Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 131 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 131 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska on Mon, Apr 7, 2025, 6:30 AM AKDT (14:30 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 111 km NW of Yakutat, 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
2025-04-07 14:30:24 UTC
Depth
4.7 km (2.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.320° N, 142.132° 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
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 27 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.682 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 541 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 1.6137 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 541 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 1.7129 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 539 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 1.7115 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska · 538 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 1.7113 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 537 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 1.895 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 535 days ago · 12 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 1.677 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 534 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 1.699 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 529 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 1.7116 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 528 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 1.5103 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 525 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 2.9111 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 522 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 1.6100 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 522 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 1.7113 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 518 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 1.693 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 518 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 1.7101 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 518 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
  16. 1.5135 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 515 days ago · 1 km deep · 27 km away
  17. 1.6131 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 513 days ago · 18 km deep · 38 km away
  18. 2.1101 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 512 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  19. 1.7101 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 510 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 1.9117 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 509 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  21. 2.2109 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 507 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  22. 1.8106 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 498 days ago · 15 km deep · 56 km away
  23. 1.5111 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 491 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  24. 2.0118 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 488 days ago · 13 km deep · 46 km away
  25. 1.7116 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 488 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  26. 1.699 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 485 days ago · 27 km deep · 66 km away
  27. 1.5130 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 485 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away

Before

  1. 1.5133 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 543 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 1.8109 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 543 days ago · 14 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 1.871 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 549 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 1.767 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 551 days ago · 17 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 1.9104 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 552 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 1.798 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 552 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 3.1101 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 552 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 1.6118 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 554 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 2.1118 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 561 days ago · 12 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 1.683 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 562 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 1.759 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 562 days ago · 13 km deep · 100 km away
  12. 1.580 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 562 days ago · 18 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 1.6132 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 570 days ago · 14 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 1.5112 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 570 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 1.5102 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 571 days ago · 15 km deep · 63 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0254gnn7oe. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:02 AM UTC.