M2.0 earthquake 89 km SW of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 89 km SW of False Pass, Alaska on Wed, Dec 26, 2018, 10:14 PM AKST (07:14 UTC), 75 km (46 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 112 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 63 in the 60 days after this one and 22 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 63.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak018gl59dsu. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:27 PM UTC.