M2.6 earthquake 12 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska

Magnitude

2.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Alaska Earthquake Center

Local time

Fri, Dec 28, 2018, 12:37 AM AKST

UTC

2018-12-28 09:37:54 UTC

Depth

115.9 km (72.0 mi), intermediate-depth

Epicenter

54.756° N, 163.497° W

Region

Alaska

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Stations used

27

• King Cove, AlaskaPopulation 1,009. Forecast83 kmWSW

After

1. 2.089 km S of False Pass, AlaskaTue, Jan 1, 7:30 AM AKST · 2831 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
2. 2.487 km SW of False Pass, AlaskaTue, Jan 1, 4:49 PM AKST · 2831 days ago · 41 km deep · 76 km away
3. 2.077 km SSW of False Pass, AlaskaFri, Jan 4, 2:57 AM AKST · 2829 days ago · 69 km deep · 66 km away
4. 1.891 km SSW of False Pass, AlaskaFri, Jan 4, 11:32 AM AKST · 2828 days ago · 27 km deep · 79 km away
5. 2.197 km S of False Pass, AlaskaFri, Jan 4, 1:03 PM AKST · 2828 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
6. 1.852 km SSE of King Cove, AlaskaFri, Jan 4, 5:49 PM AKST · 2828 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
7. 1.744 km SW of King Cove, AlaskaMon, Jan 7, 2:41 AM AKST · 2826 days ago · 13 km deep · 48 km away
8. 2.210 km SW of Cold Bay, AlaskaFri, Jan 11, 5:01 AM AKST · 2822 days ago · 114 km deep · 58 km away
9. 1.527 km SSW of False Pass, AlaskaFri, Jan 11, 12:32 PM AKST · 2821 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
10. 3.132 km S of False Pass, AlaskaTue, Jan 15, 2:02 AM AKST · 2818 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
11. 2.763 km SE of False Pass, AlaskaSun, Jan 20, 5:20 PM AKST · 2812 days ago · 31 km deep · 61 km away
12. 3.5Unimak Island region, AlaskaWed, Jan 23, 4:28 AM AKST · 2810 days ago · 21 km deep · 74 km away
13. 2.6104 km SSW of False Pass, AlaskaFri, Jan 25, 5:00 PM AKST · 2807 days ago · 35 km deep · 92 km away
14. 2.383 km E of Akutan, AlaskaSun, Jan 27, 4:33 PM AKST · 2805 days ago · 77 km deep · 89 km away
15. 2.0100 km SSE of False Pass, AlaskaMon, Jan 28, 10:44 AM AKST · 2804 days ago · 26 km deep · 92 km away
16. 2.159 km SSE of False Pass, AlaskaMon, Jan 28, 12:38 PM AKST · 2804 days ago · 55 km deep · 51 km away
17. 2.5109 km S of False Pass, AlaskaTue, Jan 29, 3:40 AM AKST · 2804 days ago · 16 km deep · 98 km away
18. 2.283 km SW of False Pass, AlaskaWed, Jan 30, 5:29 PM AKST · 2802 days ago · 71 km deep · 72 km away
19. 2.581 km S of King Cove, AlaskaThu, Jan 31, 6:49 PM AKST · 2801 days ago · 35 km deep · 87 km away
20. 2.393 km S of False Pass, AlaskaTue, Feb 5, 3:28 PM AKST · 2796 days ago · 26 km deep · 83 km away
21. 3.0100 km SE of False Pass, AlaskaWed, Feb 6, 6:08 AM AKST · 2796 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
22. 2.978 km SSE of False Pass, AlaskaSat, Feb 9, 6:19 PM AKST · 2792 days ago · 35 km deep · 69 km away
23. 3.836 km N of False Pass, AlaskaSun, Feb 10, 8:50 PM AKST · 2791 days ago · 176 km deep · 48 km away
24. 2.2107 km SSW of False Pass, AlaskaTue, Feb 12, 2:20 PM AKST · 2789 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away
25. 2.7102 km SSW of False Pass, AlaskaThu, Feb 14, 1:12 PM AKST · 2787 days ago · 27 km deep · 91 km away
26. 2.339 km SSW of False Pass, AlaskaThu, Feb 14, 1:29 PM AKST · 2787 days ago · 87 km deep · 28 km away
27. 2.140 km ESE of False Pass, AlaskaFri, Feb 15, 6:38 PM AKST · 2786 days ago · 75 km deep · 45 km away
28. 1.745 km WNW of False Pass, AlaskaSat, Feb 16, 3:31 AM AKST · 2786 days ago · 14 km deep · 46 km away
29. 1.531 km S of False Pass, AlaskaSat, Feb 16, 2:13 PM AKST · 2785 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
30. 2.693 km SSW of False Pass, AlaskaSun, Feb 17, 6:47 PM AKST · 2784 days ago · 32 km deep · 81 km away
31. 2.374 km S of King Cove, AlaskaTue, Feb 19, 12:12 AM AKST · 2783 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
32. 2.193 km SSW of False Pass, AlaskaWed, Feb 20, 11:30 PM AKST · 2781 days ago · 25 km deep · 81 km away
33. 2.932 km S of King Cove, AKMon, Feb 25, 6:14 PM AKST · 2776 days ago · 87 km deep · 70 km away

