Alaska earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 125 km E of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 125 km E of McCarthy, Alaska on Fri, Mar 14, 2025, 11:16 AM AKDT (19:16 UTC), 12 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 98 km E of McCarthy, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2025-03-14 19:16:03 UTC
Depth
12.4 km (7.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.320° N, 140.588° 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 1.0 km horizontally, 6.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
77°
Stations used
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.4135 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 552 days ago · 15 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 3.198 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 552 days ago · 13 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 1.695 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 552 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 1.6101 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 552 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 1.658 km S of Alcan Border, Alaska · 552 days ago · 14 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 2.1154 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 549 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 1.6156 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 548 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 1.5144 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 541 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 1.6102 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 539 days ago · 12 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 1.6165 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 534 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 1.9127 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 533 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 1.766 km S of Alcan Border, Alaska · 531 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 1.8156 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 530 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 1.5117 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 520 days ago · 11 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 1.784 km S of Alcan Border, Alaska · 518 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 1.5134 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 517 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  17. 1.5131 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 516 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  18. 1.866 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 514 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 1.5153 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 512 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away

Before

  1. 3.3124 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 565 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.6132 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 568 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 2.2132 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 570 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 1.7115 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 572 days ago · 1 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 2.1118 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 572 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 1.7109 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 573 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 2.2131 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 575 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 1.584 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 576 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 2.085 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 576 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 1.9118 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 578 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 1.6108 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 579 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 1.5132 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 587 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 1.9119 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 592 days ago · 1 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 1.5147 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 593 days ago · 18 km deep · 56 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000q59n (also filed as ak0253d1n0a1). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:29 PM UTC.