Alaska earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 88 km S of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 88 km S of False Pass, Alaska on Thu, Sep 14, 2017, 3:42 PM AKDT (23:42 UTC), 38 km (23 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 109 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from: Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time: Thu, Sep 14, 2017, 3:42 PM AKDT
UTC: 2017-09-14 23:42:53 UTC
Depth: 37.5 km (23.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 54.070° N, 163.621° 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: 24

Nearest places

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

King Cove, AlaskaPopulation 1,009. Forecast139 kmSW

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 68 in the 60 days after this one and 44 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 68.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak017btf2a1u (also filed as ak16827737). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:18 AM UTC.