Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 153 km E of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 153 km E of McCarthy, Alaska on Tue, Sep 1, 2026, 7:38 PM AKDT (03:38 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
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2026-09-02 03:38:56 UTC
Depth
0.8 km (0.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.378° N, 140.046° 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 3.6 km horizontally, 2.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
116°
Stations used
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 46 since this one and 60 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.6117 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 30 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 1.670 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 29 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 1.7107 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 29 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 2.4115 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 28 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 1.8141 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 25 days ago · 1 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 1.8140 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 25 days ago · 20 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 2.2120 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 24 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 2.4114 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 23 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 1.8152 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 23 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 1.8113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 23 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 2.7119 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 23 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 1.9116 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 23 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 1.8113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 22 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 2.0121 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 22 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 2.1114 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 22 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 1.782 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 22 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 2.1107 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 22 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 2.3113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 21 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 1.7112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 21 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 2.9114 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 20 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  21. 2.0120 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 19 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  22. 1.5159 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 19 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  23. 1.6117 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 17 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  24. 1.5127 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 17 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  25. 2.1125 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 16 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  26. 1.8112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 16 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
  27. 2.2115 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 15 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  28. 1.7159 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 15 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  29. 1.8159 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 14 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  30. 1.7159 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 14 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
  31. 1.5158 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 14 days ago · 12 km deep · 23 km away
  32. 2.6126 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 13 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  33. 1.9110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 13 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  34. 2.2110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 12 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  35. 1.6105 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 10 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  36. 1.6142 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 10 days ago · 20 km deep · 71 km away
  37. 2.8160 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 10 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  38. 1.8159 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 10 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  39. 1.9115 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 8 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  40. 2.2103 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 8 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  41. 1.7119 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 8 days ago · 11 km deep · 35 km away
  42. 2.9159 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 8 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  43. 1.8107 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 7 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  44. 1.591 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 7 days ago · 17 km deep · 66 km away
  45. 1.790 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 7 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  46. 1.592 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 7 days ago · 12 km deep · 66 km away

Before

  1. 1.9156 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 30 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 2.6157 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 30 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 1.8160 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 31 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 1.8146 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 33 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 1.996 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 33 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 2.2114 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 33 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 1.698 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 34 days ago · 14 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 2.097 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 34 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 1.9107 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 35 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 1.6152 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 35 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 1.9108 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 35 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 1.8113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 35 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 1.6159 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 35 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 1.5112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 36 days ago · 18 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 2.0120 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 37 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 1.6110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 37 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 1.9117 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 37 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 2.0112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 39 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 1.6152 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 40 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 1.6158 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 40 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026riyqnf. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:29 AM UTC.