Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 125 km S of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 125 km S of McCarthy, Alaska on Sat, Jun 7, 2025, 1:22 AM AKDT (09:22 UTC), 16 km (10 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
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2025-06-07 09:22:22 UTC
Depth
15.8 km (9.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.322° N, 143.272° 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
31

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 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.3112 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 476 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 1.696 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 464 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 1.5100 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 462 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 2.0164 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 461 days ago · 15 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 2.2132 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 461 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 2.4127 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 458 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.6120 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 453 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 2.3112 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 452 days ago · 12 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 2.3110 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 452 days ago · 12 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 1.5110 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 452 days ago · 12 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 1.9127 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 450 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 1.8133 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 445 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 1.5124 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 437 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  14. 2.5109 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 436 days ago · 11 km deep · 16 km away

Before

  1. 2.560 km ENE of Cordova, Alaska · 484 days ago · 17 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 1.5130 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 485 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 1.785 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 487 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 1.7116 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 487 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 2.0118 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 487 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 1.643 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 506 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 1.9117 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 508 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 1.7101 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 510 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 2.1101 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 511 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak02579gehyd. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:02 AM UTC.