Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 120 km S of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 120 km S of McCarthy, Alaska on Sat, Jul 5, 2025, 6:13 AM AKDT (14:13 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 122 km WNW of Yakutat, 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
2025-07-05 14:13:08 UTC
Depth
5.2 km (3.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.360° N, 143.166° 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
38

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.3112 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 453 days ago · 12 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 2.3110 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 453 days ago · 12 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 1.5110 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 453 days ago · 12 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 1.9127 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 451 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 1.8133 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 446 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 1.6126 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 445 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 1.5124 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 437 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 2.5109 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 437 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 1.5113 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 418 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.6121 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 414 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 1.6120 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 410 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 2.5113 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska · 405 days ago · 14 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 1.6112 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 402 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away
  14. 1.7115 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 398 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 2.9122 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 395 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 2.2114 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 395 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away

Before

  1. 2.4127 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 459 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
  2. 2.2132 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 462 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 2.0164 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 462 days ago · 15 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 1.5100 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 463 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 1.696 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 465 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 3.3112 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 477 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 1.6125 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 483 days ago · 16 km deep · 7 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0258judfdy. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:36 PM UTC.