Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 134 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 134 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska on Thu, May 1, 2025, 11:22 AM AKDT (19:22 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 129 km ESE 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
2025-05-01 19:22:53 UTC
Depth
10.1 km (6.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.198° N, 140.467° 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
30

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.5131 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 516 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 1.866 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 514 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 1.5153 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 512 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 1.666 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 486 days ago · 24 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 1.6127 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 478 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 1.969 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 475 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 1.6126 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 474 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 2.2129 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 472 days ago · 19 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 2.193 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 467 days ago · 15 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 1.8132 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 463 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 1.9132 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 463 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 2.2132 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 460 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 1.591 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 459 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 1.871 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 459 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away

Before

  1. 1.784 km S of Alcan Border, Alaska · 519 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 1.5117 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 520 days ago · 11 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 1.8156 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 531 days ago · 13 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 1.9127 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 534 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 1.6165 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 534 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 1.895 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 534 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 1.6102 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 539 days ago · 12 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 1.5144 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 541 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0255kfh22w. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:10 AM UTC.