Alaska earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 96 km SW of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 96 km SW of False Pass, Alaska on Sun, Apr 20, 2025, 8:38 PM AKDT (04:38 UTC), 60 km (37 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 132 km SE of Akutan, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 3.1 (ml), minor
Local time: Sun, Apr 20, 2025, 8:38 PM AKDT
UTC: 2025-04-21 04:38:58 UTC
Depth: 60.3 km (37.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 54.160° N, 164.297° 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 8.4 km horizontally, 28.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.10
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 188°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used: 25

Nearest places

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

Akutan, AlaskaPopulation 1,040. Forecast96 kmE

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 184 in the 60 days after this one and 74 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 184.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000pu42 (also filed as ak02553n9iza). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 4:36 PM UTC.