Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 149 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 149 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska on Fri, Dec 12, 2025, 8:33 AM AKST (17:33 UTC), 2 km (1 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
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2025-12-12 17:33:41 UTC
Depth
1.6 km (1.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.034° N, 140.256° 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, 2.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.30
Station coverage gap
67°
Stations used
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 202 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.0113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 294 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 2.8109 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 294 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 2.0106 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 294 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 2.2113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 294 days ago · 1 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 1.8113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 294 days ago · 13 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 2.3107 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 294 days ago · 15 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 2.5112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 294 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 2.6113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 294 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 1.6106 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 294 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 2.3100 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 294 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 2.0110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 294 days ago · 1 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 1.8112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 294 days ago · 13 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 2.0112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 294 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 2.0106 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 294 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 2.0150 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 294 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 2.2122 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 294 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 1.8117 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 294 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  18. 1.8111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 294 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  19. 1.893 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 294 days ago · 18 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 2.0112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 294 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  21. 1.8111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 294 days ago · 1 km deep · 58 km away
  22. 2.1114 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 294 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  23. 2.2119 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 294 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  24. 1.9117 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 294 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  25. 2.1121 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 294 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  26. 1.6150 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 294 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  27. 1.8116 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 294 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  28. 1.9119 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 294 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  29. 1.997 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 294 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  30. 2.1100 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 294 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  31. 2.1117 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 294 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  32. 2.3108 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 294 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  33. 1.7111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 294 days ago · 14 km deep · 59 km away
  34. 1.8114 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 294 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
  35. 1.999 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 294 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  36. 1.9112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 294 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
  37. 1.7112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 294 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  38. 1.7101 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 294 days ago · 18 km deep · 68 km away
  39. 2.0107 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 294 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  40. 1.9115 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 294 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  41. 2.3100 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 294 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  42. 2.1117 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 294 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  43. 1.7114 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 294 days ago · 14 km deep · 55 km away
  44. 2.0116 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 294 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away
  45. 1.9110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 294 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
  46. 2.0121 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 294 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  47. 2.0107 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 294 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  48. 2.0114 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 293 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  49. 1.9156 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 293 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  50. 3.1117 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 293 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  51. 1.5135 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 293 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  52. 2.1111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 293 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  53. 2.0115 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 293 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  54. 1.9116 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 293 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  55. 2.196 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 293 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  56. 2.2112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 293 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  57. 1.8115 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 293 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  58. 2.0123 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 293 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  59. 1.8109 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 293 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  60. 1.9112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 293 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 2.0112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 294 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 2.3115 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 294 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 1.7123 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 294 days ago · 18 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 1.9117 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 294 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 1.793 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 294 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 2.2104 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 294 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 4.2119 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 294 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 1.8113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 294 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 1.7109 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 294 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 1.9117 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 294 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 2.9101 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 294 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 1.8118 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 294 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 1.7102 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 294 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 1.8111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 294 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 2.193 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 294 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 1.8114 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 294 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 2.2112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 294 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  18. 1.8111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 294 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 1.8149 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 294 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  20. 1.9118 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 294 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak2025ykqlqc. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:38 AM UTC.