Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 1 km NE of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 1 km NE of False Pass, Alaska on Sat, Feb 15, 2020, 8:54 PM AKST (05:54 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 21 km E of False Pass, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-02-16 05:54:36 UTC
Depth
5.2 km (3.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.864° N, 163.388° 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
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 45 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.990 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2418 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 2.238 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2414 days ago · 56 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 2.564 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 2413 days ago · 64 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 2.023 km ENE of False Pass, Alaska · 2413 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 1.869 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2412 days ago · 21 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 1.652 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2411 days ago · 52 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 1.957 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2410 days ago · 20 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 1.958 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 2408 days ago · 45 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 2.293 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2407 days ago · 32 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 4.521 km E of False Pass, Alaska · 2404 days ago · 98 km deep · 20 km away
  11. 2.279 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2403 days ago · 55 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 3.195 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 2403 days ago · 30 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 2.891 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 2403 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 2.227 km N of King Cove, Alaska · 2402 days ago · 151 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 2.623 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 2402 days ago · 131 km deep · 25 km away
  16. 2.293 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2400 days ago · 88 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 2.290 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2400 days ago · 50 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 2.681 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 2398 days ago · 18 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 2.174 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 2396 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 1.518 km SSW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 2396 days ago · 109 km deep · 40 km away
  21. 1.986 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 2396 days ago · 23 km deep · 95 km away
  22. 1.966 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 2394 days ago · 23 km deep · 68 km away
  23. 1.736 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2393 days ago · 22 km deep · 98 km away
  24. 2.060 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2393 days ago · 53 km deep · 61 km away
  25. 2.697 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2391 days ago · 21 km deep · 98 km away
  26. 1.911 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2390 days ago · 91 km deep · 76 km away
  27. 1.878 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 2387 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  28. 2.052 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2387 days ago · 86 km deep · 54 km away
  29. 1.723 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2386 days ago · 81 km deep · 80 km away
  30. 2.187 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 2386 days ago · 22 km deep · 89 km away
  31. 1.654 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2385 days ago · 53 km deep · 56 km away
  32. 2.276 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2384 days ago · 50 km deep · 77 km away
  33. 2.292 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2384 days ago · 45 km deep · 94 km away
  34. 2.796 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 2382 days ago · 17 km deep · 97 km away
  35. 2.275 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 2375 days ago · 103 km deep · 100 km away
  36. 2.576 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 2371 days ago · 24 km deep · 99 km away
  37. 1.9Unimak Island region, Alaska · 2371 days ago · 25 km deep · 96 km away
  38. 1.743 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 2369 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  39. 2.1Unimak Island region, Alaska · 2367 days ago · 21 km deep · 94 km away
  40. 2.01 km ESE of False Pass, Alaska · 2366 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  41. 2.175 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 2366 days ago · 62 km deep · 75 km away
  42. 2.727 km NNE of King Cove, Alaska · 2362 days ago · 133 km deep · 89 km away
  43. 2.856 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 2361 days ago · 68 km deep · 56 km away
  44. 1.928 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 2361 days ago · 101 km deep · 28 km away
  45. 1.748 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2359 days ago · 17 km deep · 50 km away

Before

  1. 2.015 km SSW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 2420 days ago · 110 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 2.488 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2423 days ago · 61 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 1.989 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 2426 days ago · 25 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 2.611 km SW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 2434 days ago · 112 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 1.838 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2444 days ago · 79 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 1.953 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 2445 days ago · 52 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 2.960 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2445 days ago · 48 km deep · 61 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak02025tk4pl. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:01 AM UTC.