Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 33 km S of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 33 km S of False Pass, Alaska on Tue, Sep 2, 2025, 5:39 PM AKDT (01:39 UTC), 80 km (50 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
2025-09-03 01:39:58 UTC
Depth
79.8 km (49.6 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
54.559° N, 163.321° 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
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 54 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.463 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 394 days ago · 75 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 2.327 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 390 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 2.235 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 386 days ago · 12 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 2.027 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 383 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 1.513 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 381 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 1.658 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 380 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 1.549 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 379 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 1.851 km W of False Pass, Alaska · 378 days ago · 15 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 1.549 km W of False Pass, Alaska · 376 days ago · 16 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 2.046 km WNW of False Pass, Alaska · 375 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 1.551 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 375 days ago · 19 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 2.036 km ESE of False Pass, Alaska · 374 days ago · -2 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 1.617 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 361 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  14. 1.85 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 359 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 1.647 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 359 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 4.0125 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 357 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 1.817 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 355 days ago · 0 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 2.260 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 350 days ago · 59 km deep · 27 km away

Before

  1. 1.893 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 395 days ago · 47 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 1.947 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 396 days ago · 58 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 2.630 km NW of False Pass, Alaska · 396 days ago · 150 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 2.373 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 396 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 2.226 km E of False Pass, Alaska · 396 days ago · 94 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 2.088 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 396 days ago · 24 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 2.170 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 398 days ago · 38 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 2.650 km ESE of False Pass, Alaska · 398 days ago · 63 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 2.652 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 398 days ago · 65 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 3.235 km WNW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 398 days ago · 198 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 1.923 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 401 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 3.475 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 402 days ago · 35 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 2.748 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 403 days ago · 50 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 1.532 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 404 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 1.577 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 404 days ago · 23 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 1.698 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 404 days ago · 42 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 2.0133 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 405 days ago · 26 km deep · 100 km away
  18. 1.7108 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 405 days ago · 32 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 1.663 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 406 days ago · 18 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 2.083 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 406 days ago · 26 km deep · 50 km away

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