M2.6 earthquake 117 km NW of False Pass, Alaska
A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 117 km NW of False Pass, Alaska on Thu, May 8, 2025, 9:19 AM AKDT (17:19 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2025-05-08 17:19:58 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 55.632° N, 164.666° W
- Region
- Alaska
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Magnitude estimates
Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.
| Mag. | Scale | Computed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.6 | ML, local (Richter) | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.115 · 10 stations |
| 2.4 | ML, local (Richter) | Alaska Earthquake Center | Preliminary |
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 3.7 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.12
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 150°
- Stations used
- 25
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.042 km NW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 500 days ago · 78 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.144 km WNW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 497 days ago · 167 km deep · 88 km away
Before
Earthquakes todayAlaska earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000pz2b (also filed as ak0255vz1315). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:25 PM UTC.