Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 78 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 78 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska on Fri, Aug 15, 2025, 7:49 AM AKDT (15:49 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 13 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2025-08-15 15:49:53 UTC
Depth
2.1 km (1.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.310° N, 152.513° 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.ScaleComputed byNotes
2.0ML, local (Richter)Alaska Earthquake CenterPreferred · Preliminary
1.59ML, local (Richter)AVFinal · ±0.189167665709128 · 13 stations

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

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Stations used
39

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 116 in the 60 days after this one and 124 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 116.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak025afo7wec (also filed as av93717353). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:12 AM UTC.