M1.5 earthquake 12 km S of False Pass, Alaska

Magnitude

1.5 (ml), micro

Local time

Fri, May 16, 2025, 10:53 AM AKDT

UTC

2025-05-16 18:53:41 UTC

Depth

2.0 km (1.3 mi), shallow

Epicenter

54.740° N, 163.423° W

Region

Alaska

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.8 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.34

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

242°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

6

• King Cove, AlaskaPopulation 1,009. Forecast79 kmWSW

After

1. 1.821 km ENE of King Cove, AlaskaFri, May 16, 1:31 PM AKDT · 501 days ago · 98 km deep · 100 km away
2. 1.948 km S of King Cove, AlaskaSat, May 17, 10:46 AM AKDT · 500 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away
3. 1.899 km S of False Pass, AlaskaSun, May 18, 12:47 AM AKDT · 500 days ago · 42 km deep · 86 km away
4. 2.388 km S of False Pass, AlaskaSun, May 18, 9:04 PM AKDT · 499 days ago · 39 km deep · 75 km away
5. 1.889 km S of King Cove, AlaskaMon, May 19, 1:10 AM AKDT · 499 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
6. 1.9107 km SSW of False Pass, AlaskaMon, May 19, 3:36 AM AKDT · 498 days ago · 41 km deep · 95 km away
7. 1.719 km ENE of False Pass, AlaskaMon, May 19, 4:40 AM AKDT · 498 days ago · 96 km deep · 28 km away
8. 2.0102 km SSE of False Pass, AlaskaMon, May 19, 2:31 PM AKDT · 498 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
9. 1.688 km SSW of False Pass, AlaskaMon, May 19, 6:58 PM AKDT · 498 days ago · 55 km deep · 77 km away
10. 1.975 km SSE of False Pass, AlaskaTue, May 20, 2:05 AM AKDT · 498 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
11. 3.071 km SSE of King Cove, AlaskaTue, May 20, 6:24 PM AKDT · 497 days ago · 35 km deep · 97 km away
12. 2.540 km SE of False Pass, AlaskaThu, May 22, 12:19 AM AKDT · 496 days ago · 83 km deep · 32 km away
13. 1.829 km WSW of False Pass, AlaskaThu, May 22, 7:05 AM AKDT · 495 days ago · 23 km deep · 27 km away
14. 1.672 km SE of False Pass, AlaskaThu, May 22, 12:41 PM AKDT · 495 days ago · 26 km deep · 63 km away
15. 2.042 km NW of Cold Bay, AlaskaThu, May 22, 1:30 PM AKDT · 495 days ago · 78 km deep · 83 km away
16. 1.881 km SSW of False Pass, AlaskaThu, May 22, 3:06 PM AKDT · 495 days ago · 18 km deep · 70 km away
17. 1.738 km S of False Pass, AlaskaFri, May 23, 2:20 AM AKDT · 495 days ago · 13 km deep · 26 km away
18. 2.630 km S of False Pass, AlaskaFri, May 23, 2:48 AM AKDT · 495 days ago · 24 km deep · 18 km away
19. 1.542 km S of False Pass, AlaskaFri, May 23, 3:00 AM AKDT · 494 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
20. 2.134 km S of False Pass, AlaskaFri, May 23, 3:13 AM AKDT · 494 days ago · 12 km deep · 23 km away
21. 2.753 km SSE of False Pass, AlaskaFri, May 23, 4:39 AM AKDT · 494 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
22. 2.051 km SSE of False Pass, AlaskaFri, May 23, 7:09 AM AKDT · 494 days ago · 60 km deep · 41 km away
23. 1.914 km E of King Cove, AlaskaFri, May 23, 11:08 AM AKDT · 494 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
24. 2.413 km SW of Cold Bay, AlaskaFri, May 23, 1:34 PM AKDT · 494 days ago · 133 km deep · 53 km away
25. 1.739 km S of False Pass, AlaskaFri, May 23, 3:14 PM AKDT · 494 days ago · 16 km deep · 27 km away
26. 1.936 km S of False Pass, AlaskaFri, May 23, 3:52 PM AKDT · 494 days ago · 11 km deep · 24 km away
27. 2.846 km S of False Pass, AlaskaFri, May 23, 4:38 PM AKDT · 494 days ago · 15 km deep · 34 km away
