Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 119 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 119 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska on Tue, Mar 20, 2018, 6:07 AM AKDT (14:07 UTC), 26 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 155 km S of False Pass, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from: Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time: Tue, Mar 20, 2018, 6:07 AM AKDT
UTC: 2018-03-20 14:07:57 UTC
Depth: 25.6 km (15.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 53.830° N, 163.959° 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: 19

Nearest places

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

Akutan, AlaskaPopulation 1,040. Forecast123 kmESE

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 155 in the 60 days after this one and 38 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 155.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0183mvu3xt (also filed as ak18716227). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:31 AM UTC.