Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 83 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 83 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska on Fri, Aug 22, 2025, 12:36 PM AKDT (20:36 UTC), 26 km (16 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
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2025-08-22 20:36:33 UTC
Depth
25.6 km (15.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.130° N, 163.075° 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
39

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 37 in the 60 days after this one and 105 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.663 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 405 days ago · 18 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 2.1154 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 404 days ago · 26 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 1.7108 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 404 days ago · 32 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 1.7108 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 404 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 2.0133 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 404 days ago · 26 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 1.698 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 403 days ago · 42 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 1.784 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 403 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 1.577 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 403 days ago · 23 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 2.8127 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 403 days ago · 35 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 2.748 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 402 days ago · 50 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 3.475 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 401 days ago · 35 km deep · 21 km away
  12. 1.923 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 400 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 2.652 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 397 days ago · 65 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 2.650 km ESE of False Pass, Alaska · 397 days ago · 63 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 2.170 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 397 days ago · 38 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 2.088 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 395 days ago · 24 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 2.226 km E of False Pass, Alaska · 395 days ago · 94 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 2.373 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 395 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 1.947 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 394 days ago · 58 km deep · 70 km away
  20. 1.893 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 394 days ago · 47 km deep · 88 km away
  21. 1.885 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 394 days ago · 48 km deep · 98 km away
  22. 2.033 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 394 days ago · 80 km deep · 50 km away
  23. 2.2108 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 393 days ago · 26 km deep · 91 km away
  24. 2.463 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 393 days ago · 75 km deep · 66 km away
  25. 2.327 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 388 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  26. 2.235 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 385 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away
  27. 2.027 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 382 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  28. 1.513 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 380 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  29. 1.658 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 379 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  30. 1.549 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 378 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  31. 2.036 km ESE of False Pass, Alaska · 373 days ago · -2 km deep · 70 km away
  32. 1.617 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 360 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  33. 1.647 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 358 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  34. 4.0125 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 356 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  35. 1.817 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 354 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
  36. 2.260 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 349 days ago · 59 km deep · 24 km away
  37. 2.6149 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 348 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away

Before

  1. 1.795 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 405 days ago · 28 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 2.142 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 406 days ago · 52 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 1.784 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 406 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 1.631 km E of False Pass, Alaska · 406 days ago · 78 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 2.183 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 407 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 2.476 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 407 days ago · 17 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 2.2162 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 407 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 2.091 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 408 days ago · 21 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 1.983 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 408 days ago · 14 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 1.917 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 409 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 1.8111 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 410 days ago · 17 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 3.5112 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 411 days ago · 35 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 2.127 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 412 days ago · 74 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 2.8153 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 412 days ago · 25 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 2.140 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 413 days ago · 12 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 2.5162 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 413 days ago · 17 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 2.2150 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 413 days ago · 25 km deep · 79 km away
  18. 2.051 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 413 days ago · 19 km deep · 45 km away
  19. 1.982 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 413 days ago · 12 km deep · 41 km away
  20. 2.6160 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 414 days ago · 30 km deep · 91 km away

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