Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 157 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 157 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska on Fri, Aug 7, 2026, 3:52 AM AKDT (11:52 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
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2026-08-07 11:52:50 UTC
Depth
4.5 km (2.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.040° N, 140.100° 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 4.2 km horizontally, 4.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
70°
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: 129 since this one and 94 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.6157 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 55 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.3113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 54 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 2.0110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 53 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 1.6115 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 53 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 1.9116 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 52 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 1.6136 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 52 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 2.1107 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 52 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 2.3117 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 51 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 2.0106 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 51 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 1.9159 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 51 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 1.6144 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 50 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 1.7105 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 50 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 1.6122 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 49 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 1.9116 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 49 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 1.8108 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 49 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  16. 1.5103 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 48 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 1.7123 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 47 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  18. 1.8124 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 47 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  19. 2.4123 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 47 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  20. 1.5156 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 47 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  21. 1.5101 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 47 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  22. 2.6190 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 46 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  23. 2.3114 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 45 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  24. 2.4115 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 45 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  25. 1.696 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 43 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  26. 2.0110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 43 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  27. 2.0116 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 43 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
  28. 2.5114 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 42 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  29. 1.792 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 42 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  30. 1.9102 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 42 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  31. 1.7123 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 42 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
  32. 1.9109 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 42 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  33. 2.1111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 42 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  34. 1.7115 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 41 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away
  35. 1.9100 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 41 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  36. 1.998 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 40 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
  37. 2.4117 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 40 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
  38. 2.5116 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 40 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  39. 2.0100 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 40 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  40. 1.6158 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 39 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  41. 1.6152 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 39 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  42. 1.798 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 39 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  43. 2.0112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 39 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
  44. 1.699 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 37 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  45. 1.996 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 37 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
  46. 1.9117 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 37 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
  47. 2.2100 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 37 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  48. 1.9117 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 37 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  49. 1.6110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 36 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  50. 2.0120 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 36 days ago · 12 km deep · 48 km away
  51. 1.5112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 36 days ago · 18 km deep · 55 km away
  52. 1.6159 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 35 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  53. 1.8113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 35 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  54. 1.896 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 35 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  55. 1.9108 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 34 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  56. 1.6152 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 34 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  57. 1.9107 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 34 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  58. 2.097 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 34 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
  59. 1.698 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 33 days ago · 14 km deep · 60 km away
  60. 1.8103 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 33 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away

The first 60 of 129.

Before

  1. 1.5111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 55 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 2.0114 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 55 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 1.597 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 56 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 1.694 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 56 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 1.893 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 56 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 1.876 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 56 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 1.5120 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 57 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 1.5104 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 57 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 1.7118 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 58 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 1.8118 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 58 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 1.5130 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 58 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 1.8107 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 58 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 1.6103 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 58 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 2.2114 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 58 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 1.793 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 60 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 2.0157 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 61 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  17. 1.9151 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 61 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 2.0116 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 61 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 1.5106 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 61 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  20. 1.986 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 61 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026pnonzf. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:50 PM UTC.