Alaska earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 141 km S of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 141 km S of False Pass, Alaska on Sat, May 31, 2025, 2:41 PM AKDT (22:41 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2025-05-31 22:41:06 UTC
Depth
35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.582° N, 163.248° W
Region
Alaska
Strongest shaking
II, weak shaking
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Shaking

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

Strongest estimated
II, weak shaking
Peak ground acceleration
0.1% of gravity
Peak ground velocity
0.0 cm/s
Map
Automatic
USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter
Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

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Location uncertainty
About 3.7 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
167°
Stations used
79

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 107 in the 60 days after this one and 74 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 107.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000qh5l (also filed as ak0256y3hn2o). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 1:12 PM UTC.