Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 125 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 125 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska on Tue, Nov 18, 2025, 10:45 AM AKST (19:45 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.7 111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2025-11-18 19:45:44 UTC
Depth
9.5 km (5.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.175° N, 140.651° 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.

Location uncertainty
About 0.0 km horizontally, 3.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.43
Station coverage gap
161°
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.5127 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 316 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 1.8109 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 314 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 1.8112 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 313 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 2.184 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 313 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 2.096 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 313 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 1.893 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 313 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 1.8129 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 312 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 1.6157 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 311 days ago · 19 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 1.6105 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 310 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 1.6114 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 309 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 1.696 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 307 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 2.7120 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 307 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 1.7121 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 307 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 1.9125 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 306 days ago · 1 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 1.8127 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 306 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 1.6106 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 305 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 1.8134 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 303 days ago · 18 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 1.8124 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 302 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 1.8118 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 302 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  20. 2.696 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 302 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  21. 1.898 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 302 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  22. 1.9155 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 302 days ago · 1 km deep · 41 km away
  23. 1.5119 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 301 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  24. 1.665 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 301 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  25. 1.8120 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 300 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  26. 1.5145 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 299 days ago · 17 km deep · 42 km away
  27. 1.599 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 299 days ago · 18 km deep · 96 km away
  28. 4.0118 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 298 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  29. 4.1112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 298 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  30. 4.4112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 298 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  31. 3.6112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 298 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  32. 4.4105 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 298 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  33. 4.2116 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 298 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  34. 4.4111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 298 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  35. 3.5122 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 298 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  36. 3.4116 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 298 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  37. 3.3125 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 298 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  38. 3.9111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 298 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  39. 3.3102 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 298 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  40. 3.2119 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 298 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  41. 3.4108 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 298 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  42. 2.8107 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 298 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  43. 2.9101 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 298 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  44. 2.9118 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 298 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  45. 3.6106 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 298 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  46. 3.4109 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 298 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  47. 3.3109 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 298 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  48. 2.5119 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 298 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  49. 3.9106 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 298 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  50. 2.8114 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 298 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  51. 3.4116 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 298 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  52. 4.299 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 298 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  53. 2.798 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 298 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  54. 2.9103 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 298 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  55. 3.396 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 298 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  56. 3.2110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 298 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  57. 3.0116 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 298 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  58. 2.5106 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 298 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  59. 3.9105 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 298 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  60. 3.7117 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 298 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away

The first 60 of 200.

Before

  1. 2.087 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 317 days ago · 13 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 1.7112 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 322 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 2.7125 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 326 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 1.696 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 337 days ago · 0 km deep · 32 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak2025wstkhs. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:55 AM UTC.