Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 97 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 97 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska on Mon, Jul 27, 2026, 8:33 PM AKDT (04:33 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 114 km N of Yakutat, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2026-07-28 04:33:18 UTC
Depth
7.5 km (4.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.117° N, 141.235° 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 2.9 km horizontally, 3.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
72°
Stations used
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 127 in the 60 days after this one and 60 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.8113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 66 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 1.8129 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 65 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 1.9113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 63 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 1.8118 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 63 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 1.7111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 63 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 2.1153 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 62 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 1.598 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 62 days ago · 16 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 1.8112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 62 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 2.0116 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 61 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 1.9151 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 61 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 2.0157 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 61 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 1.8107 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 58 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 1.5130 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 58 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 1.8118 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 58 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 1.7118 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 58 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 1.5104 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 58 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 1.5120 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 57 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 1.8157 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 56 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 1.6157 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 55 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  20. 2.3113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 54 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  21. 2.0110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 53 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  22. 1.6115 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 53 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  23. 1.9132 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 52 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  24. 1.9116 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 52 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
  25. 1.6136 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 52 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  26. 2.1107 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 52 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  27. 2.3117 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 52 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  28. 1.593 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 51 days ago · 19 km deep · 95 km away
  29. 2.0106 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 51 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  30. 1.9159 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 51 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  31. 1.6144 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 50 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  32. 1.6122 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 49 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  33. 1.9116 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 49 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  34. 1.8108 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 49 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  35. 1.7123 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 47 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  36. 1.8124 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 47 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  37. 2.4123 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 47 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  38. 1.5156 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 47 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  39. 2.3120 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 45 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away
  40. 2.3114 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 45 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  41. 2.4115 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 45 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  42. 1.696 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 44 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  43. 2.0110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 43 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  44. 2.0116 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 43 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  45. 2.5114 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 43 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  46. 1.9102 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 42 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  47. 1.7123 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 42 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away
  48. 2.1111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 42 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  49. 1.7115 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 42 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
  50. 2.4117 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 40 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
  51. 2.5116 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 40 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  52. 2.0100 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 40 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  53. 1.6158 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 40 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  54. 1.6152 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 39 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  55. 2.0112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 39 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  56. 1.9117 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 38 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  57. 1.9117 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 37 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  58. 1.6110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 37 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  59. 2.0120 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 36 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
  60. 1.5112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 36 days ago · 18 km deep · 92 km away

The first 60 of 127.

Before

  1. 1.5107 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 66 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 1.6110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 67 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 2.1113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 69 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 1.6120 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 69 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 1.6114 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 69 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 1.989 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 71 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 1.890 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 71 days ago · 15 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 1.890 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 71 days ago · 12 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 2.0117 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 71 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 2.6115 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 71 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 1.8113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 71 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 1.5134 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 71 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 1.690 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 72 days ago · 23 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 2.6148 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 73 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 2.2116 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 73 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 1.7116 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 73 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 2.1114 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 73 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 2.0115 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 74 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 2.0119 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 74 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 1.689 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 74 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026ounret. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:04 AM UTC.