Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 118 km E of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 118 km E of McCarthy, Alaska on Tue, Dec 2, 2025, 7:37 PM AKST (04:37 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 139 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
2025-12-03 04:37:04 UTC
Depth
5.3 km (3.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.556° N, 140.714° 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

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 5.5 km horizontally, 3.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
162°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 162 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.696 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 302 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 1.898 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 302 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 1.9155 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 302 days ago · 1 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 1.955 km SSW of Alcan Border, Alaska · 301 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 1.665 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 301 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 1.5145 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 299 days ago · 17 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 2.3136 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 298 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 2.5137 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 298 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 2.392 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 298 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 2.3133 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 298 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 3.5139 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 298 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 2.6137 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 298 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 2.3136 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 297 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 1.9133 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 297 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 2.2138 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 296 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 2.0134 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 295 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 1.7143 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 295 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 2.1154 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 295 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 1.8128 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 294 days ago · 14 km deep · 41 km away
  20. 1.7146 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 294 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
  21. 2.7135 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 294 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  22. 1.8152 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 293 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  23. 1.7152 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 293 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  24. 2.0150 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 293 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  25. 1.7147 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 293 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  26. 2.0150 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 293 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  27. 2.3153 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 293 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  28. 1.8120 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 293 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  29. 2.1150 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 293 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  30. 1.9153 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 293 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  31. 2.0151 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 293 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
  32. 2.1150 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 293 days ago · 1 km deep · 64 km away
  33. 1.9151 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 293 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  34. 1.7148 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 293 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  35. 1.8149 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 293 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  36. 2.0149 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 293 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  37. 2.0150 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 293 days ago · 1 km deep · 64 km away
  38. 1.6150 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 292 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
  39. 1.9156 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 292 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  40. 1.8133 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 292 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
  41. 1.8147 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 292 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  42. 1.9122 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 292 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  43. 2.2135 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 291 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  44. 1.896 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 290 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  45. 2.2160 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 290 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  46. 1.9142 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 290 days ago · 12 km deep · 51 km away
  47. 2.097 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 289 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  48. 2.0141 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 288 days ago · 12 km deep · 51 km away
  49. 2.0100 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 288 days ago · 1 km deep · 29 km away
  50. 2.3149 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 287 days ago · 1 km deep · 64 km away
  51. 1.881 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 287 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  52. 2.0147 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 287 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  53. 1.8163 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 287 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  54. 1.673 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 285 days ago · 12 km deep · 45 km away
  55. 1.8152 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 285 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  56. 2.0128 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 284 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  57. 2.4158 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 283 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  58. 1.8157 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 283 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  59. 1.8146 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 282 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
  60. 1.6153 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 282 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away

The first 60 of 162.

Before

  1. 1.6106 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 305 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 1.9125 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 306 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 1.6105 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 310 days ago · 1 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 1.6157 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 311 days ago · 19 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 1.8129 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 312 days ago · 1 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 1.528 km NE of McCarthy, Alaska · 312 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 1.893 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 313 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 2.184 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 313 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 1.5127 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 316 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 1.8125 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 316 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 2.087 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 317 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 2.7125 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 326 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak2025xtdenv. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:48 AM UTC.