Alaska earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 83 km S of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 83 km S of False Pass, Alaska on Sun, Nov 1, 2020, 6:02 AM AKST (15:02 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 150 km S of False Pass, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-11-01 15:02:23 UTC
Depth
35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.105° N, 163.368° 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 3.5 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
218°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 76 in the 60 days after this one and 52 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 76.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000ce2e (also filed as ak020e2be63w). Read Fri, Sep 25, 2026, 5:03 PM UTC.