Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 154 km S of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 154 km S of False Pass, Alaska on Sun, Jul 10, 2016, 9:38 AM AKDT (17:38 UTC), 19 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 216 km SE of Akutan, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2016-07-10 17:38:28 UTC
Depth
19.3 km (12.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.468° N, 163.536° 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
16

Nearest places

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 105 in the 60 days after this one and 60 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 105.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0168ttj7ik (also filed as ak13758156). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 5:39 AM UTC.