Alaska earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 19 km SE of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 19 km SE of False Pass, Alaska on Tue, Feb 3, 2026, 2:25 PM AKST (23:25 UTC), 99 km (62 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 66 km SW of False Pass, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2026-02-03 23:25:00 UTC
Depth
99.4 km (61.8 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
54.738° N, 163.178° 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 20.0 km horizontally, 3.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
183°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 56 in the 60 days after this one and 33 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.642 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 238 days ago · 79 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 2.151 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 237 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 2.467 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 235 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 2.690 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 234 days ago · 35 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 2.790 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 232 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 4.566 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 228 days ago · 80 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.734 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 224 days ago · 76 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 2.5101 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 224 days ago · 30 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 2.593 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 223 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 2.698 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 223 days ago · 35 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 2.588 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 221 days ago · 26 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 2.257 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 221 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 2.394 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 221 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 2.499 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 221 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 1.828 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 220 days ago · 90 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 2.475 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 219 days ago · 17 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 2.351 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 219 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 2.545 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 216 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  19. 2.136 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 216 days ago · 12 km deep · 32 km away
  20. 2.892 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 211 days ago · 35 km deep · 74 km away
  21. 2.7102 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 211 days ago · 35 km deep · 94 km away
  22. 2.698 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 211 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  23. 2.349 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 211 days ago · 66 km deep · 81 km away
  24. 2.952 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 210 days ago · 49 km deep · 92 km away
  25. 2.372 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 208 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  26. 2.758 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 205 days ago · 76 km deep · 70 km away
  27. 2.350 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 199 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  28. 2.487 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 197 days ago · 80 km deep · 99 km away
  29. 2.6103 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 197 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  30. 2.861 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 195 days ago · 100 km deep · 68 km away
  31. 2.478 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 195 days ago · 69 km deep · 74 km away
  32. 1.937 km E of King Cove, Alaska · 194 days ago · 99 km deep · 99 km away
  33. 1.747 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 193 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  34. 2.7107 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 193 days ago · 35 km deep · 89 km away
  35. 1.545 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 193 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  36. 2.588 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 192 days ago · 35 km deep · 77 km away
  37. 2.061 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 191 days ago · 47 km deep · 93 km away
  38. 3.793 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 190 days ago · 35 km deep · 87 km away
  39. 2.498 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 187 days ago · 35 km deep · 86 km away
  40. 2.996 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 187 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  41. 2.472 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 187 days ago · 35 km deep · 57 km away
  42. 2.3100 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 186 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  43. 2.237 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 185 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
  44. 2.6107 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 184 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
  45. 2.295 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 184 days ago · 22 km deep · 81 km away
  46. 3.788 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 183 days ago · 35 km deep · 77 km away
  47. 2.392 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 183 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  48. 2.468 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 183 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  49. 1.921 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 182 days ago · 96 km deep · 64 km away
  50. 2.041 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 182 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away
  51. 2.3104 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 182 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
  52. 2.4108 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 180 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away
  53. 2.666 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 180 days ago · 25 km deep · 80 km away
  54. 2.583 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 180 days ago · 35 km deep · 65 km away
  55. 2.347 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 179 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  56. 1.748 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 179 days ago · 69 km deep · 46 km away

Before

  1. 1.815 km S of Cold Bay, Alaska · 239 days ago · 116 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 2.268 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 241 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 2.496 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 241 days ago · 35 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 2.5103 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 241 days ago · 20 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 2.451 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 244 days ago · 75 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 3.18 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 244 days ago · 168 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 2.686 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 245 days ago · 35 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 2.255 km ESE of False Pass, Alaska · 245 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 3.297 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 246 days ago · 42 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 3.068 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 248 days ago · 40 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 2.723 km ESE of False Pass, Alaska · 249 days ago · 98 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 2.4100 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 249 days ago · 21 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 2.595 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 251 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 2.293 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 251 days ago · 17 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 2.056 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 251 days ago · 19 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 2.292 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 251 days ago · 20 km deep · 100 km away
  17. 2.378 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 252 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 2.5111 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 252 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 2.472 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 253 days ago · 12 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 2.431 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 253 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak2026ckjntc. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:45 AM UTC.