Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 85 km S of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 85 km S of McCarthy, Alaska on Thu, Jan 23, 2025, 10:37 PM AKST (07:37 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 115 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2025-01-24 07:37:17 UTC
Depth
10.4 km (6.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.671° N, 143.157° 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
44

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.8117 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 614 days ago · 12 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.8120 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 614 days ago · 13 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 1.5131 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 612 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 1.9148 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 611 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 1.6135 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 611 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 1.9135 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 610 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 2.193 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 610 days ago · 15 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 2.084 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 607 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 1.6123 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 605 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 1.894 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 601 days ago · 13 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 2.1110 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 596 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 1.7107 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 594 days ago · 12 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 1.6128 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 593 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 1.7131 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 593 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 1.8126 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 591 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  16. 1.8101 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 575 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  17. 1.6102 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 575 days ago · 1 km deep · 18 km away
  18. 2.4115 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 572 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 1.797 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 562 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away

Before

  1. 1.7113 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 615 days ago · 18 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 1.5141 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 616 days ago · 17 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 2.5104 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 617 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 1.8106 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 629 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 1.5106 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 629 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 1.5109 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 629 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 1.6109 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 634 days ago · 17 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 1.547 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 641 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 1.5112 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 643 days ago · 14 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 2.0111 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 644 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 3.5112 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 644 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 1.6123 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 644 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 1.7133 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 644 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak02513tabuu. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:31 PM UTC.