Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 163 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 163 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska on Thu, Dec 18, 2025, 4:10 AM AKST (13:10 UTC), 7 km (4 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
2025-12-18 13:10:36 UTC
Depth
7.2 km (4.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.026° N, 139.997° 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 4.7 km horizontally, 7.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
135°
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: at least 202 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.0117 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 287 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 1.8116 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 287 days ago · 12 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 2.1115 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 287 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 2.1100 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 287 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 1.9111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 287 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 1.9115 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 287 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 2.1107 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 287 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 1.9117 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 287 days ago · 12 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 2.0112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 287 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 1.9113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 287 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 2.0112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 287 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 2.394 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 287 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 3.0118 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 287 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 1.9103 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 287 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 2.0112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 287 days ago · 14 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 2.196 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 287 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 2.1113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 287 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  18. 2.0111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 287 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 2.0107 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 287 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  20. 2.194 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 287 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
  21. 2.1114 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 287 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  22. 2.3115 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 287 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  23. 2.1111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 287 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  24. 2.0101 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 287 days ago · 14 km deep · 64 km away
  25. 2.0108 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 287 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
  26. 2.1117 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 287 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  27. 2.1100 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 287 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  28. 1.9116 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 287 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  29. 2.197 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 287 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  30. 2.0114 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 287 days ago · 12 km deep · 51 km away
  31. 1.8108 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 287 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  32. 1.9105 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 287 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  33. 2.0113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 287 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away
  34. 1.8112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 287 days ago · 13 km deep · 53 km away
  35. 2.0112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 287 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  36. 1.9108 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 287 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  37. 2.1104 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 287 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  38. 2.293 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 287 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  39. 2.3101 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 287 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
  40. 2.0108 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 287 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  41. 2.4117 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 287 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  42. 2.0115 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 287 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  43. 2.1100 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 287 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  44. 2.0111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 287 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  45. 2.0104 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 287 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  46. 2.0101 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 287 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
  47. 2.0118 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 287 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away
  48. 1.7107 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 287 days ago · 18 km deep · 58 km away
  49. 1.9115 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 287 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  50. 1.9116 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 287 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
  51. 2.0100 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 287 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  52. 1.7114 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 287 days ago · 13 km deep · 52 km away
  53. 1.9119 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 287 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  54. 2.3110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 287 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  55. 2.0112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 287 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
  56. 1.8113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 287 days ago · 13 km deep · 52 km away
  57. 2.396 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 287 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  58. 2.0121 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 287 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  59. 2.8102 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 287 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  60. 2.0113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 287 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 2.8115 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 287 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 2.0115 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 287 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 2.2112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 287 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 2.194 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 287 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 1.9105 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 287 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 2.0114 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 287 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 1.9112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 287 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 1.9104 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 287 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 2.0103 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 287 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 1.9107 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 287 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 2.191 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 287 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 2.069 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 287 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 2.0112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 287 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 1.995 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 288 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 2.191 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 288 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 2.0117 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 288 days ago · 11 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 2.1109 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 288 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 1.9115 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 288 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  19. 2.099 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 288 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 2.3114 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 288 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak2025yvicet. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:37 PM UTC.