Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 166 km S of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 166 km S of False Pass, Alaska on Sat, Apr 26, 2025, 8:41 PM AKDT (04:41 UTC), 29 km (18 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 132 km SE of Akutan, 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
2025-04-27 04:41:12 UTC
Depth
28.7 km (17.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.364° N, 163.509° 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
31

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 106 in the 60 days after this one and 39 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.889 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 523 days ago · 32 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 2.479 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 522 days ago · 40 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 2.8116 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 521 days ago · 35 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 2.7155 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 520 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 2.3108 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 520 days ago · 52 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 2.3101 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 520 days ago · 41 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 2.5113 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 519 days ago · 31 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 3.1142 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 517 days ago · 24 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 3.575 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 514 days ago · 29 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 2.5110 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 514 days ago · 35 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 2.5117 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 514 days ago · 35 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 3.3122 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 514 days ago · 45 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 3.3145 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 514 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 3.1152 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 514 days ago · 12 km deep · 28 km away
  15. 2.8151 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 513 days ago · 24 km deep · 25 km away
  16. 1.995 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 512 days ago · 25 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 1.978 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 512 days ago · 19 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 2.9152 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 511 days ago · 28 km deep · 27 km away
  19. 2.275 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 506 days ago · 58 km deep · 100 km away
  20. 2.5145 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 506 days ago · 35 km deep · 23 km away
  21. 2.183 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 506 days ago · 45 km deep · 90 km away
  22. 2.3115 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 505 days ago · 47 km deep · 58 km away
  23. 2.693 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 505 days ago · 35 km deep · 74 km away
  24. 1.899 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 502 days ago · 42 km deep · 67 km away
  25. 1.9163 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 502 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  26. 2.388 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 501 days ago · 39 km deep · 79 km away
  27. 1.8149 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 501 days ago · 28 km deep · 19 km away
  28. 1.9107 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 501 days ago · 41 km deep · 76 km away
  29. 2.0102 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 501 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away
  30. 2.1227 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 500 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
  31. 1.688 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 500 days ago · 55 km deep · 97 km away
  32. 1.881 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 498 days ago · 18 km deep · 97 km away
  33. 1.9110 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 497 days ago · 46 km deep · 68 km away
  34. 5.2132 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 497 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  35. 2.5131 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 497 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  36. 2.1136 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 497 days ago · 37 km deep · 65 km away
  37. 2.2137 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 497 days ago · 19 km deep · 60 km away
  38. 3.0142 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 497 days ago · 35 km deep · 55 km away
  39. 2.299 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 497 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  40. 4.5125 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 497 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  41. 3.4131 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 497 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  42. 2.3135 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 497 days ago · 20 km deep · 60 km away
  43. 2.9142 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 497 days ago · 28 km deep · 60 km away
  44. 3.0122 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 497 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  45. 3.1140 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 497 days ago · 35 km deep · 61 km away
  46. 2.5142 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 497 days ago · 31 km deep · 55 km away
  47. 2.3155 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 496 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  48. 2.097 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 496 days ago · 25 km deep · 72 km away
  49. 2.7143 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 496 days ago · 21 km deep · 33 km away
  50. 2.6188 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 495 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  51. 1.988 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 495 days ago · 31 km deep · 89 km away
  52. 1.9111 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 495 days ago · 26 km deep · 67 km away
  53. 2.6204 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 495 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  54. 2.787 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 495 days ago · 35 km deep · 87 km away
  55. 2.088 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 494 days ago · 54 km deep · 97 km away
  56. 1.985 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 494 days ago · 49 km deep · 93 km away
  57. 2.5138 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 494 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  58. 2.292 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 494 days ago · 54 km deep · 95 km away
  59. 2.2113 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 493 days ago · 47 km deep · 66 km away
  60. 2.4132 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 493 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away

The first 60 of 106.

Before

  1. 2.2129 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 523 days ago · 15 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 1.992 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 524 days ago · 28 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 3.3138 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 524 days ago · 35 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 2.091 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 525 days ago · 47 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 2.787 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 525 days ago · 55 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 2.4170 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 525 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 2.1109 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 526 days ago · 48 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 2.4167 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 526 days ago · 21 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 2.4161 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 526 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
  10. 3.0158 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 528 days ago · 35 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 2.9140 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 530 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 1.989 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 531 days ago · 24 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 2.0115 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 531 days ago · 54 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 3.5117 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 531 days ago · 35 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 2.4123 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 532 days ago · 18 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 2.8123 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 533 days ago · 35 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 2.9101 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 533 days ago · 35 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 2.9203 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 533 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 3.691 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 535 days ago · 35 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 2.0113 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 535 days ago · 26 km deep · 59 km away

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