Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 16 km S of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 16 km S of False Pass, Alaska on Thu, Jun 12, 2025, 12:05 PM AKDT (20:05 UTC), -2 km (-1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 51 km S of False Pass, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2025-06-12 20:05:24 UTC
Depth
-2.0 km (-1.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.708° N, 163.449° 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.

Location uncertainty
About 1.0 km horizontally, 2.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.26
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
307°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 91 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.616 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 472 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 2.086 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 471 days ago · 14 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 2.497 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 470 days ago · 21 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 1.875 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 470 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 2.521 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 470 days ago · 96 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 1.676 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 470 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 1.678 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 470 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 1.677 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 470 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 1.775 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 470 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 1.928 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 469 days ago · 73 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 3.144 km ESE of False Pass, Alaska · 469 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  12. 1.647 km ESE of False Pass, Alaska · 469 days ago · 13 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 1.788 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 469 days ago · 21 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 2.042 km ESE of False Pass, Alaska · 469 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 1.545 km ESE of False Pass, Alaska · 469 days ago · 13 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 2.957 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 468 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  17. 1.547 km ESE of False Pass, Alaska · 468 days ago · 14 km deep · 44 km away
  18. 2.547 km ESE of False Pass, Alaska · 468 days ago · 17 km deep · 44 km away
  19. 1.541 km ESE of False Pass, Alaska · 468 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  20. 1.846 km ESE of False Pass, Alaska · 467 days ago · 13 km deep · 42 km away
  21. 2.6109 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 467 days ago · 35 km deep · 93 km away
  22. 2.365 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 467 days ago · 77 km deep · 60 km away
  23. 2.2101 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 466 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
  24. 1.843 km ESE of False Pass, Alaska · 466 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  25. 3.039 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 465 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  26. 2.330 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 465 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  27. 2.284 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 465 days ago · 26 km deep · 83 km away
  28. 3.234 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 465 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  29. 2.835 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 465 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  30. 1.742 km ESE of False Pass, Alaska · 464 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  31. 1.640 km ESE of False Pass, Alaska · 464 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  32. 2.197 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 464 days ago · 41 km deep · 81 km away
  33. 2.084 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 464 days ago · 27 km deep · 83 km away
  34. 2.091 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 463 days ago · 28 km deep · 75 km away
  35. 2.651 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 462 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  36. 2.088 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 462 days ago · 47 km deep · 72 km away
  37. 1.612 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 462 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  38. 1.712 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 461 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  39. 1.89 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 461 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  40. 2.085 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 461 days ago · 19 km deep · 69 km away
  41. 1.885 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 461 days ago · 27 km deep · 82 km away
  42. 1.711 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 461 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  43. 1.637 km ESE of False Pass, Alaska · 461 days ago · 15 km deep · 37 km away
  44. 2.616 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 461 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  45. 2.717 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 461 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  46. 1.514 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 461 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  47. 1.913 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 460 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  48. 1.516 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 460 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away
  49. 1.610 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 460 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  50. 2.18 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 460 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  51. 1.811 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 460 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  52. 1.513 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 460 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  53. 1.610 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 460 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  54. 1.711 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 460 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  55. 1.89 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 460 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  56. 1.515 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 460 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  57. 1.512 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 460 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  58. 1.744 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 459 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  59. 1.895 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 459 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away
  60. 1.810 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 459 days ago · 90 km deep · 16 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 2.722 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 474 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 1.728 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 475 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 1.630 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 475 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 1.749 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 475 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 1.926 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 475 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 1.844 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 475 days ago · 56 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 1.926 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 475 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 1.631 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 475 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 3.2114 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 476 days ago · 35 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 1.646 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 476 days ago · 46 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 3.9110 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 476 days ago · 35 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 1.714 km SSW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 477 days ago · 99 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 1.895 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 477 days ago · 26 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 2.364 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 478 days ago · 26 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 2.2105 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 479 days ago · 26 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 1.983 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 479 days ago · -2 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 2.872 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 479 days ago · 35 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 2.550 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 479 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  19. 1.912 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 480 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 1.992 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 480 days ago · 19 km deep · 76 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event av93044464. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 4:31 PM UTC.