago · 12 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 1.5107 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 77 days ago · 1 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 5.2122 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 78 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 11
  12. 1.7109 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 78 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 1.8100 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 78 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 3.5100 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 78 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 1.9105 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 78 days ago · 15 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 2.9107 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 78 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 3.2106 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 78 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 2.0105 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 79 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 1.599 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 79 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 1.9117 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 79 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026ohryro. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:36 AM UTC.