Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 155 km S of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 155 km S of False Pass, Alaska on Tue, May 24, 2016, 11:38 AM AKDT (19:38 UTC), 26 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 142 km S of False Pass, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from: Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time: Tue, May 24, 2016, 11:38 AM AKDT
UTC: 2016-05-24 19:38:20 UTC
Depth: 26.0 km (16.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 53.459° N, 163.533° 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.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used: 22

Nearest places

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

Akutan, AlaskaPopulation 1,040. Forecast165 kmESE

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 110 in the 60 days after this one and 21 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 110.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0166o4gqw2 (also filed as ak13615093). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 12:14 PM UTC.