Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 124 km S of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 124 km S of McCarthy, Alaska on Tue, Jul 22, 2025, 4:09 AM AKDT (12:09 UTC), 10 km (6 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
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2025-07-22 12:09:47 UTC
Depth
9.6 km (6.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.320° N, 142.995° 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
48

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 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.5109 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 435 days ago · 11 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 1.6124 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 425 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 1.5113 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 417 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.9113 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 414 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 1.6121 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 412 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 1.6120 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 408 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 2.5113 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska · 403 days ago · 14 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 1.6112 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 401 days ago · 11 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 1.7115 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 396 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 2.9122 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 393 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 2.2114 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 393 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  12. 1.8117 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 392 days ago · 19 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 2.7127 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 387 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 1.897 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 384 days ago · 16 km deep · 33 km away
  15. 2.0109 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 379 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  16. 2.7105 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 379 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away

Before

  1. 1.6126 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 443 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 1.8133 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 444 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 1.9127 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 449 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 1.5110 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 451 days ago · 12 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 2.3110 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 451 days ago · 12 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 2.3112 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 452 days ago · 12 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 1.6120 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 453 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 1.9106 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 453 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 2.4127 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 457 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 1
  10. 2.2132 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 460 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 2.0164 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 460 days ago · 15 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 1.5100 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 462 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  13. 1.696 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 464 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0259bxaoo8. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:05 AM UTC.