Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 28 km NE of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 28 km NE of McCarthy, Alaska on Sat, Nov 22, 2025, 3:51 PM AKST (00:51 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 91 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
2025-11-23 00:51:24 UTC
Depth
9.5 km (5.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.596° N, 142.500° 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 3.2 km horizontally, 3.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.30
Station coverage gap
58°
Stations used
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 42 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.6105 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 310 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 1.846 km NNE of Chitina, Alaska · 309 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 1.6106 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 305 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 1.8118 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 302 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 2.696 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 302 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 1.898 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 302 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 1.955 km SSW of Alcan Border, Alaska · 301 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 1.665 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 301 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 2.392 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 298 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 1.561 km NE of Kenny Lake, Alaska · 295 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 1.896 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 291 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 2.097 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 289 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 2.0100 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 288 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 1.881 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 287 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 1.673 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 285 days ago · 12 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 1.549 km NE of Chitina, Alaska · 284 days ago · 24 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 1.6110 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 282 days ago · 16 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 2.022 km ENE of Nabesna, Alaska · 279 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 1.780 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 278 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
  20. 2.0101 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 278 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  21. 2.490 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 274 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
  22. 3.191 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 274 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
  23. 2.089 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 273 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  24. 1.990 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 272 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  25. 2.3118 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 271 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
  26. 2.190 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 268 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
  27. 1.980 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 268 days ago · 13 km deep · 54 km away
  28. 2.467 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 267 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  29. 2.077 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 266 days ago · 12 km deep · 61 km away
  30. 1.956 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 266 days ago · 16 km deep · 41 km away
  31. 1.754 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 265 days ago · 15 km deep · 39 km away
  32. 1.618 km ENE of Chitina, Alaska · 265 days ago · 58 km deep · 85 km away
  33. 2.0110 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 263 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
  34. 1.852 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 262 days ago · 14 km deep · 37 km away
  35. 1.779 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 261 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  36. 1.8112 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 261 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  37. 1.636 km NE of McCarthy, Alaska · 260 days ago · 16 km deep · 9 km away
  38. 2.049 km SSW of Alcan Border, Alaska · 257 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  39. 1.7110 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 257 days ago · 14 km deep · 92 km away
  40. 1.7116 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 254 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  41. 1.577 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 253 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
  42. 1.6114 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 253 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away

Before

  1. 1.893 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 313 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 2.365 km SSE of Chitina, Alaska · 313 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 2.184 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 314 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 2.087 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 317 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 2.030 km ESE of Nabesna, Alaska · 330 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 1.696 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 337 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak2025xamlff. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:46 AM UTC.