Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 84 km E of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 84 km E of McCarthy, Alaska on Mon, Mar 3, 2025, 6:48 PM AKST (03:48 UTC), 6 km (4 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
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2025-03-04 03:48:05 UTC
Depth
6.1 km (3.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.531° N, 141.341° 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
34

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.7109 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 577 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 2.1118 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 576 days ago · 1 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 1.7115 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 576 days ago · 1 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 2.2132 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 573 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 3.3124 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 569 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 2.8125 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 569 days ago · 12 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 2.4135 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 556 days ago · 15 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 3.198 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 556 days ago · 13 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 1.695 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 555 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 1.6101 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 555 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 1.658 km S of Alcan Border, Alaska · 555 days ago · 14 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 2.1154 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 553 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 1.6156 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 552 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 1.6102 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 543 days ago · 12 km deep · 17 km away
  15. 1.6165 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 538 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 1.9127 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 537 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 1.766 km S of Alcan Border, Alaska · 535 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 1.8156 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 534 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 1.5117 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 524 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 1.784 km S of Alcan Border, Alaska · 522 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  21. 1.5134 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 521 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away

Before

  1. 2.085 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 580 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.9118 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 581 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 1.6108 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 583 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 1.538 km N of McCarthy, Alaska · 589 days ago · 82 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 1.9119 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 596 days ago · 1 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 1.5147 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 597 days ago · 18 km deep · 92 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0252w8xgp0. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 5:05 PM UTC.