Alaska earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 53 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 53 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska on Sat, Aug 1, 2015, 11:46 AM AKDT (19:46 UTC), 60 km (37 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 114 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2015-08-01 19:46:49 UTC
Depth
59.8 km (37.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.410° N, 163.094° W
Region
Alaska
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
2.5ML, local (Richter)USGS National Earthquake Information CenterPreferred · Reviewed
2.5ML, local (Richter)Alaska Earthquake CenterPreliminary

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 8.9 km horizontally, 10.1 km in depth
Station coverage gap
194°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
44

Nearest places

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

Nearby

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

After

  1. 1.924 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 4079 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 2.439 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 4078 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 2.2133 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 4077 days ago · 39 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 1.825 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 4077 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 2.4100 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 4077 days ago · 25 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 2.766 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 4076 days ago · 54 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 2.280 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 4075 days ago · 18 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 2.925 km NNW of False Pass, Alaska · 4075 days ago · 170 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 2.5100 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 4072 days ago · 22 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 1.8100 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 4071 days ago · 34 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 2.296 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 4068 days ago · 38 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 2.263 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 4068 days ago · 27 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 2.187 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 4067 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 2.377 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 4067 days ago · 63 km deep · 43 km away
  15. 2.0Unimak Island region, Alaska · 4067 days ago · 20 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 2.125 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 4066 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 2.522 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 4066 days ago · 100 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 2.287 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 4065 days ago · 28 km deep · 49 km away
  19. 2.063 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 4065 days ago · 74 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 2.392 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 4064 days ago · 35 km deep · 44 km away
  21. 1.923 km E of False Pass, Alaska · 4064 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  22. 2.358 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 4060 days ago · 80 km deep · 46 km away
  23. 2.3148 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 4060 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
  24. 2.085 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 4058 days ago · 39 km deep · 50 km away
  25. 2.038 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 4058 days ago · 61 km deep · 72 km away
  26. 1.942 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 4053 days ago · 81 km deep · 93 km away
  27. 1.988 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 4052 days ago · 32 km deep · 97 km away
  28. 2.371 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 4052 days ago · 23 km deep · 96 km away
  29. 2.0125 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 4052 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  30. 1.981 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 4052 days ago · 26 km deep · 96 km away
  31. 1.524 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 4052 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  32. 2.459 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 4051 days ago · 26 km deep · 78 km away
  33. 2.581 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 4050 days ago · 17 km deep · 96 km away
  34. 2.3102 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 4049 days ago · 17 km deep · 53 km away
  35. 1.892 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 4048 days ago · 41 km deep · 80 km away
  36. 2.291 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 4048 days ago · 68 km deep · 77 km away
  37. 2.082 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 4047 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
  38. 3.1114 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 4047 days ago · 26 km deep · 83 km away
  39. 2.691 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 4046 days ago · 42 km deep · 45 km away
  40. 3.127 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 4045 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  41. 2.1131 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 4045 days ago · 66 km deep · 95 km away
  42. 4.0122 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 4045 days ago · 42 km deep · 69 km away
  43. 2.1136 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 4045 days ago · 40 km deep · 98 km away
  44. 1.998 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 4044 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
  45. 4.3106 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 4041 days ago · 36 km deep · 92 km away
  46. 3.9108 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 4041 days ago · 18 km deep · 90 km away
  47. 1.997 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 4038 days ago · 39 km deep · 89 km away
  48. 2.499 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 4036 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  49. 2.994 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 4035 days ago · 34 km deep · 94 km away
  50. 4.7114 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 4032 days ago · 43 km deep · 89 km away
  51. 2.5114 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 4032 days ago · 51 km deep · 90 km away
  52. 2.2103 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 4031 days ago · 50 km deep · 97 km away
  53. 3.1107 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 4031 days ago · 48 km deep · 97 km away
  54. 2.2113 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 4030 days ago · 26 km deep · 78 km away
  55. 3.383 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 4028 days ago · 32 km deep · 39 km away
  56. 2.480 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 4027 days ago · 42 km deep · 47 km away
  57. 2.269 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 4025 days ago · 20 km deep · 18 km away
  58. 2.453 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 4024 days ago · 68 km deep · 37 km away
  59. 2.359 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 4024 days ago · 27 km deep · 85 km away
  60. 2.889 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 4023 days ago · 53 km deep · 95 km away

Before

  1. 2.040 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 4083 days ago · 74 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 2.291 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 4083 days ago · 29 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 2.064 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 4084 days ago · 43 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 2.295 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 4084 days ago · 26 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 1.996 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 4086 days ago · 69 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 1.623 km E of False Pass, Alaska · 4086 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 2.398 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 4088 days ago · 26 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 2.197 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 4089 days ago · 48 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 2.665 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 4092 days ago · 37 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 2.1108 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 4092 days ago · 25 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 2.7106 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 4093 days ago · 35 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 3.7105 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 4093 days ago · 20 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 3.0106 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 4094 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 2.883 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 4094 days ago · 27 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 2.382 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 4094 days ago · 20 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 2.8145 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 4095 days ago · 31 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 1.949 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 4095 days ago · 50 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 2.986 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 4095 days ago · 27 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 2.131 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 4096 days ago · 13 km deep · 35 km away
  20. 2.388 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 4096 days ago · 39 km deep · 98 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000302d (also filed as ak11667006, ak0159sl24g9). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 9:19 AM UTC.