Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 93 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 93 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska on Wed, Mar 21, 2018, 3:23 AM AKDT (11:23 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: 2.0 (ml), micro
Local time: Wed, Mar 21, 2018, 3:23 AM AKDT
UTC: 2018-03-21 11:23:08 UTC
Depth: 25.5 km (15.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 54.157° N, 164.216° 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: 21

Nearest places

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

Akutan, AlaskaPopulation 1,040. Forecast102 kmE

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 135 in the 60 days after this one and 34 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 135.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0183ohohav (also filed as ak18824958). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:30 PM UTC.