Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 43 km SE of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 43 km SE of False Pass, Alaska on Sun, Sep 9, 2018, 2:39 AM AKDT (10:39 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 84 km S of False Pass, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 1.7 (ml), micro
Local time: Sun, Sep 9, 2018, 2:39 AM AKDT
UTC: 2018-09-09 10:39:32 UTC
Depth: 6.2 km (3.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 54.587° N, 162.915° 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: 18

Nearest places

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

King Cove, AlaskaPopulation 1,009. Forecast65 kmSW

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 71 in the 60 days after this one and 27 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 71.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak018bkxm7yn (also filed as aacse018bkxm7yn). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:11 AM UTC.