Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 129 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 129 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska on Fri, Apr 11, 2025, 8:30 AM AKDT (16:30 UTC), 9 km (6 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
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2025-04-11 16:30:02 UTC
Depth
9.4 km (5.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.350° N, 142.062° 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
50

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.7115 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska · 539 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 1.7113 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 538 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 1.895 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 536 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 1.677 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 535 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 1.699 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 531 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 1.7116 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 529 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 1.5103 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 526 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 2.9111 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 523 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 1.6100 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 523 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 1.7113 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 519 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 1.693 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 519 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 1.5135 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 516 days ago · 1 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 1.6131 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 514 days ago · 18 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 2.1101 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 513 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 1.7101 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 511 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 1.9117 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 510 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 2.2109 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 508 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  18. 1.8106 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 499 days ago · 15 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 1.5111 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 492 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  20. 2.0118 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 489 days ago · 13 km deep · 46 km away
  21. 1.7116 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 489 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  22. 1.699 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 486 days ago · 27 km deep · 63 km away
  23. 1.5130 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 486 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  24. 1.6125 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 483 days ago · 16 km deep · 67 km away
  25. 1.6103 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 482 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
  26. 1.6127 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 480 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away

Before

  1. 1.6137 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 542 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 1.682 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 542 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 1.5131 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 544 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 1.5133 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 544 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 1.8109 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 544 days ago · 14 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 1.871 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 551 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 1.767 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 552 days ago · 17 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 1.9104 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 553 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 1.798 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 553 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 3.1101 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 553 days ago · 13 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 1.6118 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 556 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 2.1118 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 562 days ago · 12 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 1.683 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 563 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 1.759 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 563 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 1.580 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 564 days ago · 18 km deep · 85 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0254nazf9o. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:53 AM UTC.