Alaska earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 63 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 63 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska on Sat, May 31, 2025, 6:41 AM AKDT (14:41 UTC), 70 km (43 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 141 km S of False Pass, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2025-05-31 14:41:37 UTC
Depth
69.6 km (43.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.319° N, 163.745° 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 7.4 km horizontally, 11.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
197°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
34

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 201 in the 60 days after this one and 88 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of at least 201.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000qigq (also filed as ak0256xyqcc6). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 5:22 PM UTC.