M1.5 earthquake 11 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 11 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska on Fri, Jun 27, 2025, 5:57 PM AKDT (01:57 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 51 km S of False Pass, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
1.5	ML, local (Richter)	Alaska Earthquake Center	Preferred · Preliminary
1.24	ML, local (Richter)	AV	Final · ±0.244485220863247 · 14 stations

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 152 in the 60 days after this one and 114 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 152.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0258824v92 (also filed as av93650616). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:53 PM UTC.