Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 148 km S of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 148 km S of McCarthy, Alaska on Mon, Jan 27, 2025, 2:47 PM AKST (23:47 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 101 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2025-01-27 23:47:58 UTC
Depth
2.7 km (1.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.115° N, 142.545° 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
59

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 37 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.6135 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 614 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 1.9135 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 614 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 2.193 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 613 days ago · 15 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 1.7100 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 612 days ago · 23 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 1.6131 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 612 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 1
  6. 2.2112 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 612 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 2.0115 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 612 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 2.084 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 611 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 1.5118 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 610 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 1.9112 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 610 days ago · 14 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 1.6123 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 609 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 2.0130 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 608 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 1.894 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 604 days ago · 13 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 2.1110 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 599 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 1.7107 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 598 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 1.6128 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 597 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 1.7131 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 597 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  18. 1.8126 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 594 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  19. 2.1111 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 586 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 1.683 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 585 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  21. 1.790 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 584 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  22. 1.5107 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 583 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  23. 1.8117 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 583 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  24. 1.595 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 582 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  25. 1.8101 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 579 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  26. 1.6102 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 579 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
  27. 2.2131 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 578 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
  28. 2.4115 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 575 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  29. 1.5102 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 573 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
  30. 1.5112 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 572 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  31. 1.6132 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 572 days ago · 14 km deep · 81 km away
  32. 1.797 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 566 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  33. 1.683 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 564 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  34. 2.1118 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 563 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
  35. 1.6118 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 557 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  36. 1.792 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 555 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
  37. 3.1101 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 554 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away

Before

  1. 1.8120 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 615 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 1.5131 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 616 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 1.5104 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 617 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 1.8120 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 618 days ago · 13 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 1.8117 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 618 days ago · 12 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.599 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 618 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 1.585 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 618 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 1.7113 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 619 days ago · 18 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 1.5141 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 620 days ago · 17 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 2.5104 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 621 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 1.5112 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 626 days ago · 17 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 1.791 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 628 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 1.9100 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 628 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 1.8106 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 632 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 1.5106 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 632 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 1.5109 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 632 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 1.6109 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 638 days ago · 17 km deep · 52 km away
  18. 2.1119 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 638 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak025191hjh3. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:42 AM UTC.