M2.4 earthquake 90 km SE of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 90 km SE of False Pass, Alaska on Wed, Jul 20, 2016, 2:14 AM AKDT (10:14 UTC), 13 km (8 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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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: 69 in the 60 days after this one and 45 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 69.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0169a8lhup (also filed as ak13780183). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:20 PM UTC.