Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 81 km SW of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 81 km SW of False Pass, Alaska on Tue, May 8, 2018, 3:22 PM AKDT (23:22 UTC), 79 km (49 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 152 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2018-05-08 23:22:57 UTC
Depth
79.0 km (49.1 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
54.309° N, 164.252° 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.

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Stations used
13

Nearest places

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 107 in the 60 days after this one and 39 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 107.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0185w2m89w (also filed as ak19571468). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:30 PM UTC.