28. 2.135 km S of False Pass, AlaskaFri, May 23, 6:51 PM AKDT · 494 days ago · 13 km deep · 23 km away
29. 2.097 km S of False Pass, AlaskaSat, May 24, 5:15 AM AKDT · 493 days ago · 25 km deep · 84 km away
30. 2.548 km S of False Pass, AlaskaSun, May 25, 2:17 AM AKDT · 493 days ago · 12 km deep · 36 km away
31. 2.144 km WNW of Cold Bay, AlaskaSun, May 25, 4:34 PM AKDT · 492 days ago · 167 km deep · 71 km away
32. 2.088 km SSW of False Pass, AlaskaSun, May 25, 5:36 PM AKDT · 492 days ago · 54 km deep · 78 km away
33. 2.723 km W of Cold Bay, AlaskaMon, May 26, 1:26 AM AKDT · 492 days ago · 142 km deep · 52 km away
34. 2.638 km S of False Pass, AlaskaMon, May 26, 9:00 AM AKDT · 491 days ago · 11 km deep · 26 km away
35. 2.292 km E of Akutan, AlaskaMon, May 26, 3:28 PM AKDT · 491 days ago · 54 km deep · 98 km away
36. 1.837 km S of False Pass, AlaskaTue, May 27, 12:14 AM AKDT · 491 days ago · 12 km deep · 25 km away
37. 2.088 km S of False Pass, AlaskaTue, May 27, 4:25 AM AKDT · 490 days ago · 26 km deep · 76 km away
38. 1.838 km S of False Pass, AlaskaTue, May 27, 8:07 AM AKDT · 490 days ago · 13 km deep · 26 km away
39. 3.048 km SE of False Pass, AlaskaThu, May 29, 3:35 AM AKDT · 488 days ago · 57 km deep · 42 km away
40. 2.038 km S of False Pass, AlaskaThu, May 29, 4:22 AM AKDT · 488 days ago · 13 km deep · 27 km away
41. 2.692 km S of King Cove, AlaskaFri, May 30, 2:50 AM AKDT · 488 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away
42. 4.250 km SSE of False Pass, AlaskaFri, May 30, 5:51 AM AKDT · 487 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 4
43. 2.551 km S of False Pass, AlaskaFri, May 30, 5:59 AM AKDT · 487 days ago · 11 km deep · 39 km away
44. 2.652 km SSE of False Pass, AlaskaFri, May 30, 6:08 AM AKDT · 487 days ago · 12 km deep · 40 km away
45. 1.931 km S of False Pass, AlaskaFri, May 30, 6:16 AM AKDT · 487 days ago · 26 km deep · 19 km away
46. 1.638 km S of False Pass, AlaskaFri, May 30, 6:19 AM AKDT · 487 days ago · 22 km deep · 26 km away
47. 1.743 km S of False Pass, AlaskaFri, May 30, 6:24 AM AKDT · 487 days ago · 16 km deep · 31 km away
48. 1.641 km S of False Pass, AlaskaFri, May 30, 6:35 AM AKDT · 487 days ago · 23 km deep · 29 km away
49. 1.740 km S of False Pass, AlaskaFri, May 30, 9:06 AM AKDT · 487 days ago · 13 km deep · 28 km away
50. 1.733 km S of False Pass, AlaskaFri, May 30, 9:30 AM AKDT · 487 days ago · 22 km deep · 21 km away
51. 1.815 km S of False Pass, AlaskaFri, May 30, 9:58 AM AKDT · 487 days ago · 13 km deep · 4 km away
52. 1.837 km S of False Pass, AlaskaFri, May 30, 11:23 AM AKDT · 487 days ago · 13 km deep · 25 km away
53. 1.515 km E of King Cove, AlaskaFri, May 30, 5:13 PM AKDT · 487 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
54. 2.963 km SSW of False Pass, AlaskaSat, May 31, 6:41 AM AKDT · 486 days ago · 70 km deep · 51 km away
55. 2.592 km SE of False Pass, AlaskaSat, May 31, 9:22 PM AKDT · 486 days ago · 31 km deep · 83 km away
56. 2.991 km S of False Pass, AlaskaSun, Jun 1, 6:45 PM AKDT · 485 days ago · 32 km deep · 79 km away
57. 2.637 km S of False Pass, AlaskaMon, Jun 2, 10:22 PM AKDT · 484 days ago · 24 km deep · 26 km away
58. 2.570 km SSE of False Pass, AlaskaTue, Jun 3, 6:59 AM AKDT · 483 days ago · 35 km deep · 60 km away
59. 2.039 km SE of False Pass, AlaskaTue, Jun 3, 8:54 AM AKDT · 483 days ago · 57 km deep · 30 km away
60. 1.517 km SW of False Pass, AlaskaTue, Jun 3, 2:47 PM AKDT · 483 days ago · 30 km deep · 13 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

