Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 78 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 78 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska on Mon, Feb 19, 2018, 8:38 PM AKST (05:38 UTC), 58 km (36 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 134 km SE of Akutan, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.2 (ml), micro
Local time: Mon, Feb 19, 2018, 8:38 PM AKST
UTC: 2018-02-20 05:38:08 UTC
Depth: 58.4 km (36.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 54.208° N, 163.898° 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

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Stations used: 22

Nearest places

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

Akutan, AlaskaPopulation 1,040. Forecast122 kmE

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 93 in the 60 days after this one and 22 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 93.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0182cfm132 (also filed as ak18465539). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:49 PM UTC.