Alaska earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 146 km S of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 146 km S of False Pass, Alaska on Thu, Feb 11, 2016, 8:32 PM AKST (05:32 UTC), 54 km (33 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 72 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2016-02-12 05:32:37 UTC
Depth
53.8 km (33.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.542° N, 163.174° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Stations used
20

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 53 in the 60 days after this one and 34 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0161z7a13f (also filed as ak12856327). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:38 PM UTC.