Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 163 km S of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 163 km S of False Pass, Alaska on Sun, May 18, 2025, 2:22 PM AKDT (22:22 UTC), 9 km (6 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
2025-05-18 22:22:53 UTC
Depth
8.9 km (5.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.404° N, 163.031° 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: 104 in the 60 days after this one and 37 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.388 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 500 days ago · 39 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 1.8149 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 500 days ago · 28 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 1.9107 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 500 days ago · 41 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 2.0102 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 499 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 1.975 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 499 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 2.9207 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 497 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 2.2135 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 496 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 1.9110 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 496 days ago · 46 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 5.2132 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 496 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 2.5131 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 496 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 2.1136 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 496 days ago · 37 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 2.2137 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 496 days ago · 19 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 3.0142 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 496 days ago · 35 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 4.5125 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 496 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 3.4131 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 496 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 2.3135 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 496 days ago · 20 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 2.9142 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 495 days ago · 28 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 3.0122 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 495 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 3.1140 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 495 days ago · 35 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 2.5142 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 495 days ago · 31 km deep · 87 km away
  21. 2.3155 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 495 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  22. 2.097 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 495 days ago · 25 km deep · 79 km away
  23. 2.7143 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 494 days ago · 21 km deep · 21 km away
  24. 2.6188 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 494 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  25. 1.9111 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 493 days ago · 26 km deep · 88 km away
  26. 2.6204 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 493 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  27. 2.5138 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 493 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  28. 2.2113 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 492 days ago · 47 km deep · 82 km away
  29. 2.4132 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 492 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  30. 2.6217 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 492 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  31. 2.088 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 492 days ago · 26 km deep · 81 km away
  32. 2.7121 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 489 days ago · 35 km deep · 77 km away
  33. 1.999 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 488 days ago · 26 km deep · 100 km away
  34. 4.6141 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 487 days ago · 35 km deep · 24 km away
  35. 3.5156 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 487 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  36. 2.592 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 487 days ago · 31 km deep · 95 km away
  37. 4.4185 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 487 days ago · 22 km deep · 85 km away
  38. 3.1219 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 486 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  39. 2.991 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 486 days ago · 32 km deep · 72 km away
  40. 2.7164 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 486 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  41. 2.570 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 485 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away
  42. 2.0104 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 483 days ago · 26 km deep · 91 km away
  43. 2.7129 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 483 days ago · 35 km deep · 69 km away
  44. 1.889 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 482 days ago · 17 km deep · 74 km away
  45. 1.992 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 482 days ago · 19 km deep · 77 km away
  46. 2.7194 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 481 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  47. 2.2105 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 480 days ago · 26 km deep · 76 km away
  48. 2.2105 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 480 days ago · 41 km deep · 93 km away
  49. 1.895 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 479 days ago · 26 km deep · 69 km away
  50. 1.8116 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 478 days ago · 26 km deep · 83 km away
  51. 3.9110 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 478 days ago · 35 km deep · 53 km away
  52. 3.2114 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 478 days ago · 35 km deep · 49 km away
  53. 2.2166 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 476 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  54. 2.3116 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 475 days ago · 27 km deep · 78 km away
  55. 2.497 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 472 days ago · 21 km deep · 67 km away
  56. 2.1100 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 471 days ago · 26 km deep · 98 km away
  57. 2.0111 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 470 days ago · 44 km deep · 88 km away
  58. 3.0124 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 469 days ago · 35 km deep · 76 km away
  59. 2.6109 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 468 days ago · 35 km deep · 83 km away
  60. 2.9114 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 467 days ago · 35 km deep · 100 km away

The first 60 of 104.

Before

  1. 1.899 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 501 days ago · 42 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 2.693 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 503 days ago · 35 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 2.3115 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 503 days ago · 47 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 2.5145 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 505 days ago · 35 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 2.887 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 508 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 2.9152 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 510 days ago · 28 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 1.978 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 510 days ago · 19 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 1.995 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 511 days ago · 25 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 2.8151 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 512 days ago · 24 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 3.1152 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 513 days ago · 12 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 3.3145 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 513 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  12. 3.3122 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 513 days ago · 45 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 2.5117 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 513 days ago · 35 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 2.5110 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 513 days ago · 35 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 3.575 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 513 days ago · 29 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 3.1142 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 515 days ago · 24 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 2.5113 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 518 days ago · 31 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 2.3101 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 519 days ago · 41 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 2.3108 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 519 days ago · 52 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 2.7155 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 519 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0256cle961. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:07 AM UTC.