Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 122 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 122 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska on Thu, Aug 13, 2026, 11:08 AM AKDT (19:08 UTC), 4 km (2 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
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2026-08-13 19:08:39 UTC
Depth
4.0 km (2.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.225° N, 140.671° 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 3.1 km horizontally, 2.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
69°
Stations used
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 92 since this one and 61 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.9116 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 49 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 1.8108 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 49 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 2.369 km S of Alcan Border, Alaska · 49 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 1.7123 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 47 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 1.8124 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 47 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 2.4123 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 47 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 1.5156 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 47 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 2.6190 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 46 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 2.3114 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 45 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 2.4115 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 45 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 2.0110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 43 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 2.0116 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 43 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 2.5114 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 42 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 1.9102 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 42 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 1.7123 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 42 days ago · 0 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 1.9109 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 42 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 2.1111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 42 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 1.7115 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 41 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 2.4117 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 40 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 2.5116 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 40 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  21. 2.0100 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 40 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  22. 1.6158 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 39 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  23. 1.6152 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 39 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  24. 2.0112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 39 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
  25. 1.9117 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 37 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  26. 1.9117 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 37 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  27. 1.6110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 36 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  28. 2.0120 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 36 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away
  29. 1.5112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 36 days ago · 18 km deep · 84 km away
  30. 1.6159 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 35 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  31. 1.8113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 35 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  32. 1.9108 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 34 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  33. 1.6152 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 34 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  34. 1.9107 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 34 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  35. 2.097 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 34 days ago · 1 km deep · 30 km away
  36. 1.698 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 33 days ago · 14 km deep · 30 km away
  37. 2.2114 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 33 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  38. 1.996 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 33 days ago · 11 km deep · 31 km away
  39. 1.8146 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 32 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  40. 1.8160 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 31 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
  41. 2.6157 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 30 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  42. 1.9156 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 30 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  43. 1.8153 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 30 days ago · 1 km deep · 37 km away
  44. 1.6117 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 30 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  45. 1.670 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 29 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  46. 1.7107 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 29 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  47. 2.4115 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 28 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  48. 1.8141 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 25 days ago · 1 km deep · 18 km away
  49. 1.8140 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 24 days ago · 20 km deep · 54 km away
  50. 2.2120 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 24 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  51. 2.4114 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 23 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  52. 1.8152 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 23 days ago · 0 km deep · 33 km away
  53. 1.8113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 23 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  54. 2.7119 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 22 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  55. 1.9116 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 22 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
  56. 1.8113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 22 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
  57. 2.0121 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 22 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  58. 2.1114 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 21 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  59. 1.782 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 21 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away
  60. 2.1107 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 21 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away

The first 60 of 92.

Before

  1. 1.6144 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 50 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 1.9159 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 51 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 2.0106 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 51 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 2.3117 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 51 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 2.1107 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 52 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 1.6136 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 52 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 1.9116 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 52 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 1.6115 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 53 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 2.0110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 53 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 2.3113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 54 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 1.6157 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 55 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 1.8157 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 55 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 1.5111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 55 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 2.0114 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 55 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 1.5120 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 57 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 1.5104 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 57 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 1.7118 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 58 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 1.8118 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 58 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 1.5130 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 58 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  20. 1.8107 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 58 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026pzffgx. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:49 PM UTC.