Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 136 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 136 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska on Mon, Aug 10, 2026, 8:17 AM AKDT (16:17 UTC), 9 km (5 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
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2026-08-10 16:17:26 UTC
Depth
8.6 km (5.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.494° N, 141.297° 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 3.9 km horizontally, 2.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
67°
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: 136 since this one and 96 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.5105 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 52 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 2.3117 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 52 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 1.593 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 52 days ago · 19 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 1.9159 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 51 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 1.7105 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 50 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 1.6122 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 50 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 1.9116 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 50 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 1.8108 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 50 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 1.5103 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 49 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 1.5156 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 48 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 1.5101 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 48 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  12. 1.9120 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 46 days ago · 20 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 1.9119 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 46 days ago · 22 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 2.3120 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 46 days ago · 14 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 2.3114 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 46 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 2.4115 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 46 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  17. 1.696 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 44 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
  18. 2.0110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 44 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 2.0116 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 43 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 1.5108 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 43 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
  21. 2.5114 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 43 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  22. 1.792 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 43 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  23. 1.892 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 43 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  24. 1.9102 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 43 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  25. 1.9109 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 43 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  26. 2.1111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 43 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  27. 1.7115 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 42 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
  28. 1.9100 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 42 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  29. 1.998 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 41 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  30. 2.4117 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 41 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
  31. 2.5116 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 40 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  32. 2.0112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 39 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
  33. 1.699 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 38 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  34. 1.996 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 38 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  35. 1.9117 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 38 days ago · 0 km deep · 33 km away
  36. 2.2100 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 38 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  37. 1.9117 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 38 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  38. 1.6110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 37 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  39. 2.0120 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 37 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
  40. 1.5112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 36 days ago · 18 km deep · 71 km away
  41. 1.675 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 36 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
  42. 1.6110 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 36 days ago · 14 km deep · 29 km away
  43. 1.6159 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 36 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  44. 1.6101 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 35 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  45. 1.8113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 35 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  46. 1.896 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 35 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  47. 1.9108 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 35 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  48. 1.9107 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 35 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  49. 1.7106 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 35 days ago · 18 km deep · 32 km away
  50. 2.097 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 34 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
  51. 1.698 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 34 days ago · 14 km deep · 70 km away
  52. 1.8103 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 34 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  53. 2.2114 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 34 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  54. 2.196 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 34 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
  55. 1.8146 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 33 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  56. 2.965 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 33 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  57. 1.591 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 32 days ago · 18 km deep · 76 km away
  58. 1.889 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 31 days ago · 14 km deep · 48 km away
  59. 1.9120 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 31 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  60. 2.0101 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 31 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away

The first 60 of 136.

Before

  1. 1.9116 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 53 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 1.9132 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 53 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 1.6115 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 54 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 2.0110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 54 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 1.5115 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 54 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 2.3113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 54 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 1.5106 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 56 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 1.6157 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 56 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 1.8157 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 56 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 1.5111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 56 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 2.0114 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 56 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 1.876 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 57 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 1.5119 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 58 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 1.5120 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 58 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 1.5104 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 58 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 1.7118 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 58 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 1.8118 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 58 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 1.8107 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 59 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 2.2114 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 59 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 1.882 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 59 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026ptllcn. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:45 AM UTC.