Alaska earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 126 km E of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 126 km E of McCarthy, Alaska on Fri, Sep 18, 2026, 3:30 PM AKDT (23:30 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: 2.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from: USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time: Fri, Sep 18, 2026, 3:30 PM AKDT
UTC: 2026-09-18 23:30:17 UTC
Depth: 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 61.475° N, 140.556° W
Region: Alaska
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

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
2.6	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Preferred · Preliminary · ±0.051 · 50 stations
2.6	ML, local (Richter)	Alaska Earthquake Center	Reviewed · ±0.2 · 20 stations

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty: About 2.1 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.05
Depth from: Operator assigned
Station coverage gap: 92°
Stations used: 26

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 since this one and 28 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000tigg (also filed as aka2026soasos). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:37 AM UTC.