Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 126 km S of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 126 km S of McCarthy, Alaska on Wed, Jul 29, 2026, 8:44 AM AKDT (16:44 UTC), 4 km (2 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
2026-07-29 16:44:00 UTC
Depth
3.8 km (2.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.318° N, 143.326° 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 2.7 km horizontally, 1.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
57°
Stations used
28

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 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.7124 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 64 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 1.598 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 62 days ago · 16 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 1.9132 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 53 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 1.593 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 51 days ago · 19 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 3.5141 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 46 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 2.3137 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 46 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 2.152 km SE of Cordova, Alaska · 41 days ago · 24 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 1.5128 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 35 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 1.591 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 32 days ago · 18 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 1.9120 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 31 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 2.4102 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 29 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 1.689 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 26 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 1.6122 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 26 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 1.6121 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 25 days ago · 11 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 1.7112 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 24 days ago · 19 km deep · 24 km away
  16. 1.5124 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 17 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 1.5133 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 17 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 2.297 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 15 days ago · 12 km deep · 42 km away
  19. 2.3109 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 14 days ago · 16 km deep · 28 km away
  20. 1.8136 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 11 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
  21. 1.695 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 10 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  22. 1.941 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 8 days ago · 17 km deep · 96 km away
  23. 1.9125 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska · 7 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away

Before

  1. 1.6114 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 69 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 1.677 km S of Chitina, Alaska · 70 days ago · 26 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 1.5134 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 71 days ago · 15 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 2.2116 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 73 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 1.656 km ENE of Cordova, Alaska · 76 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 1.753 km SE of Cordova, Alaska · 85 days ago · 27 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 2.5139 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 86 days ago · 20 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 1.652 km SE of Cordova, Alaska · 86 days ago · 28 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 1.5122 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska · 91 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 1.8137 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 94 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026oxibid. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:54 AM UTC.