Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 55 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 55 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska on Sat, May 17, 2025, 8:36 AM AKDT (16:36 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 88 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2025-05-17 16:36:40 UTC
Depth
8.9 km (5.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.001° N, 140.134° 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.

Stations used
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 30 in the 60 days after this one and 20 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.355 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 499 days ago · 12 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 1.8106 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 498 days ago · 15 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 1.5111 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 491 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 2.0118 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 488 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 1.7116 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 488 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 1.699 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 486 days ago · 27 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 1.5130 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 485 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 1.6103 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 481 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 2.096 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 480 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 1.6127 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 479 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 2.198 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 477 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 1.796 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 476 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 1.558 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 476 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 1.6126 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 475 days ago · 14 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 2.193 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 469 days ago · 15 km deep · 38 km away
  16. 1.675 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 468 days ago · 1 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 1.659 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 467 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  18. 3.088 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 465 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
  19. 2.173 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 463 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  20. 2.2132 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 461 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  21. 1.998 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 459 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  22. 2.4127 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 458 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  23. 1.554 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 457 days ago · 13 km deep · 11 km away
  24. 1.933 km S of Yakutat, Alaska · 456 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  25. 1.974 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 456 days ago · 14 km deep · 36 km away
  26. 2.2101 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 455 days ago · 14 km deep · 57 km away
  27. 1.9106 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 454 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  28. 1.9112 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 454 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  29. 1.9127 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 450 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  30. 1.6126 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 445 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away

Before

  1. 1.650 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 506 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 2.560 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 506 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 2.452 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 507 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 1.833 km NE of Yakutat, Alaska · 507 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 2.2109 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 507 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 1.656 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 509 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.9117 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 509 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 1.6131 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 513 days ago · 18 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 2.567 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 514 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 2.567 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 514 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 1.5135 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 515 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 1.744 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 516 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 1.693 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 518 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 1.6100 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 522 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 2.9111 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 522 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 1.5103 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 525 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
  17. 2.142 km ENE of Yakutat, Alaska · 526 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 1.7116 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 528 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 1.669 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 529 days ago · 20 km deep · 30 km away
  20. 1.699 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 530 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0256auda59. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:42 PM UTC.