Before

1. 2.089 km SW of False Pass, AlaskaWed, Dec 26, 10:14 PM AKST · 2837 days ago · 75 km deep · 78 km away
2. 2.115 km SSW of False Pass, AlaskaWed, Dec 26, 5:43 PM AKST · 2837 days ago · 122 km deep · 5 km away
3. 2.338 km S of False Pass, AlaskaWed, Dec 26, 1:50 PM AKST · 2837 days ago · 73 km deep · 27 km away
4. 2.589 km SE of False Pass, AlaskaWed, Dec 26, 12:03 PM AKST · 2837 days ago · 21 km deep · 85 km away
5. 2.596 km SE of False Pass, AlaskaWed, Dec 26, 11:13 AM AKST · 2837 days ago · 37 km deep · 92 km away
6. 2.274 km S of False Pass, AlaskaSun, Dec 23, 11:25 AM AKST · 2840 days ago · 18 km deep · 65 km away
7. 2.5106 km SSE of False Pass, AlaskaThu, Dec 20, 10:13 PM AKST · 2843 days ago · 25 km deep · 100 km away
8. 2.275 km ENE of Akutan, AlaskaWed, Dec 19, 5:32 AM AKST · 2845 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
9. 2.6109 km S of False Pass, AlaskaWed, Dec 19, 2:24 AM AKST · 2845 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
10. 2.4106 km SSW of False Pass, AlaskaSun, Dec 16, 7:06 AM AKST · 2847 days ago · 26 km deep · 94 km away
11. 2.593 km SE of False Pass, AlaskaFri, Dec 14, 12:06 AM AKST · 2850 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
12. 2.869 km S of False Pass, AlaskaSun, Dec 9, 3:59 PM AKST · 2854 days ago · 89 km deep · 58 km away
13. 2.136 km SSE of False Pass, AlaskaThu, Dec 6, 3:24 PM AKST · 2857 days ago · 16 km deep · 29 km away
14. 2.920 km SW of Cold Bay, AlaskaWed, Dec 5, 12:08 AM AKST · 2859 days ago · 136 km deep · 48 km away
15. 2.29 km E of False Pass, AlaskaSun, Dec 2, 6:19 PM AKST · 2861 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
16. 2.486 km SSE of False Pass, AlaskaSun, Dec 2, 1:34 PM AKST · 2861 days ago · 14 km deep · 78 km away
17. 2.2104 km S of False Pass, AlaskaSun, Dec 2, 1:00 PM AKST · 2861 days ago · 26 km deep · 93 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak018gmu4ky0. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:17 AM UTC.