Alaska earthquakes

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

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 11 km S of False Pass, Alaska on Fri, Jun 27, 2025, 8:42 PM AKDT (04:42 UTC), 9 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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The earthquake

Magnitude: 1.5 (ml), micro
Local time: Fri, Jun 27, 2025, 8:42 PM AKDT
UTC: 2025-06-28 04:42:50 UTC
Depth: 8.7 km (5.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 54.756° N, 163.441° 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

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Stations used: 18

Nearest places

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

King Cove, AlaskaPopulation 1,009. Forecast79 kmWSW

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 148 in the 60 days after this one and 118 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 148.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak025883tyvu (also filed as av93650786). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 4:32 PM UTC.