M3.2 earthquake 136 km E of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 136 km E of McCarthy, Alaska on Fri, Jan 30, 2026, 7:47 AM AKST (16:47 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 157 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
3.2	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.04 · 82 stations
3.2	ML, local (Richter)	Alaska Earthquake Center	Reviewed · ±0.3 · 41 stations

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 198 in the 60 days after this one and 181 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 198.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000s5jk (also filed as ak2026ccnlit). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:52 PM UTC.