Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 122 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 122 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska on Wed, Jan 22, 2025, 2:15 AM AKST (11:15 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 124 km E of McCarthy, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2025-01-22 11:15:41 UTC
Depth
3.1 km (1.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.230° N, 140.679° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
30

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.7113 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 616 days ago · 18 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 1.9157 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 615 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 1.5121 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 615 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.9101 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 613 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 1.891 km S of Alcan Border, Alaska · 610 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 1.7192 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 610 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 1.5191 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 610 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 1.5147 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 593 days ago · 18 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 1.9119 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 592 days ago · 1 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 1.5132 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 587 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 1.6108 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 580 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 1.9118 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 578 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 2.085 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 576 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 1.584 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 576 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 2.2131 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 575 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 1.7109 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 574 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  17. 2.1118 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 573 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
  18. 2.4115 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 572 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 1.7115 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 572 days ago · 1 km deep · 39 km away
  20. 2.2132 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 570 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  21. 1.6132 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 569 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away
  22. 3.3124 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 565 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  23. 2.8125 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 565 days ago · 12 km deep · 11 km away

Before

  1. 1.6149 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 617 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 1.7121 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 617 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.9154 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 618 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 2.5159 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 618 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 1.6152 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 624 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 1.6124 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 624 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 1.7130 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 624 days ago · 1 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 1.5102 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 627 days ago · 15 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 3.0141 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 630 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 1.793 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 631 days ago · 13 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 1.5150 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 633 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 2.6151 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 633 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  13. 1.7110 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 634 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 1.6135 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 634 days ago · 16 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 1.9156 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 635 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 2.9157 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 635 days ago · 1 km deep · 35 km away
  17. 1.9130 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 642 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 1.7133 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 644 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 1.5135 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 644 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak02510kgpg0. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:42 AM UTC.