Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 13 km S of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 13 km S of False Pass, Alaska on Mon, Sep 15, 2025, 10:54 PM AKDT (06:54 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 36 km NNE of False Pass, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2025-09-16 06:54:34 UTC
Depth
6.1 km (3.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.729° N, 163.394° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.50
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
180°
Stations used
13

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 29 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.658 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 378 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 1.549 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 377 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 1.851 km W of False Pass, Alaska · 375 days ago · 15 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 1.549 km W of False Pass, Alaska · 373 days ago · 16 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 2.046 km WNW of False Pass, Alaska · 373 days ago · 13 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 1.551 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 373 days ago · 19 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 2.036 km ESE of False Pass, Alaska · 372 days ago · -2 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 1.617 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 359 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 1.85 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 357 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 1.647 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 357 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 1.817 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 353 days ago · 0 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 2.260 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 347 days ago · 59 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 2.021 km E of King Cove, Alaska · 344 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 1.651 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 332 days ago · 28 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 3.836 km NNE of False Pass, Alaska · 332 days ago · 189 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 1.645 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 323 days ago · 15 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 1.775 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 322 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 2.614 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 321 days ago · 104 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 2.397 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 321 days ago · 35 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 1.547 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 321 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  21. 1.543 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 320 days ago · 13 km deep · 41 km away

Before

  1. 2.027 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 381 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 2.235 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 384 days ago · 12 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 2.327 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 387 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 2.463 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 392 days ago · 75 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 2.033 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 392 days ago · 80 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 1.947 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 393 days ago · 58 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 2.630 km NW of False Pass, Alaska · 393 days ago · 150 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 2.373 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 394 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 2.226 km E of False Pass, Alaska · 394 days ago · 94 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 2.088 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 394 days ago · 24 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 2.170 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 395 days ago · 38 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 2.650 km ESE of False Pass, Alaska · 395 days ago · 63 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 2.652 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 396 days ago · 65 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 3.235 km WNW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 396 days ago · 198 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 1.923 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 399 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 3.475 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 400 days ago · 35 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 2.748 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 401 days ago · 50 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 1.532 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 402 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 1.577 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 402 days ago · 23 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 1.698 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 402 days ago · 42 km deep · 87 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event av93771268. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:33 AM UTC.