M1.7 earthquake 159 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska

Magnitude

1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Alaska Earthquake Center

Local time

Thu, Sep 17, 2026, 6:49 PM AKDT

UTC

2026-09-18 02:49:17 UTC

Depth

1.6 km (1.0 mi), shallow

Epicenter

61.165° N, 140.002° W

Region

Alaska

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 3.6 km horizontally, 3.2 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.10

Station coverage gap

85°

Stations used

18

• Yakutat, AlaskaPopulation 662. Forecast181 kmN
• Whitehorse, CanadaPopulation 28,201. Forecast272 kmWNW
• Anchorage, AlaskaPopulation 289,600. Forecast530 kmE

After

1. 1.5158 km ESE of McCarthy, AlaskaFri, Sep 18, 5:55 AM AKDT · 14 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away
2. 2.6126 km E of McCarthy, AlaskaFri, Sep 18, 3:30 PM AKDT · 13 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
3. 1.7130 km SE of McCarthy, AlaskaSat, Sep 19, 10:53 AM AKDT · 12 days ago · 22 km deep · 91 km away
4. 1.9110 km N of Yakutat, AlaskaSat, Sep 19, 10:56 AM AKDT · 12 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
5. 2.794 km N of Yakutat, AlaskaSun, Sep 20, 5:21 AM AKDT · 12 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
6. 2.2110 km N of Yakutat, AlaskaSun, Sep 20, 9:25 AM AKDT · 11 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
7. 1.6105 km E of McCarthy, AlaskaTue, Sep 22, 3:56 AM AKDT · 10 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
8. 1.6142 km NNW of Yakutat, AlaskaTue, Sep 22, 4:12 AM AKDT · 10 days ago · 20 km deep · 50 km away
9. 2.8160 km ESE of McCarthy, AlaskaTue, Sep 22, 4:45 AM AKDT · 10 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
10. 1.8101 km N of Yakutat, AlaskaTue, Sep 22, 10:22 AM AKDT · 9 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
11. 1.8159 km ESE of McCarthy, AlaskaTue, Sep 22, 10:57 AM AKDT · 9 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
12. 1.9115 km NNW of Yakutat, AlaskaWed, Sep 23, 6:55 PM AKDT · 8 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
13. 2.2103 km E of McCarthy, AlaskaWed, Sep 23, 8:09 PM AKDT · 8 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
14. 1.7119 km E of McCarthy, AlaskaThu, Sep 24, 2:17 AM AKDT · 8 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away
15. 2.9159 km ESE of McCarthy, AlaskaThu, Sep 24, 6:14 AM AKDT · 8 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
16. 1.6130 km SE of McCarthy, AlaskaThu, Sep 24, 9:22 AM AKDT · 7 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away
17. 1.8107 km N of Yakutat, AlaskaThu, Sep 24, 4:32 PM AKDT · 7 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
18. 1.591 km ESE of McCarthy, AlaskaFri, Sep 25, 9:12 AM AKDT · 6 days ago · 17 km deep · 68 km away
19. 1.790 km ESE of McCarthy, AlaskaFri, Sep 25, 9:46 AM AKDT · 6 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
20. 1.592 km ESE of McCarthy, AlaskaFri, Sep 25, 9:47 AM AKDT · 6 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
21. 2.0101 km N of Yakutat, AlaskaMon, Sep 28, 10:26 AM AKDT · 3 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away

Before

1. 1.8159 km ESE of McCarthy, AlaskaThu, Sep 17, 6:41 PM AKDT · 14 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
2. 1.8104 km N of Yakutat, AlaskaThu, Sep 17, 7:39 AM AKDT · 15 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
3. 1.7159 km ESE of McCarthy, AlaskaThu, Sep 17, 3:40 AM AKDT · 15 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
4. 1.893 km N of Yakutat, AlaskaThu, Sep 17, 12:27 AM AKDT · 15 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
5. 2.2115 km N of Yakutat, AlaskaWed, Sep 16, 6:41 PM AKDT · 15 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
6. 1.8112 km N of Yakutat, AlaskaTue, Sep 15, 4:05 PM AKDT · 16 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
7. 2.1125 km E of McCarthy, AlaskaTue, Sep 15, 2:11 PM AKDT · 16 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
8. 1.5127 km ESE of McCarthy, AlaskaTue, Sep 15, 10:19 AM AKDT · 16 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
9. 1.6117 km N of Yakutat, AlaskaMon, Sep 14, 5:21 PM AKDT · 17 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
10. 1.5103 km N of Yakutat, AlaskaSun, Sep 13, 10:25 PM AKDT · 18 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
11. 1.7103 km N of Yakutat, AlaskaSun, Sep 13, 12:23 AM AKDT · 19 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
12. 1.5159 km E of McCarthy, AlaskaSat, Sep 12, 5:54 PM AKDT · 19 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
13. 2.0120 km N of Yakutat, AlaskaSat, Sep 12, 4:50 PM AKDT · 19 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
14. 2.9114 km N of Yakutat, AlaskaFri, Sep 11, 2:49 PM AKDT · 20 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
15. 1.7112 km N of Yakutat, AlaskaFri, Sep 11, 6:32 AM AKDT · 21 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
16. 2.3113 km N of Yakutat, AlaskaThu, Sep 10, 11:18 AM AKDT · 21 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
17. 2.1107 km N of Yakutat, AlaskaThu, Sep 10, 5:58 AM AKDT · 22 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
18. 1.782 km ENE of McCarthy, AlaskaThu, Sep 10, 3:48 AM AKDT · 22 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
19. 2.1114 km N of Yakutat, AlaskaThu, Sep 10, 1:32 AM AKDT · 22 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
20. 2.0121 km N of Yakutat, AlaskaWed, Sep 9, 5:10 PM AKDT · 22 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026smliod. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:10 AM UTC.