Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 158 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 158 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska on Sun, Aug 23, 2026, 1:16 AM AKDT (09:16 UTC), 3 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
2026-08-23 09:16:29 UTC
Depth
3.1 km (1.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.167° N, 140.008° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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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, 2.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
86°
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 87 since this one and 71 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.6152 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 39 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 1.798 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 39 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 2.0112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 39 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 1.699 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 38 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 1.996 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 38 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 1.9117 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 38 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 2.2100 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 37 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 1.9117 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 37 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 1.6110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 37 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 2.0120 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 36 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 1.5112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 36 days ago · 18 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 1.6159 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 35 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 1.8113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 35 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 1.896 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 35 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 1.9108 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 35 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 1.6152 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 35 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  17. 1.9107 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 34 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 2.097 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 34 days ago · 1 km deep · 64 km away
  19. 1.698 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 34 days ago · 14 km deep · 64 km away
  20. 1.8103 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 33 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  21. 2.2114 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 33 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  22. 1.996 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 33 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
  23. 1.8146 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 33 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  24. 1.8160 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 31 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  25. 2.0101 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 30 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  26. 2.6157 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 30 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  27. 1.9156 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 30 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  28. 1.8153 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 30 days ago · 1 km deep · 24 km away
  29. 1.6117 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 30 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  30. 1.670 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 29 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  31. 1.7107 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 29 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  32. 2.4115 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 28 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
  33. 1.6100 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 28 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  34. 2.198 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 27 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  35. 2.193 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 27 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  36. 1.698 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 25 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  37. 1.8141 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 25 days ago · 1 km deep · 18 km away
  38. 1.998 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 24 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  39. 1.8140 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 24 days ago · 20 km deep · 54 km away
  40. 2.2120 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 24 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  41. 2.4114 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 23 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  42. 1.8152 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 23 days ago · 0 km deep · 17 km away
  43. 1.8113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 23 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  44. 2.7119 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 23 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  45. 1.9116 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 23 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
  46. 2.199 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 22 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  47. 1.8113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 22 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
  48. 2.0121 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 22 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  49. 2.1114 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 22 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  50. 1.782 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 22 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
  51. 2.1107 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 21 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  52. 2.3113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 21 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  53. 1.7112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 20 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  54. 2.9114 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 20 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  55. 2.0120 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 19 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
  56. 1.5159 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 19 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  57. 1.7103 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 19 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  58. 1.5103 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 18 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  59. 1.6117 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 17 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  60. 1.5127 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 16 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away

The first 60 of 87.

Before

  1. 2.0100 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 40 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 2.5116 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 40 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 2.4117 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 40 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 1.998 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 40 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 1.9100 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 41 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 1.7115 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 41 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 2.1111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 42 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 1.9109 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 42 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 1.7123 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 42 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 1.9102 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 42 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 1.792 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 43 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 2.5114 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 43 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 2.0116 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 43 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 2.0110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 43 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 2.4115 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 45 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 2.3114 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 45 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 2.6190 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 46 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 1.5101 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 47 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 1.5156 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 47 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  20. 2.4123 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 47 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away

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