Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 8 km S of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 8 km S of False Pass, Alaska on Sat, Jun 28, 2025, 3:53 AM AKDT (11:53 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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The earthquake

Magnitude: 1.6 (ml), micro
Local time: Sat, Jun 28, 2025, 3:53 AM AKDT
UTC: 2025-06-28 11:53:39 UTC
Depth: 8.0 km (5.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 54.774° N, 163.415° 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: 21

Nearest places

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

King Cove, AlaskaPopulation 1,009. Forecast77 kmWSW

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 141 in the 60 days after this one and 121 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 141.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0258882c44 (also filed as av93651196). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 10:22 PM UTC.