Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 115 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 115 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska on Sat, Apr 12, 2025, 1:23 AM AKDT (09:23 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 114 km SE of Cordova, 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
2025-04-12 09:23:23 UTC
Depth
8.8 km (5.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.422° N, 143.345° 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
51

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.237 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 525 days ago · 19 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 1.7113 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 520 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 1.7101 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 520 days ago · 11 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 1.5135 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 516 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 1.6131 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 515 days ago · 18 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 2.7114 km SE of Cordova, Alaska · 515 days ago · 27 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 2.1101 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 513 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 1.7101 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 512 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 1.643 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 508 days ago · 14 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 1.785 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 489 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 1.5130 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 487 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 2.560 km ENE of Cordova, Alaska · 486 days ago · 17 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 1.6125 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 484 days ago · 16 km deep · 12 km away

Before

  1. 1.7129 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 540 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 1.5131 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 544 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 1.5133 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 544 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 1.792 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 555 days ago · 12 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 1.797 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 565 days ago · 1 km deep · 37 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0254ouba23. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 12:22 AM UTC.