Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 56 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 56 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska on Wed, May 7, 2025, 9:13 PM AKDT (05:13 UTC), 70 km (44 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 141 km S of False Pass, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2025-05-08 05:13:03 UTC
Depth
70.1 km (43.6 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
54.368° N, 163.679° 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
26

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 79 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.995 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 510 days ago · 25 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 1.978 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 510 days ago · 19 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 2.148 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 508 days ago · 55 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 2.587 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 507 days ago · 35 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 2.887 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 507 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 2.275 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 504 days ago · 58 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 2.5145 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 504 days ago · 35 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 2.033 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 504 days ago · 74 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 2.183 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 504 days ago · 45 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 2.249 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 504 days ago · 90 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 3.263 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 503 days ago · 70 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 2.693 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 503 days ago · 35 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 2.882 km NE of Akutan, Alaska · 502 days ago · 121 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 1.512 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 502 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  15. 1.948 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 501 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 1.899 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 500 days ago · 42 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 2.388 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 499 days ago · 39 km deep · 34 km away
  18. 1.889 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 499 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 1.8149 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 499 days ago · 28 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 1.9107 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 499 days ago · 41 km deep · 51 km away
  21. 1.719 km ENE of False Pass, Alaska · 499 days ago · 96 km deep · 72 km away
  22. 2.0102 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 499 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
  23. 1.688 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 498 days ago · 55 km deep · 35 km away
  24. 1.975 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 498 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away
  25. 2.348 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 498 days ago · 71 km deep · 98 km away
  26. 2.540 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 496 days ago · 83 km deep · 47 km away
  27. 1.829 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 496 days ago · 23 km deep · 44 km away
  28. 1.672 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 496 days ago · 26 km deep · 59 km away
  29. 1.881 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 496 days ago · 18 km deep · 27 km away
  30. 1.9110 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 495 days ago · 46 km deep · 68 km away
  31. 1.970 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 495 days ago · 53 km deep · 77 km away
  32. 1.738 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 495 days ago · 13 km deep · 27 km away
  33. 2.630 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 495 days ago · 24 km deep · 29 km away
  34. 1.542 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 495 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  35. 2.134 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 495 days ago · 12 km deep · 30 km away
  36. 2.299 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 495 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  37. 2.753 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 495 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  38. 2.051 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 495 days ago · 60 km deep · 45 km away
  39. 2.413 km SW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 495 days ago · 133 km deep · 96 km away
  40. 1.739 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 495 days ago · 16 km deep · 28 km away
  41. 1.936 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 494 days ago · 11 km deep · 28 km away
  42. 2.846 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 494 days ago · 15 km deep · 26 km away
  43. 2.135 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 494 days ago · 13 km deep · 29 km away
  44. 2.097 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 494 days ago · 25 km deep · 41 km away
  45. 2.7143 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 494 days ago · 21 km deep · 94 km away
  46. 2.548 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 493 days ago · 12 km deep · 27 km away
  47. 2.171 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 493 days ago · 65 km deep · 77 km away
  48. 1.9111 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 493 days ago · 26 km deep · 69 km away
  49. 2.088 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 492 days ago · 54 km deep · 35 km away
  50. 2.723 km W of Cold Bay, Alaska · 492 days ago · 142 km deep · 96 km away
  51. 1.985 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 492 days ago · 49 km deep · 72 km away
  52. 2.638 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 492 days ago · 11 km deep · 21 km away
  53. 2.292 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 492 days ago · 54 km deep · 57 km away
  54. 2.2113 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 491 days ago · 47 km deep · 56 km away
  55. 1.837 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 491 days ago · 12 km deep · 24 km away
  56. 2.088 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 491 days ago · 26 km deep · 34 km away
  57. 1.838 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 491 days ago · 13 km deep · 27 km away
  58. 3.048 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 489 days ago · 57 km deep · 57 km away
  59. 2.038 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 489 days ago · 13 km deep · 29 km away
  60. 2.968 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 488 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 2.130 km WNW of False Pass, Alaska · 510 days ago · 154 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 2.038 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 510 days ago · 61 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 2.814 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 511 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 2.830 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 512 days ago · 84 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 3.3145 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 512 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 3.3122 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 512 days ago · 45 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 2.5117 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 512 days ago · 35 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 2.5110 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 512 days ago · 35 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 3.575 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 512 days ago · 29 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 2.234 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 513 days ago · 11 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 1.642 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 515 days ago · 51 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 2.5113 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 517 days ago · 31 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 1.935 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 517 days ago · 11 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 2.268 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 518 days ago · 75 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 2.3101 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 518 days ago · 41 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 2.3108 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 518 days ago · 52 km deep · 57 km away
  17. 2.347 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 518 days ago · 54 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 2.285 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 518 days ago · 67 km deep · 56 km away
  19. 2.8116 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 519 days ago · 35 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 2.272 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 519 days ago · 45 km deep · 76 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0255vrudtv. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:05 AM UTC.