Alaska earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 22 km WNW of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 22 km WNW of False Pass, Alaska on Sun, Jul 10, 2016, 5:23 AM AKDT (13:23 UTC), 156 km (97 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 84 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2016-07-10 13:23:06 UTC
Depth
155.8 km (96.8 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
54.964° N, 163.698° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.ScaleComputed byNotes
2.5ML, local (Richter)USGS National Earthquake Information CenterPreferred · Reviewed
2.5ML, local (Richter)Alaska Earthquake CenterPreliminary

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 19.3 km horizontally, 10.0 km in depth
Stations used
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 34 in the 60 days after this one and 20 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.073 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3737 days ago · 21 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 2.025 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3737 days ago · 76 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 2.743 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3736 days ago · 109 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 1.980 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 3734 days ago · 75 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 2.041 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3733 days ago · 79 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 2.984 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 3730 days ago · 186 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 2.054 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3730 days ago · 59 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 2.087 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3726 days ago · 47 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 1.953 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 3725 days ago · 52 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 2.153 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 3724 days ago · 19 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 2.084 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 3724 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 2.031 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 3721 days ago · 63 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 2.043 km NNW of False Pass, Alaska · 3719 days ago · 161 km deep · 27 km away
  14. 2.260 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 3719 days ago · 53 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 1.935 km NW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 3719 days ago · 157 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 2.089 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3719 days ago · 27 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 1.619 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3719 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  18. 1.977 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3716 days ago · 27 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 2.076 km NE of Akutan, Alaska · 3713 days ago · 107 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 1.777 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3709 days ago · 27 km deep · 98 km away
  21. 1.986 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3709 days ago · 41 km deep · 90 km away
  22. 1.692 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3706 days ago · 39 km deep · 95 km away
  23. 2.088 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 3702 days ago · 27 km deep · 90 km away
  24. 2.576 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3700 days ago · 19 km deep · 97 km away
  25. 2.177 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3698 days ago · 18 km deep · 90 km away
  26. 1.942 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3698 days ago · 70 km deep · 63 km away
  27. 2.158 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 3696 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  28. 2.531 km ESE of False Pass, Alaska · 3695 days ago · 82 km deep · 53 km away
  29. 2.346 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 3694 days ago · 63 km deep · 85 km away
  30. 2.515 km N of King Cove, Alaska · 3693 days ago · 147 km deep · 90 km away
  31. 2.465 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 3692 days ago · 124 km deep · 62 km away
  32. 1.981 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3690 days ago · 26 km deep · 93 km away
  33. 2.28 km NW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 3690 days ago · 157 km deep · 64 km away
  34. 1.838 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3685 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away

Before

  1. 1.683 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 3738 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 2.743 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3738 days ago · 123 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 2.283 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3739 days ago · 20 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 2.367 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3739 days ago · 164 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 2.237 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3742 days ago · 78 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 1.637 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 3743 days ago · 71 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 1.946 km WNW of False Pass, Alaska · 3744 days ago · 159 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 2.042 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3745 days ago · 60 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 2.182 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 3746 days ago · 82 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 1.840 km SW of King Cove, Alaska · 3751 days ago · 80 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 2.177 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 3751 days ago · 87 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 2.942 km NW of False Pass, Alaska · 3759 days ago · 202 km deep · 21 km away
  13. 1.948 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3762 days ago · 64 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 2.021 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3763 days ago · 97 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 2.168 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3764 days ago · 42 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 2.148 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3764 days ago · 74 km deep · 61 km away
  17. 2.955 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3765 days ago · 134 km deep · 44 km away
  18. 2.053 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3765 days ago · 55 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 2.187 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3765 days ago · 19 km deep · 100 km away
  20. 2.052 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 3767 days ago · 51 km deep · 81 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20006f3u (also filed as ak13758135, ak0168tr27mu). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:30 AM UTC.