Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 92 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 92 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska on Sat, Jun 30, 2018, 9:34 AM AKDT (17:34 UTC), 39 km (24 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 160 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 1.8 (ml), micro
Local time: Sat, Jun 30, 2018, 9:34 AM AKDT
UTC: 2018-06-30 17:34:04 UTC
Depth: 38.9 km (24.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 54.117° N, 164.064° 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. Forecast112 kmE

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 75 in the 60 days after this one and 60 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 75.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0188bmlhcu (also filed as ak19847920). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:12 PM UTC.