Alaska earthquakes

M3.5 earthquake 104 km E of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 104 km E of McCarthy, Alaska on Sun, Sep 7, 2025, 10:57 AM AKDT (18:57 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 129 km E of McCarthy, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.5 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2025-09-07 18:57:28 UTC
Depth
5.3 km (3.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.361° N, 140.962° W
Region
Alaska
Strongest shaking
IV, light shaking
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.ScaleComputed byNotes
3.5ML, local (Richter)USGS National Earthquake Information CenterPreferred · Reviewed · ±0.033 · 124 stations
3.5ML, local (Richter)Alaska Earthquake CenterPreliminary

Shaking

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

Strongest estimated
IV, light shaking
Peak ground acceleration
2.5% of gravity
Peak ground velocity
0.7 cm/s
Map
Automatic
USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter
Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

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 3.0 km horizontally, 10.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
85°
Stations used
54

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000quld (also filed as ak025bhreubv). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:35 AM UTC.