Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 97 km S of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 97 km S of McCarthy, Alaska on Wed, Sep 16, 2026, 9:12 AM AKDT (17:12 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 109 km E of Cordova, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2026-09-16 17:12:03 UTC
Depth
11.9 km (7.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.567° N, 142.742° 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 2.1 km horizontally, 1.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
40°
Stations used
34

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 since this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.1103 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14 days ago · 1 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 1.7105 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 2.3109 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 14 days ago · 16 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 2.2132 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 14 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 1.7130 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 13 days ago · 22 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 2.3114 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 12 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 1.8136 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 11 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 1.695 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 10 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 1.6130 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 8 days ago · 14 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 1.9125 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska · 7 days ago · 1 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 1.7134 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 4 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away

Before

  1. 1.5133 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 17 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 1.5124 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 17 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 1.8116 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 21 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 1.7112 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 24 days ago · 19 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 1.6121 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 25 days ago · 11 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 1.6122 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 27 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 1.689 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 27 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 2.4102 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 29 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 1.6115 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 30 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 1.5115 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 31 days ago · 18 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 1.9120 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 31 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 1.591 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 33 days ago · 18 km deep · 7 km away
  13. 1.7106 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 35 days ago · 18 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 1.5128 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 36 days ago · 11 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 1.6110 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 36 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026sjwbmo. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:16 PM UTC.