Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 78 km SE of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 78 km SE of False Pass, Alaska on Mon, Mar 31, 2025, 1:40 PM AKDT (21:40 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 81 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2025-03-31 21:40:58 UTC
Depth
16.1 km (10.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.269° N, 162.729° 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
35

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 187 in the 60 days after this one and 88 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.2128 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 548 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 2.093 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 548 days ago · 19 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 3.196 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 547 days ago · 35 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 2.072 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 547 days ago · 40 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 1.877 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 546 days ago · 15 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 3.548 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 546 days ago · 94 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 1.795 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 546 days ago · 14 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 2.284 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 546 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 2.5108 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 546 days ago · 35 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 1.955 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 545 days ago · 36 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 2.370 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 545 days ago · 21 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 2.351 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 545 days ago · 48 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 2.158 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 543 days ago · 26 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 2.462 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 543 days ago · 35 km deep · 16 km away
  15. 2.480 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 543 days ago · 56 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 2.285 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 543 days ago · 26 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 2.692 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 542 days ago · 35 km deep · 14 km away
  18. 2.345 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 542 days ago · 83 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 2.294 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 541 days ago · 26 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 1.864 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 540 days ago · 14 km deep · 90 km away
  21. 2.353 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 539 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
  22. 2.683 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 539 days ago · 35 km deep · 80 km away
  23. 2.6111 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 538 days ago · 35 km deep · 93 km away
  24. 1.685 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 537 days ago · 25 km deep · 76 km away
  25. 2.188 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 537 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
  26. 2.087 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 537 days ago · 26 km deep · 60 km away
  27. 2.235 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 536 days ago · 77 km deep · 44 km away
  28. 2.147 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 536 days ago · 55 km deep · 46 km away
  29. 2.393 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 535 days ago · 28 km deep · 63 km away
  30. 2.184 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 534 days ago · 17 km deep · 86 km away
  31. 2.093 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 534 days ago · 26 km deep · 90 km away
  32. 2.0113 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 534 days ago · 26 km deep · 84 km away
  33. 2.813 km ESE of False Pass, Alaska · 532 days ago · 111 km deep · 69 km away
  34. 2.8123 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 532 days ago · 35 km deep · 94 km away
  35. 1.864 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 531 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
  36. 1.778 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 531 days ago · 15 km deep · 75 km away
  37. 3.771 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 531 days ago · 49 km deep · 65 km away
  38. 1.810 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 531 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  39. 1.610 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 530 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  40. 2.617 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 530 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  41. 1.62 km WNW of False Pass, Alaska · 530 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  42. 2.793 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 530 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
  43. 3.114 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 530 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  44. 1.611 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 530 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  45. 2.914 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 530 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  46. 1.989 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 529 days ago · 24 km deep · 58 km away
  47. 1.912 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 529 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  48. 2.769 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 529 days ago · 74 km deep · 75 km away
  49. 1.832 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 529 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
  50. 2.983 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 529 days ago · 35 km deep · 15 km away
  51. 3.181 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 528 days ago · 35 km deep · 17 km away
  52. 2.893 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 528 days ago · 35 km deep · 17 km away
  53. 1.893 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 528 days ago · 12 km deep · 17 km away
  54. 1.713 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 528 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  55. 1.611 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 528 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  56. 1.79 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 528 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  57. 2.659 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 528 days ago · 53 km deep · 38 km away
  58. 3.415 km E of King Cove, Alaska · 528 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  59. 2.616 km E of King Cove, Alaska · 528 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  60. 1.995 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 528 days ago · 27 km deep · 86 km away

The first 60 of 187.

Before

  1. 1.985 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 549 days ago · 26 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 1.990 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 549 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 2.182 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 549 days ago · 15 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 2.386 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 549 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 3.091 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 549 days ago · 35 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 3.485 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 549 days ago · 35 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 2.291 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 549 days ago · 41 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 1.629 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 549 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 1.829 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 549 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 1.944 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 550 days ago · 13 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 2.584 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 552 days ago · 35 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 2.336 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 552 days ago · 68 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 2.744 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 553 days ago · 59 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 2.2109 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 553 days ago · 26 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 2.697 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 553 days ago · 35 km deep · 19 km away
  16. 2.071 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 553 days ago · 36 km deep · 22 km away
  17. 1.999 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 553 days ago · 18 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 1.885 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 554 days ago · 26 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 1.728 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 554 days ago · 12 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 1.991 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 554 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak02545744lm. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:20 AM UTC.