Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 103 km E of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 103 km E of McCarthy, Alaska on Mon, May 25, 2026, 1:46 PM AKDT (21:46 UTC), 12 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 144 km SSE of Alcan Border, 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
2026-05-25 21:46:18 UTC
Depth
12.1 km (7.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.516° N, 140.988° 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 7.1 km horizontally, 3.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
137°
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 48 in the 60 days after this one and 46 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.883 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 127 days ago · 12 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 1.7137 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 126 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 1.7152 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 126 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 1.6145 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 124 days ago · 1 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 1.7159 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 124 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 2.6154 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 123 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 1.5141 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 123 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 1.8159 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 123 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 1.7144 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 122 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 1.6138 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 121 days ago · 19 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 2.1160 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 120 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 1.6160 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 120 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 2.0156 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 120 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 2.5155 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 119 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 1.5141 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 119 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 2.4146 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 119 days ago · 14 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 2.0157 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 118 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 1.5129 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 117 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  19. 1.7156 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 116 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 1.9154 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 116 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  21. 1.7155 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 115 days ago · 1 km deep · 59 km away
  22. 1.9158 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 113 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
  23. 1.6104 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 113 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  24. 1.6158 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 112 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
  25. 1.6142 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 111 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away
  26. 2.0158 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 110 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  27. 2.5146 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 103 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  28. 2.1127 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 102 days ago · 1 km deep · 42 km away
  29. 3.0144 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 102 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  30. 2.0140 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 99 days ago · 17 km deep · 89 km away
  31. 1.5141 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 97 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  32. 1.6120 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 94 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  33. 2.489 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 89 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  34. 1.9150 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 88 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  35. 1.8134 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 87 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  36. 1.690 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 86 days ago · 14 km deep · 33 km away
  37. 1.5148 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 85 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  38. 2.491 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 85 days ago · 12 km deep · 31 km away
  39. 2.2156 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 84 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  40. 1.590 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 84 days ago · 17 km deep · 33 km away
  41. 1.589 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 83 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  42. 1.581 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 77 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  43. 1.689 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 74 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  44. 2.6148 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 72 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  45. 1.690 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 72 days ago · 23 km deep · 15 km away
  46. 1.890 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 70 days ago · 12 km deep · 33 km away
  47. 1.890 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 70 days ago · 15 km deep · 34 km away
  48. 1.989 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 70 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away

Before

  1. 1.5140 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 129 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 1.6140 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 129 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 1.6105 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 130 days ago · 1 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 1.5125 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 131 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 1.892 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 132 days ago · 1 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 1.7160 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 132 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 2.7159 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 135 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 1.9161 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 135 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 1.7160 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 135 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 1.6161 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 135 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 2.0161 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 135 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 1.8161 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 136 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 1.6116 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 137 days ago · 12 km deep · 13 km away
  14. 1.581 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 138 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  15. 1.6158 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 138 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 2.1158 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 142 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 1.563 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 143 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  18. 1.7144 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 145 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  19. 1.682 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 146 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  20. 2.2156 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 147 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026khqsmp. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:00 PM UTC.