Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 101 km S of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 101 km S of McCarthy, Alaska on Fri, May 9, 2025, 8:18 PM AKDT (04:18 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 112 km S of McCarthy, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

Cordova forecastMore in Alaska

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2025-05-10 04:18:41 UTC
Depth
9.8 km (6.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.523° N, 143.007° 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
46

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.9117 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 508 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 2.0118 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 487 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 1.7116 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 487 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 1.785 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 487 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 1.5130 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 484 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 1.6125 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 481 days ago · 16 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 1.6127 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 478 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 3.3112 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 475 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 1.6126 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 474 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 1.696 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 463 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 1.5100 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 461 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 2.0164 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 460 days ago · 15 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 2.2132 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 460 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 2.4127 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 457 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  15. 1.6120 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 453 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  16. 2.3112 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 451 days ago · 12 km deep · 16 km away
  17. 2.3110 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 451 days ago · 12 km deep · 16 km away
  18. 1.5110 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 451 days ago · 12 km deep · 15 km away
  19. 1.9127 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 449 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away

Before

  1. 2.1101 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 511 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.7114 km SE of Cordova, Alaska · 512 days ago · 27 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 1.6131 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 512 days ago · 18 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 1.5135 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 514 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 1.7101 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 517 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 1.7113 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 517 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 1.7116 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 526 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 1.7115 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska · 537 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 1.7129 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 538 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away

Earthquakes todayAlaska earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0255z2csbd. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:19 AM UTC.