Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 51 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 51 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska on Mon, Sep 22, 2025, 11:14 AM AKDT (19:14 UTC), 19 km (12 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
2025-09-22 19:14:30 UTC
Depth
19.1 km (11.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.766° N, 164.193° 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 3.1 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
311°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 22 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.036 km ESE of False Pass, Alaska · 371 days ago · -2 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 1.617 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 358 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 1.647 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 356 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 1.817 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 352 days ago · 0 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 2.260 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 347 days ago · 59 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 1.651 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 331 days ago · 28 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 3.836 km NNE of False Pass, Alaska · 331 days ago · 189 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 1.645 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 322 days ago · 15 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 1.775 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 321 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 2.397 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 321 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 2.5105 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 320 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 1.547 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 320 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 1.543 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 319 days ago · 13 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 1.644 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 317 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  15. 2.7106 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 314 days ago · 23 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 2.760 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 314 days ago · 56 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 2.734 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 313 days ago · 112 km deep · 25 km away
  18. 1.849 km W of False Pass, Alaska · 313 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away

Before

  1. 2.046 km WNW of False Pass, Alaska · 372 days ago · 13 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 1.549 km W of False Pass, Alaska · 373 days ago · 16 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 1.851 km W of False Pass, Alaska · 375 days ago · 15 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 1.549 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 376 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 1.658 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 378 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 1.513 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 379 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 2.027 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 380 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 2.235 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 384 days ago · 12 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 2.327 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 387 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 2.033 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 392 days ago · 80 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 1.885 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 393 days ago · 48 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 1.893 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 393 days ago · 47 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 2.630 km NW of False Pass, Alaska · 393 days ago · 150 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 2.226 km E of False Pass, Alaska · 393 days ago · 94 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 2.088 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 393 days ago · 24 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 2.650 km ESE of False Pass, Alaska · 395 days ago · 63 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 2.652 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 395 days ago · 65 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 3.235 km WNW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 396 days ago · 198 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 1.923 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 398 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  20. 2.1109 km NNE of Akutan, Alaska · 401 days ago · 175 km deep · 81 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event av93786078. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 10:28 PM UTC.