Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 115 km E of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 115 km E of McCarthy, Alaska on Fri, Mar 7, 2025, 4:43 PM AKST (01:43 UTC), 1 km (1 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
2025-03-08 01:43:40 UTC
Depth
1.4 km (0.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.581° N, 140.772° 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
41

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.2132 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 570 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 3.3124 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 566 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 2.8125 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 566 days ago · 12 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 2.4135 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 553 days ago · 15 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 3.198 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 553 days ago · 13 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 1.695 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 552 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 1.6101 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 552 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 1.658 km S of Alcan Border, Alaska · 552 days ago · 14 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 2.1154 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 550 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 1.6156 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 549 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 1.6102 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 540 days ago · 12 km deep · 13 km away
  12. 1.6165 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 535 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 1.9127 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 534 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 1.766 km S of Alcan Border, Alaska · 532 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 1.8156 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 531 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 1.5117 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 521 days ago · 11 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 1.784 km S of Alcan Border, Alaska · 519 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  18. 1.5134 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 518 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  19. 1.5131 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 516 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  20. 1.866 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 515 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away

Before

  1. 2.1118 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 573 days ago · 1 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 1.7109 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 574 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 1.584 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 577 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 2.085 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 577 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 1.9118 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 578 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 1.6108 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 580 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 1.9119 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 593 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 1.5147 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 594 days ago · 18 km deep · 87 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak02532tuzk3. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:21 PM UTC.