Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 10 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 10 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska on Tue, Jun 5, 2018, 1:30 PM AKDT (21:30 UTC), 4 km (3 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
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2018-06-05 21:30:31 UTC
Depth
4.4 km (2.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.766° N, 163.381° 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

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.9 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.27
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
321°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 36 in the 60 days after this one and 32 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.08 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3039 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 2.199 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3036 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 2.24 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3034 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 2.4109 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3034 days ago · 20 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 4.333 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3034 days ago · 91 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 2.5102 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3033 days ago · 35 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 1.950 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 3031 days ago · 20 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 1.684 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 3030 days ago · 23 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 2.141 km W of False Pass, Alaska · 3030 days ago · 124 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 2.389 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3028 days ago · 59 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 2.412 km WNW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 3028 days ago · 138 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 2.036 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 3022 days ago · 71 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 3.1103 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3021 days ago · 32 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 3.7108 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3018 days ago · 41 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 2.375 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3017 days ago · 40 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 3.9101 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 3017 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 2.978 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3017 days ago · 23 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 1.892 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3014 days ago · 39 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 3.080 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3014 days ago · 34 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 4.626 km ENE of False Pass, Alaska · 3012 days ago · 117 km deep · 31 km away
  21. 2.146 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3010 days ago · 12 km deep · 38 km away
  22. 3.265 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 3009 days ago · 23 km deep · 86 km away
  23. 3.669 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 3004 days ago · 89 km deep · 64 km away
  24. 2.8104 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3004 days ago · 36 km deep · 95 km away
  25. 2.233 km NE of Cold Bay, Alaska · 2999 days ago · 115 km deep · 96 km away
  26. 3.02 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 2998 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  27. 2.05 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2998 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  28. 2.392 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2997 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  29. 2.724 km ENE of False Pass, Alaska · 2993 days ago · 116 km deep · 28 km away
  30. 2.192 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2990 days ago · 26 km deep · 85 km away
  31. 1.987 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2990 days ago · 27 km deep · 81 km away
  32. 2.22 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2990 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  33. 1.65 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2990 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  34. 2.426 km SSW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 2989 days ago · 126 km deep · 41 km away
  35. 3.091 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2988 days ago · 35 km deep · 85 km away
  36. 2.192 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2988 days ago · 25 km deep · 83 km away

Before

  1. 2.286 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 3039 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 1.610 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3040 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 4.257 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 3040 days ago · 74 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 2
  4. 2.442 km NNW of False Pass, Alaska · 3041 days ago · 141 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 2.196 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3041 days ago · 25 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 3.095 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 3044 days ago · 38 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 1.55 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3045 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 2.946 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3046 days ago · 14 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 2.251 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3047 days ago · 64 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 2.336 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 3047 days ago · 78 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 2.362 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 3048 days ago · 42 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 2.893 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3050 days ago · 17 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 2.027 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3052 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  14. 3.360 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3054 days ago · 35 km deep · 100 km away
  15. 2.587 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3055 days ago · 19 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 2.197 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3055 days ago · 26 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 3.494 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3057 days ago · 24 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 2.399 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3059 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 1.897 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3060 days ago · 22 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 2.285 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3060 days ago · 39 km deep · 76 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event av61717561. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:17 PM UTC.