Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 40 km S of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 40 km S of False Pass, Alaska on Thu, Aug 14, 2025, 5:18 PM AKDT (01:18 UTC), 12 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 125 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2025-08-15 01:18:54 UTC
Depth
12.4 km (7.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.489° N, 163.342° 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
43

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 52 in the 60 days after this one and 57 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.929 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 411 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 2.127 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 411 days ago · 74 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 3.5112 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 410 days ago · 35 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 1.729 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 410 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 1.8111 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 409 days ago · 17 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 1.917 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 408 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 1.983 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 407 days ago · 14 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 2.091 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 406 days ago · 21 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 2.183 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 406 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 1.631 km E of False Pass, Alaska · 405 days ago · 78 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 1.784 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 405 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 2.142 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 405 days ago · 52 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 2.083 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 404 days ago · 26 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 1.663 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 403 days ago · 18 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 1.7108 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 403 days ago · 32 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 1.7108 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 403 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 2.0133 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 402 days ago · 26 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 1.698 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 402 days ago · 42 km deep · 69 km away
  19. 1.577 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 402 days ago · 23 km deep · 37 km away
  20. 2.8127 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 402 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away
  21. 1.532 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 402 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  22. 2.748 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 401 days ago · 50 km deep · 81 km away
  23. 3.475 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 400 days ago · 35 km deep · 41 km away
  24. 1.923 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 399 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  25. 3.235 km WNW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 396 days ago · 198 km deep · 87 km away
  26. 2.652 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 396 days ago · 65 km deep · 17 km away
  27. 2.650 km ESE of False Pass, Alaska · 395 days ago · 63 km deep · 44 km away
  28. 2.170 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 395 days ago · 38 km deep · 50 km away
  29. 2.088 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 394 days ago · 24 km deep · 50 km away
  30. 2.226 km E of False Pass, Alaska · 394 days ago · 94 km deep · 43 km away
  31. 2.373 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 394 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
  32. 2.630 km NW of False Pass, Alaska · 393 days ago · 150 km deep · 70 km away
  33. 1.947 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 393 days ago · 58 km deep · 61 km away
  34. 1.893 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 393 days ago · 47 km deep · 91 km away
  35. 2.033 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 392 days ago · 80 km deep · 8 km away
  36. 2.463 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 392 days ago · 75 km deep · 69 km away
  37. 2.327 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 387 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  38. 2.235 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 384 days ago · 12 km deep · 13 km away
  39. 2.027 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 381 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  40. 1.513 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 379 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  41. 1.658 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 378 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  42. 1.549 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 377 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  43. 1.851 km W of False Pass, Alaska · 375 days ago · 15 km deep · 68 km away
  44. 1.549 km W of False Pass, Alaska · 373 days ago · 16 km deep · 63 km away
  45. 2.046 km WNW of False Pass, Alaska · 373 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
  46. 1.551 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 373 days ago · 19 km deep · 63 km away
  47. 2.036 km ESE of False Pass, Alaska · 372 days ago · -2 km deep · 41 km away
  48. 1.617 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 359 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  49. 1.85 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 357 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  50. 1.647 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 357 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  51. 4.0125 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 355 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  52. 1.817 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 353 days ago · 0 km deep · 36 km away

Before

  1. 2.051 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 412 days ago · 19 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 1.982 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 412 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 1.971 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 414 days ago · 17 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 2.579 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 414 days ago · 35 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 1.936 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 415 days ago · 76 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 1.839 km ESE of False Pass, Alaska · 415 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 1.892 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 416 days ago · 26 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 1.746 km ESE of False Pass, Alaska · 417 days ago · 13 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 1.9114 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 418 days ago · 26 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 2.154 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 418 days ago · 22 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 1.890 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 418 days ago · 25 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 1.860 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 419 days ago · 19 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 2.075 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 420 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 1.575 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 420 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 2.150 km ESE of False Pass, Alaska · 420 days ago · 13 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 2.545 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 420 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 1.943 km ESE of False Pass, Alaska · 420 days ago · 13 km deep · 39 km away
  18. 2.0107 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 421 days ago · 26 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 2.068 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 421 days ago · 70 km deep · 42 km away
  20. 2.184 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 422 days ago · 26 km deep · 46 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak025affp6ur. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:59 AM UTC.