Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 27 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 27 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska on Sun, Sep 14, 2025, 6:57 AM AKDT (14:57 UTC), 3 km (2 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
AV
Local time
UTC
2025-09-14 14:57:35 UTC
Depth
2.7 km (1.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.631° N, 163.578° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.2 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.43
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
257°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 30 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.513 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 380 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 1.658 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 379 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 1.549 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 377 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 1.851 km W of False Pass, Alaska · 376 days ago · 15 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 1.549 km W of False Pass, Alaska · 374 days ago · 16 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 2.046 km WNW of False Pass, Alaska · 374 days ago · 13 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 1.551 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 373 days ago · 19 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 2.036 km ESE of False Pass, Alaska · 372 days ago · -2 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 1.617 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 359 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 1.85 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 358 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 1.647 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 358 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 4.0125 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 356 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 1.817 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 354 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  14. 2.260 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 348 days ago · 59 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 1.651 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 333 days ago · 28 km deep · 38 km away
  16. 3.836 km NNE of False Pass, Alaska · 333 days ago · 189 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 1.645 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 324 days ago · 15 km deep · 33 km away
  18. 1.775 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 323 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  19. 2.614 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 322 days ago · 104 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 2.397 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 322 days ago · 35 km deep · 72 km away
  21. 2.5105 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 322 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away

Before

  1. 2.235 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 385 days ago · 12 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 2.327 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 388 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 2.463 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 393 days ago · 75 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 2.033 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 393 days ago · 80 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 1.893 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 394 days ago · 47 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 1.947 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 394 days ago · 58 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 2.630 km NW of False Pass, Alaska · 394 days ago · 150 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 2.226 km E of False Pass, Alaska · 395 days ago · 94 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 2.088 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 395 days ago · 24 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 2.170 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 396 days ago · 38 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 2.650 km ESE of False Pass, Alaska · 396 days ago · 63 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 2.652 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 396 days ago · 65 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 3.235 km WNW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 397 days ago · 198 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 1.923 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 400 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  15. 3.475 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 400 days ago · 35 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 2.748 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 402 days ago · 50 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 1.577 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 403 days ago · 23 km deep · 53 km away
  18. 1.698 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 403 days ago · 42 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 1.7108 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 404 days ago · 32 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 2.083 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 404 days ago · 26 km deep · 65 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event av93768308. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:32 AM UTC.