Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 132 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 132 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska on Fri, Sep 18, 2026, 8:25 PM AKDT (04:25 UTC), 11 km (7 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
2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2026-09-19 04:25:38 UTC
Depth
11.3 km (7.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.530° N, 141.322° 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 4.1 km horizontally, 2.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
79°
Stations used
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 24 since this one and 95 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.7130 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 12 days ago · 22 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 1.9110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 12 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 1.887 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 12 days ago · 18 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 2.794 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 12 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 2.2110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 11 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 2.3114 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 11 days ago · 15 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 2.274 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 11 days ago · 22 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 1.6105 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 10 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 1.6142 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 10 days ago · 20 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 2.8160 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 10 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 1.8101 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 9 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 1.8159 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 9 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 1.9115 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 8 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 2.072 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 8 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 2.2103 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 8 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 2.9159 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 8 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 1.6130 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 8 days ago · 14 km deep · 6 km away
  18. 1.8107 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 7 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 1.996 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 7 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  20. 1.591 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 7 days ago · 17 km deep · 80 km away
  21. 1.790 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 6 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  22. 1.592 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 6 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away
  23. 2.0101 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 3 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  24. 1.7134 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 3 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away

Before

  1. 1.5158 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 14 days ago · 12 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 1.7105 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 2.1103 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14 days ago · 1 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 1.8159 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 14 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 2.187 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 15 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 1.8104 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 15 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 1.7159 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 15 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 2.2115 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 15 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 2.297 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 16 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 1.8112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 16 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 2.1125 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 16 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 1.5127 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 16 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 1.5133 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 17 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 1.6117 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 17 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 1.5103 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 18 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 1.7103 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 19 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 1.688 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 19 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
  18. 2.0120 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 19 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 1.797 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 20 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 2.9114 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 20 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026sokork. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:54 AM UTC.