Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 130 km E of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 130 km E of McCarthy, Alaska on Tue, Jan 14, 2025, 8:20 AM AKST (17:20 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 124 km E of McCarthy, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2025-01-14 17:20:47 UTC
Depth
1.3 km (0.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.480° N, 140.479° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

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Stations used
27

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 27 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.6124 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 624 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 1.6152 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 624 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 1.748 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 619 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 2.5159 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 618 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 2.9154 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 618 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 1.7121 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 616 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 1.6149 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 616 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 1.7122 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 616 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 1.9157 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 614 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 1.5121 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 614 days ago · 1 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 1.9101 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 613 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
  12. 1.891 km S of Alcan Border, Alaska · 610 days ago · 12 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 1.7192 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 609 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 1.5191 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 609 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 1.5147 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 593 days ago · 18 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 1.9119 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 592 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 1.5132 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 587 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 1.6108 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 579 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  19. 1.9118 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 577 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  20. 2.085 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 576 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  21. 1.584 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 576 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  22. 1.7109 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 573 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  23. 2.1118 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 572 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away
  24. 1.7115 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 572 days ago · 1 km deep · 19 km away
  25. 2.2132 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 569 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  26. 3.3124 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 565 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  27. 2.8125 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 565 days ago · 12 km deep · 19 km away

Before

  1. 1.5102 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 626 days ago · 15 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 3.0141 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 630 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 1.793 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 631 days ago · 13 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 1.5150 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 633 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 2.6151 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 633 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 1.7110 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 633 days ago · 1 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 1.6135 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 633 days ago · 16 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 1.9156 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 635 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 2.9157 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 635 days ago · 1 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 1.6161 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 647 days ago · 15 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 2.3154 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 647 days ago · 0 km deep · 41 km away
  12. 1.5152 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 651 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 1.5122 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 653 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak025nfrmuh. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:37 PM UTC.