Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 82 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 82 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska on Thu, Sep 10, 2026, 3:48 AM AKDT (11:48 UTC), 12 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 159 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2026-09-10 11:48:17 UTC
Depth
12.1 km (7.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.644° N, 141.431° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 7.1 km horizontally, 3.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
177°
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 since this one and 24 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.5159 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 19 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 1.5127 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 16 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 2.1125 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 16 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 1.7159 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 15 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 1.8159 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 14 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 1.7159 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 14 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 1.5158 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 13 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 2.6126 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 13 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 1.6105 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 10 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 2.8160 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 9 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 1.8159 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 9 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 2.2103 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 8 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 1.7119 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 8 days ago · 11 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 2.9159 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 7 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 1.591 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 6 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away

Before

  1. 1.8152 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 23 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 1.8141 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 25 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 1.670 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 29 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 1.8153 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 30 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 1.8160 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 31 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 1.996 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 33 days ago · 11 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 1.698 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 34 days ago · 14 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 2.097 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 34 days ago · 1 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 1.6152 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 35 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 1.6152 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 39 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 1.547 km N of McCarthy, Alaska · 40 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 1.6158 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 40 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 2.0100 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 40 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 1.7123 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 42 days ago · 0 km deep · 45 km away
  15. 2.4115 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 45 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 2.3114 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 45 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 1.5156 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 47 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  18. 2.4123 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 47 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 1.8124 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 47 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  20. 1.7123 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 47 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026ryjdil. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:40 PM UTC.