Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 97 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 97 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska on Fri, Aug 28, 2026, 11:43 PM AKDT (07:43 UTC), 1 km (0 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
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2026-08-29 07:43:33 UTC
Depth
0.6 km (0.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.145° N, 141.198° 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 4.4 km horizontally, 5.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
110°
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: 59 since this one and 61 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.698 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 34 days ago · 14 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 2.2114 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 33 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 1.996 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 33 days ago · 11 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 1.8146 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 33 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 1.591 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 32 days ago · 18 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 1.8160 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 31 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 1.5115 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 30 days ago · 18 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 2.6157 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 30 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 1.9156 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 30 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 1.8153 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 30 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 1.6117 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 30 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 1.670 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 29 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 1.7107 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 29 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 2.4115 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 28 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 1.8141 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 25 days ago · 1 km deep · 46 km away
  16. 1.8140 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 24 days ago · 20 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 2.2120 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 24 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 2.4114 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 23 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 1.8152 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 23 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 1.8113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 23 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  21. 2.7119 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 23 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  22. 1.9116 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 23 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  23. 1.8113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 22 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
  24. 2.0121 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 22 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  25. 2.1114 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 22 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  26. 1.782 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 22 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away
  27. 2.1107 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 22 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  28. 2.3113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 21 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  29. 1.7112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 21 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  30. 2.9114 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 20 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  31. 2.0120 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 19 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
  32. 1.5159 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 19 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  33. 1.6117 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 17 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  34. 1.5127 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 16 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  35. 2.1125 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 16 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  36. 1.8112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 16 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
  37. 2.2115 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 15 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  38. 1.7159 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 15 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  39. 1.8159 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 14 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  40. 1.7159 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 14 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  41. 1.5158 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 14 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
  42. 2.6126 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 13 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  43. 2.2132 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 13 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
  44. 1.7130 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 12 days ago · 22 km deep · 61 km away
  45. 1.9110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 12 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  46. 2.2110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 11 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  47. 1.6105 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 10 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  48. 1.6142 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 10 days ago · 20 km deep · 58 km away
  49. 2.8160 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 10 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  50. 1.8159 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 9 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  51. 1.9115 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 8 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  52. 2.2103 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 8 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  53. 1.7119 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 8 days ago · 11 km deep · 42 km away
  54. 2.9159 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 8 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  55. 1.6130 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 7 days ago · 14 km deep · 63 km away
  56. 1.8107 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 7 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  57. 1.591 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 6 days ago · 17 km deep · 12 km away
  58. 1.790 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 6 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  59. 1.592 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 6 days ago · 12 km deep · 10 km away

Before

  1. 1.9107 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 34 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 1.6152 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 35 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 1.8113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 35 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 1.6159 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 35 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 1.6110 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 36 days ago · 14 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 1.5112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 36 days ago · 18 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 2.0120 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 36 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 1.6110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 37 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 1.9117 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 37 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 1.9117 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 38 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 2.0112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 39 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 1.6152 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 39 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 1.6158 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 40 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 2.0100 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 40 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 2.5116 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 40 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 2.4117 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 41 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 1.7115 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 42 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 2.1111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 42 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 1.7123 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 42 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away
  20. 1.9102 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 42 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026rbwsim. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:23 AM UTC.