Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 17 km SW of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 17 km SW of False Pass, Alaska on Sun, Oct 12, 2025, 6:35 AM AKDT (14:35 UTC), 0 km (0 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
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2025-10-12 14:35:47 UTC
Depth
-0.3 km (-0.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.765° N, 163.630° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.46
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
156°
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: 35 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.260 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 347 days ago · 59 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 1.651 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 332 days ago · 28 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 3.836 km NNE of False Pass, Alaska · 332 days ago · 189 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 1.645 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 323 days ago · 15 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 1.775 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 322 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 2.614 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 321 days ago · 104 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 2.397 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 321 days ago · 35 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 1.547 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 321 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 1.543 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 320 days ago · 13 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 1.644 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 317 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 2.7106 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 315 days ago · 23 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 2.760 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 314 days ago · 56 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 2.734 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 313 days ago · 112 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 1.849 km W of False Pass, Alaska · 313 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 2.888 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 311 days ago · 35 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 1.642 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 311 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  17. 2.388 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 311 days ago · 35 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 1.844 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 310 days ago · 15 km deep · 27 km away
  19. 2.597 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 310 days ago · 26 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 1.929 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 310 days ago · 65 km deep · 39 km away
  21. 1.544 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 309 days ago · 14 km deep · 28 km away
  22. 2.232 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 307 days ago · 68 km deep · 35 km away
  23. 2.088 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 307 days ago · 35 km deep · 78 km away
  24. 2.173 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 306 days ago · 98 km deep · 56 km away
  25. 3.081 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 305 days ago · 71 km deep · 91 km away
  26. 3.296 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 304 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  27. 2.318 km E of False Pass, Alaska · 303 days ago · 91 km deep · 34 km away
  28. 2.895 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 302 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  29. 2.591 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 302 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  30. 2.993 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 301 days ago · 35 km deep · 92 km away
  31. 2.980 km NE of Akutan, Alaska · 301 days ago · 154 km deep · 79 km away
  32. 2.696 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 300 days ago · 35 km deep · 86 km away
  33. 3.075 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 298 days ago · 66 km deep · 69 km away
  34. 3.0105 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 296 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away
  35. 2.451 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 295 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away

Before

  1. 1.647 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 357 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 1.85 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 357 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 1.617 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 358 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 2.036 km ESE of False Pass, Alaska · 372 days ago · -2 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 1.551 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 372 days ago · 19 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 2.046 km WNW of False Pass, Alaska · 373 days ago · 13 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 1.549 km W of False Pass, Alaska · 373 days ago · 16 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 1.851 km W of False Pass, Alaska · 375 days ago · 15 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 1.549 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 376 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 1.658 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 378 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 1.513 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 379 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 2.027 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 381 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event av93819361. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:42 AM UTC.