Alaska earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 154 km S of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 154 km S of False Pass, Alaska on Thu, Oct 27, 2016, 1:11 PM AKDT (21:11 UTC), 26 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 135 km S of False Pass, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from: Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time: Thu, Oct 27, 2016, 1:11 PM AKDT
UTC: 2016-10-27 21:11:55 UTC
Depth: 25.5 km (15.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 53.477° N, 163.174° W
Region: Alaska
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used: 15

Nearest places

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

King Cove, AlaskaPopulation 1,009. Forecast185 kmSSW

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 95 in the 60 days after this one and 71 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 95.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak016du5c1ht (also filed as ak14291254, us100073du). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:16 AM UTC.