Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 113 km S of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 113 km S of McCarthy, Alaska on Thu, May 1, 2025, 11:42 PM AKDT (07:42 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 112 km S 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
2025-05-02 07:42:36 UTC
Depth
1.9 km (1.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.417° N, 143.040° 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
49

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.7101 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 518 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 1.5135 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 515 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 1.6131 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 514 days ago · 18 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 2.7114 km SE of Cordova, Alaska · 514 days ago · 27 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 2.1101 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 512 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 1.7101 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 511 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 1.9117 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 509 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 2.2109 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 507 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 2.0118 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 488 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 1.7116 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 488 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 1.785 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 488 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 1.5130 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 485 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 1.6125 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 482 days ago · 16 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 1.6127 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 479 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 3.3112 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 477 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  16. 1.6126 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 475 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 1.696 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 465 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  18. 1.5100 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 463 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  19. 2.0164 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 462 days ago · 15 km deep · 57 km away
  20. 2.2132 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 462 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  21. 2.4127 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 459 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 1.7116 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 528 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 1.7113 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 537 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 1.7115 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska · 538 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 1.7129 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 539 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 1.6137 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 541 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 1.5131 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 543 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 1.5133 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 543 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0255lvzgen. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:45 PM UTC.