Alaska earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 106 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 106 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska on Wed, Nov 19, 2025, 7:01 AM AKST (16:01 UTC), 23 km (14 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 144 km SE of Akutan, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.7 (ml), micro
Local time: Wed, Nov 19, 2025, 7:01 AM AKST
UTC: 2025-11-19 16:01:50 UTC
Depth: 22.8 km (14.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 53.936° N, 163.858° 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 4.7 km horizontally, 13.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.10
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 217°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used: 23

Nearest places

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

Akutan, AlaskaPopulation 1,040. Forecast127 kmE

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 88 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 88.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000rs44 (also filed as ak2025wuhskj). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:53 AM UTC.