Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 26 km SW of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 26 km SW of False Pass, Alaska on Sun, Mar 9, 2025, 4:13 PM AKDT (00:13 UTC), 13 km (8 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: 2.0 (ml), micro
Local time: Sun, Mar 9, 2025, 4:13 PM AKDT
UTC: 2025-03-10 00:13:35 UTC
Depth: 12.7 km (7.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 54.669° N, 163.668° 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

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Stations used: 32

Nearest places

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

King Cove, AlaskaPopulation 1,009. Forecast97 kmWSW

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 127 in the 60 days after this one and 76 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 127.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0253645t3c (also filed as av93526926). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 3:06 PM UTC.