Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 41 km W of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 41 km W of False Pass, Alaska on Thu, Jun 14, 2018, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC), 124 km (77 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
2.1 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2018-06-14 12:00:28 UTC
Depth
123.7 km (76.9 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
54.863° N, 164.058° 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
29

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 24 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0187l2tiwu (also filed as ak19770540). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:50 PM UTC.