Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 36 km ESE of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 36 km ESE of False Pass, Alaska on Tue, Sep 23, 2025, 10:06 AM AKDT (18:06 UTC), -2 km (-1 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
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2025-09-23 18:06:15 UTC
Depth
-1.5 km (-0.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.749° N, 162.881° 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 1.4 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.39
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
213°, 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: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 29 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.617 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 359 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 1.85 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 357 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 1.647 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 357 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 1.817 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 353 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 2.260 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 348 days ago · 59 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 1.868 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 348 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 1.878 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 347 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 2.021 km E of King Cove, Alaska · 344 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 1.651 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 333 days ago · 28 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 3.836 km NNE of False Pass, Alaska · 332 days ago · 189 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 1.645 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 324 days ago · 15 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 2.614 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 322 days ago · 104 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 2.397 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 322 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 1.547 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 321 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 1.543 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 321 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 1.644 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 318 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 2.068 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 317 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  18. 2.580 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 315 days ago · 35 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 2.760 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 315 days ago · 56 km deep · 35 km away
  20. 2.744 km NE of Cold Bay, Alaska · 314 days ago · 163 km deep · 91 km away
  21. 2.734 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 314 days ago · 112 km deep · 63 km away
  22. 1.849 km W of False Pass, Alaska · 314 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away

Before

  1. 1.551 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 373 days ago · 19 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 2.046 km WNW of False Pass, Alaska · 374 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 1.549 km W of False Pass, Alaska · 374 days ago · 16 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 1.851 km W of False Pass, Alaska · 376 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 1.549 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 377 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 1.658 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 379 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 1.513 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 380 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 2.027 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 381 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 2.235 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 385 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 2.327 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 388 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 3.791 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 391 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 2.463 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 393 days ago · 75 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 2.033 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 393 days ago · 80 km deep · 35 km away
  14. 1.991 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 393 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 1.947 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 394 days ago · 58 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 2.630 km NW of False Pass, Alaska · 394 days ago · 150 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 2.373 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 394 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 2.226 km E of False Pass, Alaska · 394 days ago · 94 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 2.088 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 394 days ago · 24 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 1.971 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 396 days ago · 26 km deep · 96 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event av93787858. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:01 AM UTC.