Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 159 km S of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 159 km S of McCarthy, Alaska on Wed, Nov 26, 2025, 5:01 AM AKST (14:01 UTC), 18 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 106 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2025-11-26 14:01:19 UTC
Depth
17.6 km (11.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.011° N, 142.518° 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, 2.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.25
Station coverage gap
175°
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: 134 in the 60 days after this one and 46 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.6114 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 309 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 2.1107 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 309 days ago · 1 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 1.587 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 308 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 1.9107 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 308 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 2.7120 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 307 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 1.7121 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 307 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 2.4106 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 307 days ago · 1 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 1.7111 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 307 days ago · 17 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 2.096 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 307 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 1.8119 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 307 days ago · 14 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 1.8121 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 305 days ago · 1 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 1.6106 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 305 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 1.8115 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 304 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 1.8124 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 303 days ago · 14 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 1.7110 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 303 days ago · 15 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 1.797 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 303 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 1.5119 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 302 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 2.193 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 302 days ago · 17 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 2.090 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 301 days ago · 18 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 1.6129 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 301 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  21. 1.999 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 301 days ago · 14 km deep · 66 km away
  22. 2.190 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 301 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  23. 1.691 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 301 days ago · 25 km deep · 78 km away
  24. 1.8120 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 301 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  25. 1.7116 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 300 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  26. 1.6101 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 300 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  27. 2.2107 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 298 days ago · 0 km deep · 58 km away
  28. 2.3110 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 297 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  29. 2.0127 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 297 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  30. 2.7107 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 297 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  31. 1.988 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 296 days ago · 21 km deep · 82 km away
  32. 1.991 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 296 days ago · 21 km deep · 76 km away
  33. 1.7108 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 296 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
  34. 1.892 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 296 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  35. 2.094 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 295 days ago · 14 km deep · 83 km away
  36. 1.7121 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 295 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
  37. 1.875 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 294 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  38. 2.274 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 294 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  39. 2.176 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 294 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  40. 1.695 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 294 days ago · 21 km deep · 91 km away
  41. 1.9125 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 294 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  42. 2.7114 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 294 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  43. 1.9113 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 294 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  44. 1.7123 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 293 days ago · 18 km deep · 78 km away
  45. 1.5135 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 293 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  46. 1.799 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 293 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
  47. 1.7113 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 293 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away
  48. 1.7104 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 291 days ago · 14 km deep · 71 km away
  49. 1.8105 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 291 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away
  50. 2.7109 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 291 days ago · 13 km deep · 60 km away
  51. 2.289 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 291 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  52. 1.7134 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 289 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  53. 2.1106 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 288 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  54. 2.1125 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 288 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  55. 1.5112 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 288 days ago · 24 km deep · 78 km away
  56. 1.7114 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska · 288 days ago · 17 km deep · 81 km away
  57. 1.696 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 286 days ago · 17 km deep · 63 km away
  58. 2.0105 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 285 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  59. 2.094 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 284 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  60. 2.298 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 284 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away

The first 60 of 134.

Before

  1. 1.7122 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 310 days ago · 18 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 1.5115 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 310 days ago · 15 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 1.877 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 313 days ago · 17 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 1.5117 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 313 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 1.6112 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 313 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 1.9112 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 313 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 1.8113 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 313 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 1.889 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 313 days ago · 19 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 1.995 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 313 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 1.7114 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 313 days ago · 15 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 1.8112 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 314 days ago · 15 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 1.7112 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 315 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 3.0128 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska · 315 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 1.8109 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 315 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 1.9127 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska · 315 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 2.0124 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska · 315 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  17. 1.5114 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 316 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  18. 1.7114 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 316 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  19. 1.7109 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 316 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 1.7113 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 316 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak2025xgzunw. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:18 PM UTC.