Alaska earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 162 km S of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 162 km S of False Pass, Alaska on Thu, Aug 14, 2025, 1:10 AM AKDT (09:10 UTC), 17 km (11 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
2.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2025-08-14 09:10:30 UTC
Depth
17.2 km (10.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.401° N, 163.600° 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 6.8 km horizontally, 6.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
206°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
22

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 28 in the 60 days after this one and 73 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000rghl (also filed as ak025adwvl7v). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:09 AM UTC.