Alaska earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 125 km E of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 125 km E of McCarthy, Alaska on Sat, Nov 8, 2025, 1:37 PM AKST (22:37 UTC), 8 km (5 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
2.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2025-11-08 22:37:58 UTC
Depth
8.1 km (5.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.370° N, 140.584° 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 3.1 km horizontally, 7.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
90°
Stations used
36

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 201 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.087 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 317 days ago · 13 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 1.8125 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 317 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 1.5127 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 317 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 2.184 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 313 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 1.893 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 313 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 1.8129 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 312 days ago · 1 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 1.6157 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 311 days ago · 19 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 1.6105 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 310 days ago · 1 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 1.9125 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 306 days ago · 1 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 1.8127 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 306 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 1.6106 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 305 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 1.8134 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 303 days ago · 18 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 1.8118 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 302 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 2.696 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 302 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 1.898 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 302 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 1.9155 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 302 days ago · 1 km deep · 31 km away
  17. 1.665 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 301 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 1.5145 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 300 days ago · 17 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 4.0118 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 299 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 4.4112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 299 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  21. 4.2116 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 299 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  22. 4.4111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 299 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  23. 3.5122 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 299 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  24. 3.4116 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 299 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  25. 3.3125 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 299 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  26. 3.9111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 299 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  27. 3.2119 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 299 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  28. 2.9118 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 299 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  29. 3.3109 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 299 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  30. 2.5119 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 299 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  31. 2.8114 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 299 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  32. 3.4116 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 299 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  33. 3.2110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 299 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  34. 3.0116 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 299 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  35. 3.7117 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 299 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  36. 2.9109 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 299 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  37. 2.8109 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 299 days ago · 16 km deep · 100 km away
  38. 3.3116 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 299 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  39. 4.6110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 299 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  40. 3.1120 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 299 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  41. 3.1116 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 299 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  42. 3.4114 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 299 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  43. 4.4111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 299 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away · tsunami flag
  44. 3.8109 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 299 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  45. 3.4117 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 298 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  46. 3.3114 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 298 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  47. 3.3109 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 298 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  48. 2.6122 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 298 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  49. 2.8115 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 298 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  50. 2.7130 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 298 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  51. 3.0122 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 298 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  52. 2.7116 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 298 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  53. 3.4112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 298 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  54. 2.4121 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 298 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  55. 2.5117 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 298 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  56. 3.2117 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 298 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  57. 2.5115 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 298 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  58. 2.4116 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 298 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  59. 2.7120 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 298 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  60. 3.0122 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 298 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.696 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 337 days ago · 0 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 1.896 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 354 days ago · 12 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 2.7100 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 355 days ago · 13 km deep · 30 km away

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