Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 54 km SE of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 54 km SE of False Pass, Alaska on Sun, Jul 17, 2016, 11:47 PM AKDT (07:47 UTC), 59 km (37 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 141 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from: Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time: Sun, Jul 17, 2016, 11:47 PM AKDT
UTC: 2016-07-18 07:47:31 UTC
Depth: 59.1 km (36.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 54.462° N, 162.895° 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: 13

Nearest places

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

King Cove, AlaskaPopulation 1,009. Forecast76 kmSSW

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 81 in the 60 days after this one and 45 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 81.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak01696vxl4d (also filed as ak13792461). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 11:55 AM UTC.