Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 31 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 31 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska on Thu, Feb 27, 2025, 6:54 PM AKST (03:54 UTC), 17 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 87 km SE of False Pass, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2025-02-28 03:54:39 UTC
Depth
16.8 km (10.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.580° N, 163.527° 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.

Stations used
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 143 in the 60 days after this one and 74 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.941 km SW of King Cove, Alaska · 579 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 2.539 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 579 days ago · 70 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 1.853 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 578 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 1.627 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 578 days ago · 13 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 2.619 km NNW of False Pass, Alaska · 578 days ago · 111 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 2.870 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 578 days ago · 104 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 2.226 km ESE of False Pass, Alaska · 578 days ago · 99 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 2.294 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 577 days ago · 18 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 2.292 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 577 days ago · 17 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 2.669 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 577 days ago · 35 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 2.565 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 575 days ago · 74 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 2.534 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 575 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 2.264 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 575 days ago · 69 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 2.140 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 574 days ago · 84 km deep · 18 km away
  15. 2.8103 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 574 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 2.176 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 574 days ago · 22 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 2.744 km ESE of False Pass, Alaska · 573 days ago · 85 km deep · 49 km away
  18. 2.596 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 572 days ago · 35 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 2.645 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 572 days ago · 97 km deep · 20 km away
  20. 2.437 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 572 days ago · 85 km deep · 8 km away
  21. 2.427 km SSW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 571 days ago · 143 km deep · 58 km away
  22. 1.840 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 571 days ago · 62 km deep · 100 km away
  23. 2.742 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 570 days ago · 65 km deep · 75 km away
  24. 2.026 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 569 days ago · 13 km deep · 13 km away
  25. 2.285 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 569 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
  26. 2.692 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 567 days ago · 35 km deep · 64 km away
  27. 2.697 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 567 days ago · 16 km deep · 75 km away
  28. 2.2106 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 567 days ago · 49 km deep · 97 km away
  29. 1.992 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 567 days ago · 18 km deep · 65 km away
  30. 1.640 km SW of King Cove, Alaska · 566 days ago · 13 km deep · 57 km away
  31. 2.131 km ENE of False Pass, Alaska · 566 days ago · 97 km deep · 54 km away
  32. 2.5111 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 565 days ago · 35 km deep · 86 km away
  33. 2.783 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 564 days ago · 64 km deep · 85 km away
  34. 3.691 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 564 days ago · 35 km deep · 61 km away
  35. 2.194 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 564 days ago · 41 km deep · 79 km away
  36. 2.585 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 562 days ago · 35 km deep · 63 km away
  37. 2.078 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 562 days ago · 32 km deep · 83 km away
  38. 2.6129 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 562 days ago · 25 km deep · 99 km away
  39. 2.839 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 562 days ago · 89 km deep · 10 km away
  40. 2.137 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 562 days ago · 84 km deep · 6 km away
  41. 1.785 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 562 days ago · 25 km deep · 71 km away
  42. 2.073 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 559 days ago · 16 km deep · 63 km away
  43. 3.1115 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 559 days ago · 29 km deep · 84 km away
  44. 2.086 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 558 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away
  45. 4.087 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 558 days ago · 35 km deep · 73 km away
  46. 2.896 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 558 days ago · 35 km deep · 70 km away
  47. 2.8101 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 558 days ago · 35 km deep · 74 km away
  48. 2.261 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 557 days ago · 99 km deep · 93 km away
  49. 1.839 km ESE of False Pass, Alaska · 555 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  50. 2.3100 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 555 days ago · 15 km deep · 70 km away
  51. 3.1103 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 555 days ago · 35 km deep · 98 km away
  52. 2.290 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 555 days ago · 43 km deep · 81 km away
  53. 2.492 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 554 days ago · 26 km deep · 62 km away
  54. 2.338 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 554 days ago · 14 km deep · 7 km away
  55. 1.832 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 554 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
  56. 2.234 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 554 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  57. 2.6102 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 554 days ago · 35 km deep · 97 km away
  58. 2.799 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 554 days ago · 57 km deep · 97 km away
  59. 2.793 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 554 days ago · 35 km deep · 97 km away
  60. 2.035 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 554 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away

The first 60 of 143.

Before

  1. 2.567 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 579 days ago · 35 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 2.647 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 579 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 2.880 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 580 days ago · 35 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 2.59 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 580 days ago · 106 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 1.8107 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 580 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 1.910 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 580 days ago · 165 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 1.775 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 581 days ago · 22 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 1.861 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 581 days ago · 59 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 2.116 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 581 days ago · 128 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 2.987 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 581 days ago · 43 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 1.837 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 581 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 1.759 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 582 days ago · 69 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 1.824 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 582 days ago · 95 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 1.8111 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 582 days ago · 25 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 1.741 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 582 days ago · 53 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 1.8111 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 583 days ago · 41 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 1.987 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 583 days ago · 20 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 1.899 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 584 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 2.5106 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 584 days ago · 35 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 1.992 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 584 days ago · 23 km deep · 65 km away

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