1. 2.693 km S of False Pass, AlaskaThu, May 15, 2:22 PM AKDT · 502 days ago · 35 km deep · 81 km away
2. 2.249 km SW of False Pass, AlaskaWed, May 14, 5:08 AM AKDT · 503 days ago · 90 km deep · 41 km away
3. 2.043 km SSE of King Cove, AlaskaWed, May 14, 4:06 AM AKDT · 503 days ago · 51 km deep · 95 km away
4. 2.033 km S of False Pass, AlaskaTue, May 13, 10:32 PM AKDT · 504 days ago · 74 km deep · 21 km away
5. 2.886 km S of King Cove, AlaskaMon, May 12, 1:05 AM AKDT · 506 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
6. 2.887 km SE of False Pass, AlaskaSun, May 11, 2:14 AM AKDT · 507 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
7. 2.318 km NNE of King Cove, AlaskaSat, May 10, 9:09 PM AKDT · 507 days ago · 164 km deep · 94 km away
8. 2.072 km SSE of King Cove, AlaskaSat, May 10, 8:21 PM AKDT · 507 days ago · 19 km deep · 96 km away
9. 2.587 km SE of False Pass, AlaskaSat, May 10, 5:07 PM AKDT · 507 days ago · 35 km deep · 79 km away
10. 2.460 km S of King Cove, AlaskaSat, May 10, 11:39 AM AKDT · 507 days ago · 63 km deep · 85 km away
11. 2.148 km SSE of False Pass, AlaskaFri, May 9, 7:53 PM AKDT · 508 days ago · 55 km deep · 38 km away
12. 1.978 km S of False Pass, AlaskaThu, May 8, 2:13 PM AKDT · 509 days ago · 19 km deep · 66 km away
13. 1.995 km S of False Pass, AlaskaThu, May 8, 5:24 AM AKDT · 509 days ago · 25 km deep · 83 km away
14. 1.856 km SSW of False Pass, AlaskaWed, May 7, 9:13 PM AKDT · 510 days ago · 70 km deep · 45 km away
15. 2.130 km WNW of False Pass, AlaskaWed, May 7, 8:40 PM AKDT · 510 days ago · 154 km deep · 38 km away
16. 2.038 km S of King Cove, AlaskaWed, May 7, 4:24 PM AKDT · 510 days ago · 61 km deep · 73 km away
17. 2.814 km S of False Pass, AlaskaWed, May 7, 11:35 AM AKDT · 510 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
18. 2.830 km SSE of False Pass, AlaskaTue, May 6, 11:54 AM AKDT · 511 days ago · 84 km deep · 21 km away
19. 2.226 km SE of King Cove, AlaskaMon, May 5, 9:28 PM AKDT · 512 days ago · 94 km deep · 94 km away
20. 3.575 km SSE of False Pass, AlaskaMon, May 5, 4:51 PM AKDT · 512 days ago · 29 km deep · 63 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event av93041844. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 10:28 PM UTC.