Alaska earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 14 km S of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 14 km S of False Pass, Alaska on Wed, May 7, 2025, 11:35 AM AKDT (19:35 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 50 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.8 (ml), micro
Local time: Wed, May 7, 2025, 11:35 AM AKDT
UTC: 2025-05-07 19:35:28 UTC
Depth: 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 54.726° N, 163.381° 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 1.6 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.12
Depth from: Operator assigned
Station coverage gap: 177°
Stations used: 14

Nearest places

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

King Cove, AlaskaPopulation 1,009. Forecast78 kmWSW

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 63 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of at least 199.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000py0p (also filed as av93599796, ak0255ucrvh8). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 6:14 PM UTC.