Earthquake M 1.3 in the area of McCarthy, Alaska, 18 October 2026, 21:28 UTC

Recorded 9 d ago. Updated 23:28.

Magnitude: ml 1.3
Time (UTC): 21:28:25
Depth: 5 km
Coordinates: 60.268 N 143.274 W
Source: USGS
Last revision: 23:28

Map: OpenStreetMap contributors data, OpenMapTiles tiles.

What it means

Summary from the source data

An earthquake of magnitude 1.3 was recorded at a depth of 5 km, near McCarthy, on 18/10 at 21:28 UTC. The data is preliminary and may be updated.

Within 50 km of the epicentre, 2 events were recorded in the last 30 days (maximum magnitude 2.3). In the same area, a stronger quake occurred in the last 30 days (magnitude 2.3). The hypocentre is shallow, at a depth of 5 km.

Quakes of this size are very frequent and are usually not felt by people.

Other nearby and recent quakes

0.6 McCarthy, Alaska, 27 kmDepth 9 kmOct 25 17:16 UTC 0.7 McCarthy, Alaska, 27 kmDepth 9 kmOct 25 10:17 UTC 1.0 McCarthy, Alaska, 28 kmDepth 13 kmOct 25 07:06 UTC 1.6 Cordova, Alaska, 17 kmDepth 19 kmOct 24 04:52 UTC 1.4 Cordova, Alaska, 10 kmDepth 5 kmOct 23 23:03 UTC

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