Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 47 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 47 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska on Wed, Oct 8, 2025, 7:01 AM AKDT (15:01 UTC), 9 km (6 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
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
AV
Local time
UTC
2025-10-08 15:01:42 UTC
Depth
8.9 km (5.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.669° N, 164.075° 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 2.2 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.36
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
270°, 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: 35 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.0125 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 359 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 3.752 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 358 days ago · 78 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 1.817 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 357 days ago · 0 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 2.260 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 351 days ago · 59 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 1.651 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 336 days ago · 28 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 3.836 km NNE of False Pass, Alaska · 336 days ago · 189 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 1.645 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 327 days ago · 15 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 1.775 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 326 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 2.645 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 325 days ago · 69 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 2.397 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 325 days ago · 35 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 2.5105 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 325 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 1.547 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 325 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 1.543 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 324 days ago · 13 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 1.644 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 321 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 2.7106 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 319 days ago · 23 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 2.760 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 318 days ago · 56 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 2.734 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 318 days ago · 112 km deep · 15 km away
  18. 1.849 km W of False Pass, Alaska · 317 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  19. 1.642 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 315 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 2.388 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 315 days ago · 35 km deep · 72 km away
  21. 1.844 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 315 days ago · 15 km deep · 8 km away
  22. 2.597 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 314 days ago · 26 km deep · 98 km away
  23. 1.929 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 314 days ago · 65 km deep · 67 km away
  24. 1.544 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 314 days ago · 14 km deep · 7 km away
  25. 2.232 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 312 days ago · 68 km deep · 60 km away
  26. 2.088 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 312 days ago · 35 km deep · 75 km away
  27. 2.173 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 311 days ago · 98 km deep · 26 km away
  28. 2.255 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 310 days ago · 74 km deep · 84 km away
  29. 3.081 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 309 days ago · 71 km deep · 66 km away
  30. 2.318 km E of False Pass, Alaska · 307 days ago · 91 km deep · 65 km away
  31. 2.980 km NE of Akutan, Alaska · 305 days ago · 154 km deep · 49 km away
  32. 2.696 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 304 days ago · 35 km deep · 80 km away
  33. 2.858 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 303 days ago · 61 km deep · 99 km away
  34. 3.075 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 302 days ago · 66 km deep · 75 km away
  35. 2.448 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 302 days ago · 73 km deep · 86 km away

Before

  1. 1.617 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 363 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 2.036 km ESE of False Pass, Alaska · 376 days ago · -2 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 1.551 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 377 days ago · 19 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 2.046 km WNW of False Pass, Alaska · 377 days ago · 13 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 1.549 km W of False Pass, Alaska · 377 days ago · 16 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 1.851 km W of False Pass, Alaska · 379 days ago · 15 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 1.549 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 381 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 1.658 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 382 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 1.513 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 383 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 2.027 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 385 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 2.235 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 388 days ago · 12 km deep · 38 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event av93810908. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 12:46 PM UTC.