Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 82 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 82 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska on Thu, Dec 31, 2015, 7:16 AM AKST (16:16 UTC), 44 km (27 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 169 km S of False Pass, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from: Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time: Thu, Dec 31, 2015, 7:16 AM AKST
UTC: 2015-12-31 16:16:25 UTC
Depth: 44.1 km (27.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 54.146° N, 163.778° 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.

Stations used: 18

Nearest places

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

Akutan, AlaskaPopulation 1,040. Forecast130 kmE

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 91 in the 60 days after this one and 53 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 91.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak015grws3bl (also filed as ak12449743). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 10:46 AM UTC.