Alaska earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 165 km S of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 165 km S of False Pass, Alaska on Sun, May 20, 2018, 9:46 AM AKDT (17:46 UTC), 26 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.5 160 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.4 (ml), micro
Local time: Sun, May 20, 2018, 9:46 AM AKDT
UTC: 2018-05-20 17:46:20 UTC
Depth: 25.5 km (15.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 53.374° N, 163.578° 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

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Stations used: 19

Nearest places

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

Akutan, AlaskaPopulation 1,040. Forecast167 kmESE

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 122 in the 60 days after this one and 58 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 122.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0186ftmuwh (also filed as ak19639470). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:24 PM UTC.