Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 91 km S of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 91 km S of McCarthy, Alaska on Sun, Aug 30, 2026, 8:44 PM AKDT (04:44 UTC), 18 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 102 km S of McCarthy, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2026-08-31 04:44:45 UTC
Depth
17.6 km (10.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.620° N, 142.669° 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 2.7 km horizontally, 1.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
67°
Stations used
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 23 since this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.9120 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 31 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 1.5115 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 31 days ago · 18 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 1.6115 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 30 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 2.4102 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 29 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 1.689 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 26 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 1.6122 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 26 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 1.6121 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 25 days ago · 11 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 1.7112 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 24 days ago · 19 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 1.8116 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 21 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 1.5124 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 17 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 1.5133 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 17 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 2.297 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 15 days ago · 12 km deep · 7 km away
  13. 2.1103 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 1.7105 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 2.3109 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 14 days ago · 16 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 2.2132 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 13 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
  17. 1.7130 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 12 days ago · 22 km deep · 79 km away
  18. 2.3114 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 11 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 1.8136 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 11 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
  20. 1.695 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 10 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  21. 1.6130 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 7 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
  22. 1.9125 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska · 7 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
  23. 1.7134 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 3 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away

Before

  1. 1.698 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 34 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 2.097 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 34 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 1.7106 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 34 days ago · 18 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 1.5128 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 35 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 1.6110 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 36 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 2.3120 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 46 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 2.3137 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 46 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 3.5141 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 46 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 1.593 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 52 days ago · 19 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 1.6136 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 53 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 1.9132 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 53 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 1.5106 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 55 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026rfiulb. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:02 AM UTC.