Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 11 km S of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 11 km S of False Pass, Alaska on Sun, Apr 20, 2025, 8:28 PM AKDT (04:28 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 50 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2025-04-21 04:28:33 UTC
Depth
7.7 km (4.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.750° N, 163.444° 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.

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Stations used
20

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 159 in the 60 days after this one and 62 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 159.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak02553n7bvj (also filed as av93039584). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:52 PM UTC.