Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 120 km S of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 120 km S of McCarthy, Alaska on Mon, Aug 18, 2025, 7:08 PM AKDT (03:08 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 116 km SSW 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
2025-08-19 03:08:31 UTC
Depth
10.4 km (6.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.349° N, 142.916° 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
54

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.5113 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska · 403 days ago · 14 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 1.6112 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 401 days ago · 11 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 1.5111 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 399 days ago · 19 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 1.7115 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 396 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 2.9122 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 394 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 2.2114 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 393 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 1.8117 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 392 days ago · 19 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 2.7127 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 388 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 1.897 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 384 days ago · 16 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 2.0109 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 379 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 2.7105 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 379 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 3.1116 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska · 375 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 2.9106 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 375 days ago · 17 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 1.5122 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 374 days ago · 15 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 2.5181 km SE of Cordova, Alaska · 371 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 1.8128 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 370 days ago · 20 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 1.5126 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 370 days ago · 25 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 1.6110 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 368 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 1.8109 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 368 days ago · 16 km deep · 12 km away
  20. 2.1104 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 368 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  21. 1.5110 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 367 days ago · 20 km deep · 47 km away
  22. 2.6117 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 365 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  23. 1.5118 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 363 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  24. 1.6110 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 354 days ago · 20 km deep · 91 km away
  25. 1.8155 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 352 days ago · 27 km deep · 39 km away
  26. 1.8110 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 350 days ago · 13 km deep · 12 km away

Before

  1. 1.6121 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 412 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 1.9113 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 414 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 1.5115 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 416 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 1.5113 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 417 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.6124 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 425 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 2.5109 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 435 days ago · 11 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 1.5124 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 436 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak025am2z907. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:13 PM UTC.