Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 84 km S of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 84 km S of McCarthy, Alaska on Thu, Jan 30, 2025, 11:43 PM AKST (08:43 UTC), 9 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
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2025-01-31 08:43:01 UTC
Depth
8.9 km (5.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.679° N, 143.041° 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
47

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.6123 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 606 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 2.0130 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 605 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 1.894 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 601 days ago · 13 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 2.1110 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 596 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 1.7107 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 594 days ago · 12 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 1.6128 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 594 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 1.7131 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 593 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 1.8126 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 591 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 1.8101 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 576 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 1.6102 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 576 days ago · 1 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 2.2131 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 575 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 2.4115 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 572 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 1.6132 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 569 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 1.797 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 562 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 1.792 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 552 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away

Before

  1. 1.6131 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 609 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  2. 2.193 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 610 days ago · 15 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 1.9135 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 611 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 1.6135 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 611 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 1.9148 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 611 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 1.5131 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 613 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 1.8120 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 615 days ago · 13 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 1.8117 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 615 days ago · 12 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.585 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 615 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 1.7113 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 616 days ago · 18 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 1.5141 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 616 days ago · 17 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 2.5104 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 618 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  13. 1.8106 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 629 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  14. 1.5106 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 629 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  15. 1.5109 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 629 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  16. 1.6109 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 635 days ago · 17 km deep · 26 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0251feofzg. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:14 AM UTC.