Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 103 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 103 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska on Wed, Aug 13, 2025, 4:06 PM AKDT (00:06 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 129 km E 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
2025-08-14 00:06:52 UTC
Depth
10.7 km (6.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.221° N, 141.033° 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
34

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 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.2123 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 409 days ago · 13 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 1.5154 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 399 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 1.8102 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 399 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 2.682 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 395 days ago · 11 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 2.086 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 395 days ago · 1 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 1.981 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 394 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 3.5104 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 388 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 1.993 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 388 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 1.596 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 388 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 1.594 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 388 days ago · 14 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 2.098 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 388 days ago · 0 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 1.697 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 388 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 1.989 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 377 days ago · 0 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 1.8103 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 377 days ago · 0 km deep · 29 km away
  15. 1.993 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 370 days ago · 11 km deep · 16 km away
  16. 1.8128 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 369 days ago · 20 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 1.5126 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 369 days ago · 25 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 4.6129 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 361 days ago · 12 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 4
  19. 2.0113 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 357 days ago · 0 km deep · 28 km away
  20. 2.7100 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 355 days ago · 13 km deep · 4 km away
  21. 1.896 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 353 days ago · 12 km deep · 37 km away

Before

  1. 3.591 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 421 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 1.6124 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 425 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 1.5106 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 427 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak025adrhtrj. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:36 AM UTC.