Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 151 km E of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 151 km E of McCarthy, Alaska on Sat, Aug 1, 2026, 4:44 PM AKDT (00:44 UTC), 5 km (3 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
2026-08-02 00:44:01 UTC
Depth
5.4 km (3.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.409° N, 140.093° 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 4.3 km horizontally, 3.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
113°
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: 99 in the 60 days after this one and 57 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.0157 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 61 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 2.2114 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 58 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 1.5130 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 58 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 1.8118 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 58 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 1.7118 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 58 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 1.5120 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 57 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 2.0114 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 56 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 1.5111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 56 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 1.8157 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 56 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 1.6157 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 55 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 2.3113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 54 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 2.0110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 53 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 1.6115 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 53 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 1.9116 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 52 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 2.1107 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 52 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  16. 2.3117 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 52 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 2.0106 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 51 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 1.9159 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 51 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  19. 1.6144 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 50 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  20. 1.6122 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 49 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  21. 1.9116 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 49 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  22. 2.369 km S of Alcan Border, Alaska · 49 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  23. 1.7123 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 47 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  24. 1.8124 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 47 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  25. 2.4123 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 47 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  26. 1.5156 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 47 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  27. 2.6190 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 46 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  28. 2.3114 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 45 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  29. 2.4115 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 45 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  30. 2.0110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 43 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  31. 2.0116 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 43 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
  32. 2.5114 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 43 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  33. 1.7123 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 42 days ago · 0 km deep · 31 km away
  34. 1.9109 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 42 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  35. 2.1111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 42 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  36. 1.7115 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 42 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
  37. 2.4117 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 40 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
  38. 2.5116 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 40 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  39. 2.0100 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 40 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  40. 1.6158 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 40 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  41. 1.6152 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 39 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  42. 2.0112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 39 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  43. 1.9117 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 37 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  44. 1.6110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 37 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  45. 2.0120 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 36 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
  46. 1.5112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 36 days ago · 18 km deep · 96 km away
  47. 1.6159 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 35 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  48. 1.8113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 35 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  49. 1.6152 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 35 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  50. 2.097 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 34 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
  51. 1.698 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 34 days ago · 14 km deep · 67 km away
  52. 2.2114 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 33 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  53. 1.996 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 33 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
  54. 1.8146 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 33 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  55. 1.8160 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 31 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  56. 2.6157 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 30 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  57. 1.9156 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 30 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  58. 1.8153 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 30 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  59. 1.6117 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 30 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  60. 1.670 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 29 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away

The first 60 of 99.

Before

  1. 2.0116 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 61 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 1.8112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 62 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 2.1153 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 62 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 1.7111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 63 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 1.8118 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 63 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 1.9113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 63 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 1.8170 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 64 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 1.8129 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 65 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 1.8113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 66 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 1.997 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 66 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 1.6110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 67 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 2.1113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 69 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 1.6120 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 69 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 1.989 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 71 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 1.890 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 71 days ago · 15 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 1.890 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 71 days ago · 12 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 2.0117 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 71 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 2.6115 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 71 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 1.8113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 71 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 1.690 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 72 days ago · 23 km deep · 60 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026pdmdhu. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:45 AM UTC.