Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 91 km S of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 91 km S of False Pass, Alaska on Wed, Jan 15, 2025, 2:32 AM AKST (11:32 UTC), 40 km (25 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 151 km SE of Akutan, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2025-01-15 11:32:55 UTC
Depth
39.6 km (24.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.040° N, 163.645° 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
30

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 164 in the 60 days after this one and 75 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.821 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 622 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 1.850 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 622 days ago · 53 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 1.614 km ESE of False Pass, Alaska · 622 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 1.614 km W of False Pass, Alaska · 621 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 3.8121 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 621 days ago · 35 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 2.4111 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 621 days ago · 41 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 2.783 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 621 days ago · 35 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 3.127 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 620 days ago · 112 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 2.282 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 620 days ago · 22 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 3.381 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 619 days ago · 45 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 1.944 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 618 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 1.528 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 617 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 2.185 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 617 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 2.283 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 616 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 2.281 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 616 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 2.7101 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 616 days ago · 35 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 2.253 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 616 days ago · 64 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 2.875 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 616 days ago · 35 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 2.795 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 615 days ago · 35 km deep · 34 km away
  20. 1.635 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 613 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  21. 2.691 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 612 days ago · 35 km deep · 1 km away
  22. 2.5115 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 611 days ago · 35 km deep · 42 km away
  23. 2.078 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 609 days ago · 16 km deep · 71 km away
  24. 2.6115 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 608 days ago · 35 km deep · 56 km away
  25. 4.2105 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 608 days ago · 38 km deep · 31 km away
  26. 2.894 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 608 days ago · 35 km deep · 26 km away
  27. 1.966 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 607 days ago · 64 km deep · 97 km away
  28. 2.142 km W of False Pass, Alaska · 607 days ago · 107 km deep · 92 km away
  29. 2.195 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 607 days ago · 26 km deep · 36 km away
  30. 2.298 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 607 days ago · 26 km deep · 7 km away
  31. 3.079 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 606 days ago · 60 km deep · 13 km away
  32. 2.595 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 606 days ago · 35 km deep · 14 km away
  33. 2.187 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 606 days ago · 26 km deep · 13 km away
  34. 1.926 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 606 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
  35. 3.2111 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 604 days ago · 29 km deep · 27 km away
  36. 2.9108 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 604 days ago · 35 km deep · 26 km away
  37. 2.6108 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 604 days ago · 23 km deep · 26 km away
  38. 2.7153 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 604 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  39. 1.983 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 604 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  40. 1.831 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 604 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
  41. 4.4145 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 602 days ago · 36 km deep · 75 km away
  42. 2.7155 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 602 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
  43. 2.8149 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 602 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
  44. 2.7154 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 602 days ago · 28 km deep · 82 km away
  45. 3.8147 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 602 days ago · 29 km deep · 82 km away
  46. 2.6156 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 602 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  47. 2.3144 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 602 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away
  48. 3.4164 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 602 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  49. 5.0151 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 602 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  50. 4.6151 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 602 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  51. 2.8152 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 602 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  52. 3.0155 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 602 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  53. 3.1151 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 602 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  54. 2.4154 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 602 days ago · 26 km deep · 82 km away
  55. 2.6141 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 601 days ago · 15 km deep · 75 km away
  56. 1.974 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 601 days ago · 32 km deep · 68 km away
  57. 2.3154 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 601 days ago · 26 km deep · 86 km away
  58. 2.077 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 601 days ago · 54 km deep · 65 km away
  59. 2.046 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 599 days ago · 66 km deep · 77 km away
  60. 2.634 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 599 days ago · 73 km deep · 67 km away

The first 60 of 164.

Before

  1. 2.3113 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 623 days ago · 16 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 2.085 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 623 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 2.391 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 623 days ago · 37 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 2.7122 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 624 days ago · 35 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 2.5127 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 624 days ago · 35 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 3.360 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 625 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 2.051 km W of False Pass, Alaska · 626 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 2.983 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 627 days ago · 35 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 2.6156 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 628 days ago · 35 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 1.944 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 628 days ago · 55 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 1.883 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 628 days ago · 36 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 1.833 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 628 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 2.157 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 629 days ago · 55 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 1.994 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 629 days ago · 26 km deep · 8 km away
  15. 2.2105 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 629 days ago · 26 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 2.2106 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 629 days ago · 50 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 2.288 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 630 days ago · 29 km deep · 100 km away
  18. 2.287 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 630 days ago · 38 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 1.741 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 630 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 2.9106 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 630 days ago · 35 km deep · 33 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak025ozsyca. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 9:49 AM UTC.