Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 95 km S of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 95 km S of False Pass, Alaska on Thu, May 8, 2025, 5:24 AM AKDT (13:24 UTC), 25 km (16 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
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2025-05-08 13:24:27 UTC
Depth
25.1 km (15.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.004° N, 163.579° 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
28

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 86 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.978 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 511 days ago · 19 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 2.9152 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 511 days ago · 28 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 2.148 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 510 days ago · 55 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 2.587 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 509 days ago · 35 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 2.887 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 509 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 2.275 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 506 days ago · 58 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 2.5145 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 506 days ago · 35 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 2.033 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 506 days ago · 74 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 2.183 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 506 days ago · 45 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 2.249 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 506 days ago · 90 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 3.263 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 505 days ago · 70 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 2.3115 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 504 days ago · 47 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 2.693 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 504 days ago · 35 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 1.512 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 503 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 1.899 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 502 days ago · 42 km deep · 6 km away
  16. 1.9163 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 501 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 2.388 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 501 days ago · 39 km deep · 7 km away
  18. 1.889 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 501 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 1.8149 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 501 days ago · 28 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 1.9107 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 501 days ago · 41 km deep · 31 km away
  21. 2.0102 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 500 days ago · 12 km deep · 37 km away
  22. 1.688 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 500 days ago · 55 km deep · 38 km away
  23. 1.975 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 500 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away
  24. 2.348 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 499 days ago · 71 km deep · 96 km away
  25. 2.540 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 498 days ago · 83 km deep · 72 km away
  26. 1.829 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 498 days ago · 23 km deep · 85 km away
  27. 1.672 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 497 days ago · 26 km deep · 63 km away
  28. 1.881 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 497 days ago · 18 km deep · 32 km away
  29. 1.9110 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 497 days ago · 46 km deep · 44 km away
  30. 5.2132 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 497 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  31. 2.5131 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 497 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  32. 1.970 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 497 days ago · 53 km deep · 74 km away
  33. 1.738 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 497 days ago · 13 km deep · 59 km away
  34. 2.630 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 497 days ago · 24 km deep · 65 km away
  35. 1.542 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 497 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  36. 2.134 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 497 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away
  37. 2.299 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 497 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  38. 4.5125 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 497 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  39. 3.4131 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 497 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  40. 2.753 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 497 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  41. 2.051 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 497 days ago · 60 km deep · 63 km away
  42. 3.0122 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 496 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  43. 1.739 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 496 days ago · 16 km deep · 58 km away
  44. 1.936 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 496 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
  45. 2.846 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 496 days ago · 15 km deep · 53 km away
  46. 2.135 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 496 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away
  47. 2.097 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 496 days ago · 25 km deep · 8 km away
  48. 2.7143 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 495 days ago · 21 km deep · 55 km away
  49. 2.548 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 495 days ago · 12 km deep · 51 km away
  50. 2.171 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 495 days ago · 65 km deep · 73 km away
  51. 1.988 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 495 days ago · 31 km deep · 93 km away
  52. 1.9111 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 494 days ago · 26 km deep · 44 km away
  53. 2.787 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 494 days ago · 35 km deep · 86 km away
  54. 2.088 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 494 days ago · 54 km deep · 38 km away
  55. 1.985 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 494 days ago · 49 km deep · 62 km away
  56. 2.638 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 494 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
  57. 2.292 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 493 days ago · 54 km deep · 52 km away
  58. 2.2113 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 493 days ago · 47 km deep · 28 km away
  59. 2.4132 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 493 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  60. 1.837 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 493 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.856 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 512 days ago · 70 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 2.814 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 512 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 2.8151 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 513 days ago · 24 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 2.830 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 513 days ago · 84 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 3.1152 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 514 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 3.3145 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 514 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 3.3122 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 514 days ago · 45 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 2.5117 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 514 days ago · 35 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 2.5110 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 514 days ago · 35 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 3.575 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 514 days ago · 29 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 2.234 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 515 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 3.1142 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 517 days ago · 24 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 1.642 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 517 days ago · 51 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 2.5113 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 519 days ago · 31 km deep · 61 km away
  15. 1.935 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 519 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 2.268 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 520 days ago · 75 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 2.3101 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 520 days ago · 41 km deep · 8 km away
  18. 2.3108 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 520 days ago · 52 km deep · 16 km away
  19. 2.7155 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 520 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 2.285 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 520 days ago · 67 km deep · 61 km away

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