Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 77 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 77 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska on Mon, Jun 16, 2025, 2:32 PM AKDT (22:32 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 96 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2025-06-16 22:32:17 UTC
Depth
9.2 km (5.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.553° N, 164.501° 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

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Location uncertainty
About 0.9 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.29
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
168°
Stations used
8

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 186 in the 60 days after this one and 89 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 186.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event av93640101. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:29 AM UTC.