Alaska earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 42 km NNW of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 42 km NNW of False Pass, Alaska on Sun, Jun 3, 2018, 2:33 PM AKDT (22:33 UTC), 141 km (88 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 26 km ENE of False Pass, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2018-06-03 22:33:05 UTC
Depth
141.4 km (87.9 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
55.212° N, 163.631° 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

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.610 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3040 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 2.286 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 3039 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 1.710 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3039 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 2.08 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3039 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 2.24 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3034 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 4.333 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3034 days ago · 91 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 2.141 km W of False Pass, Alaska · 3030 days ago · 124 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 2.412 km WNW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 3028 days ago · 138 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 4.626 km ENE of False Pass, Alaska · 3012 days ago · 117 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 2.146 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3010 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 3.669 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 3004 days ago · 89 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 2.233 km NE of Cold Bay, Alaska · 2999 days ago · 115 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 3.02 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 2998 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 2.05 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2998 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 2.724 km ENE of False Pass, Alaska · 2993 days ago · 116 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 2.22 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2990 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  17. 1.65 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2990 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 2.426 km SSW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 2989 days ago · 126 km deep · 58 km away

Before

  1. 1.55 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3045 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 2.946 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3046 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 2.251 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3047 days ago · 64 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 2.336 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 3047 days ago · 78 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 2.027 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3052 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 1.74 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3060 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 2.96 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 3060 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 3.85 km NNW of False Pass, Alaska · 3060 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 2.131 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3061 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 2.435 km ESE of False Pass, Alaska · 3061 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 2.89 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3062 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 2.860 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3070 days ago · 76 km deep · 95 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak01873222en (also filed as ak19769659). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:30 PM UTC.