Alaska earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 153 km S of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 153 km S of False Pass, Alaska on Fri, Aug 15, 2025, 1:53 PM AKDT (21:53 UTC), 25 km (15 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
2.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2025-08-15 21:53:25 UTC
Depth
24.8 km (15.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.484° N, 163.689° 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
38

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 28 in the 60 days after this one and 80 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.5112 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 410 days ago · 35 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 1.8111 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 408 days ago · 17 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 2.8130 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 406 days ago · 24 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 2.091 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 406 days ago · 21 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 2.2162 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 406 days ago · 14 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 2.183 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 406 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 1.784 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 404 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 1.795 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 403 days ago · 28 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 2.083 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 403 days ago · 26 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 2.1154 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 403 days ago · 26 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 1.7108 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 403 days ago · 32 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 1.7108 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 403 days ago · 15 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 1.688 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 402 days ago · 28 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 2.0133 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 402 days ago · 26 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 1.698 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 402 days ago · 42 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 1.6126 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 402 days ago · 20 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 1.577 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 401 days ago · 23 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 2.8127 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 401 days ago · 35 km deep · 30 km away
  19. 1.693 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 401 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 2.784 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 399 days ago · 35 km deep · 74 km away
  21. 2.088 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 393 days ago · 24 km deep · 66 km away
  22. 1.893 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 393 days ago · 47 km deep · 69 km away
  23. 2.661 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 393 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away
  24. 1.885 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 393 days ago · 48 km deep · 73 km away
  25. 2.2108 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 392 days ago · 26 km deep · 47 km away
  26. 3.496 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 391 days ago · 35 km deep · 74 km away
  27. 3.396 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 367 days ago · 35 km deep · 59 km away
  28. 4.0125 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 354 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away

Before

  1. 2.395 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 411 days ago · 31 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 2.5162 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 412 days ago · 17 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 2.2150 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 412 days ago · 25 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 2.6160 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 412 days ago · 30 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 3.3159 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 413 days ago · 35 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 2.9157 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 413 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 2.7162 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 413 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 2.8160 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 413 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 3.0163 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 414 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 3.2158 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 414 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 3.6162 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 414 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 3.6161 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 414 days ago · 26 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 3.2156 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 414 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 2.6159 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 414 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 3.1155 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 414 days ago · 35 km deep · 5 km away
  16. 2.7152 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 414 days ago · 35 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 2.1161 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 415 days ago · 20 km deep · 12 km away
  18. 3.0156 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 415 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  19. 3.3163 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 415 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  20. 2.0160 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 415 days ago · 17 km deep · 8 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak025afrtake. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:56 AM UTC.