Alaska earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 109 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 109 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska on Thu, Jun 19, 2025, 3:54 PM AKDT (23:54 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 154 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.6 (ml), micro
Local time: Thu, Jun 19, 2025, 3:54 PM AKDT
UTC: 2025-06-19 23:54:10 UTC
Depth: 35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 53.919° N, 163.947° 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 4.6 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.12
Depth from: Operator assigned
Station coverage gap: 198°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used: 14

Nearest places

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

Akutan, AlaskaPopulation 1,040. Forecast122 kmE

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 200 in the 60 days after this one and 125 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of at least 200.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000q8a8 (also filed as ak0257tjdk7y). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 3:36 PM UTC.