Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 154 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 154 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska on Thu, Aug 28, 2025, 6:20 AM AKDT (14:20 UTC), 13 km (8 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
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2025-08-28 14:20:46 UTC
Depth
12.5 km (7.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.020° N, 140.169° 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
19

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 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.8102 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 401 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 2.682 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 397 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 2.086 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 397 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 1.981 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 397 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 1.8117 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 394 days ago · 19 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 2.3128 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 393 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 3.5104 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 391 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 1.993 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 391 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 1.596 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 391 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 1.594 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 391 days ago · 14 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 2.098 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 390 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 1.697 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 390 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 1.792 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 385 days ago · 15 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 1.895 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 385 days ago · 18 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 1.989 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 380 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 1.8103 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 380 days ago · 0 km deep · 57 km away
  17. 1.993 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 373 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 1.8128 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 372 days ago · 20 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 1.5126 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 372 days ago · 25 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 4.6129 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 363 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 4
  21. 1.998 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 363 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  22. 1.698 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 361 days ago · 18 km deep · 99 km away
  23. 2.0113 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 360 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
  24. 1.5108 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 359 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  25. 2.7100 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 357 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away
  26. 1.896 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 356 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away

Before

  1. 1.5111 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 401 days ago · 19 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 3.5162 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 407 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 1.576 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 409 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 3.2123 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 411 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 1.6103 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 416 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 1.5115 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 418 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 1.5170 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 419 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 2.5177 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 420 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 3.591 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 423 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 1.6124 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 427 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 1.5106 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 429 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away

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