M2.1 earthquake 100 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 100 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska on Sun, Feb 28, 2016, 5:16 AM AKST (14:16 UTC), 48 km (30 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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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 71 in the 60 days after this one and 52 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 71.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0162pt50ap (also filed as ak12942353). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:21 AM UTC.