Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 42 km S of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 42 km S of False Pass, Alaska on Fri, May 23, 2025, 3:00 AM AKDT (11:00 UTC), 5 km (3 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
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2025-05-23 11:00:15 UTC
Depth
4.8 km (3.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.481° N, 163.301° 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
23

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 67 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.134 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 494 days ago · 12 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 2.753 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 494 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 2.051 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 494 days ago · 60 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 2.413 km SW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 494 days ago · 133 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 1.739 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 494 days ago · 16 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 1.936 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 494 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 2.846 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 494 days ago · 15 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 2.135 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 494 days ago · 13 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 2.097 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 493 days ago · 25 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 2.548 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 492 days ago · 12 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 1.9111 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 492 days ago · 26 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 2.144 km WNW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 492 days ago · 167 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 2.088 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 492 days ago · 54 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 2.723 km W of Cold Bay, Alaska · 491 days ago · 142 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 1.985 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 491 days ago · 49 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 2.638 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 491 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 2.292 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 491 days ago · 54 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 2.2113 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 491 days ago · 47 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 1.837 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 491 days ago · 12 km deep · 8 km away
  20. 2.088 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 490 days ago · 26 km deep · 49 km away
  21. 1.838 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 490 days ago · 13 km deep · 4 km away
  22. 3.048 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 488 days ago · 57 km deep · 30 km away
  23. 2.038 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 488 days ago · 13 km deep · 3 km away
  24. 2.7121 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 487 days ago · 35 km deep · 94 km away
  25. 2.692 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 487 days ago · 35 km deep · 75 km away
  26. 4.250 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 487 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 4
  27. 2.551 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 487 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
  28. 2.652 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 487 days ago · 12 km deep · 11 km away
  29. 1.931 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 487 days ago · 26 km deep · 12 km away
  30. 1.638 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 487 days ago · 22 km deep · 4 km away
  31. 1.743 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 487 days ago · 16 km deep · 3 km away
  32. 1.641 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 487 days ago · 23 km deep · 3 km away
  33. 1.740 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 487 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
  34. 1.733 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 487 days ago · 22 km deep · 9 km away
  35. 1.815 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 487 days ago · 13 km deep · 27 km away
  36. 1.837 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 487 days ago · 13 km deep · 7 km away
  37. 1.999 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 487 days ago · 26 km deep · 96 km away
  38. 2.265 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 487 days ago · 26 km deep · 95 km away
  39. 2.963 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 486 days ago · 70 km deep · 34 km away
  40. 4.6141 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 486 days ago · 35 km deep · 100 km away
  41. 2.592 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 486 days ago · 31 km deep · 59 km away
  42. 2.991 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 485 days ago · 32 km deep · 49 km away
  43. 2.637 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 484 days ago · 24 km deep · 4 km away
  44. 2.570 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 483 days ago · 35 km deep · 34 km away
  45. 2.039 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 483 days ago · 57 km deep · 19 km away
  46. 1.517 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 483 days ago · 30 km deep · 36 km away
  47. 1.821 km WNW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 483 days ago · 43 km deep · 87 km away
  48. 2.152 km ESE of False Pass, Alaska · 482 days ago · 88 km deep · 41 km away
  49. 2.0104 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 482 days ago · 26 km deep · 73 km away
  50. 2.7129 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 481 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away
  51. 1.925 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 481 days ago · 85 km deep · 17 km away
  52. 1.889 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 480 days ago · 17 km deep · 47 km away
  53. 1.836 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 480 days ago · 19 km deep · 6 km away
  54. 1.992 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 480 days ago · 19 km deep · 54 km away
  55. 1.912 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 480 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  56. 2.063 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 479 days ago · 19 km deep · 95 km away
  57. 2.550 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 479 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  58. 2.872 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 479 days ago · 35 km deep · 62 km away
  59. 1.983 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 479 days ago · -2 km deep · 90 km away
  60. 2.2105 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 479 days ago · 26 km deep · 69 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 2.630 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 494 days ago · 24 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 1.738 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 494 days ago · 13 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 1.9110 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 495 days ago · 46 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 1.881 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 495 days ago · 18 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 1.672 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 495 days ago · 26 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 1.829 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 495 days ago · 23 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 2.540 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 496 days ago · 83 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 3.071 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 497 days ago · 35 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 1.975 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 497 days ago · 1 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 1.767 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 498 days ago · 26 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 1.688 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 498 days ago · 55 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 2.0102 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 498 days ago · 12 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 1.719 km ENE of False Pass, Alaska · 498 days ago · 96 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 1.9107 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 498 days ago · 41 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 1.889 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 498 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 2.388 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 499 days ago · 39 km deep · 49 km away
  17. 1.899 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 499 days ago · 42 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 1.948 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 500 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 1.512 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 501 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
  20. 1.843 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 502 days ago · 21 km deep · 99 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0256koefhg. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 8:01 PM UTC.