Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 105 km E of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 105 km E of McCarthy, Alaska on Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:56 AM AKDT (11:56 UTC), 5 km (3 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
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2026-09-22 11:56:24 UTC
Depth
4.9 km (3.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.409° N, 140.946° 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 4.7 km horizontally, 4.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
91°
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 since this one and 27 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.6142 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 9 days ago · 20 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 2.8160 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 9 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 1.8159 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 9 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 2.2103 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 8 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 1.7119 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 8 days ago · 11 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 2.9159 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 7 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 1.6130 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 7 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 1.591 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 6 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away

Before

  1. 1.7130 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 12 days ago · 22 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 2.2132 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 13 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 2.6126 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 13 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 1.5158 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 13 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 1.7159 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 14 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 1.8159 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 14 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 1.7159 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 15 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 2.1125 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 16 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 1.5127 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 16 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 1.5159 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 19 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 1.782 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 22 days ago · 12 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 1.8152 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 23 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 1.8140 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 24 days ago · 20 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 1.8141 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 25 days ago · 1 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 1.670 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 29 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 1.8153 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 30 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 1.9156 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 30 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 2.6157 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 30 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 1.8160 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 31 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  20. 1.8146 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 33 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026sunrfj. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:23 PM UTC.