M1.7 earthquake 28 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska

Magnitude

1.7 (ml), micro

Local time

Sun, Apr 8, 2018, 2:38 AM AKDT

UTC

2018-04-08 10:38:07 UTC

Depth

33.1 km (20.6 mi), shallow

Epicenter

54.762° N, 163.819° W

Region

Alaska

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 2.8 km horizontally, 1.5 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.46

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

117°

Stations used

8

• King Cove, AlaskaPopulation 1,009. Forecast102 kmWSW

After

1. 2.892 km SSW of False Pass, AlaskaSun, Apr 8, 8:17 AM AKDT · 3097 days ago · 31 km deep · 72 km away
2. 2.469 km WSW of False Pass, AlaskaWed, Apr 11, 12:52 PM AKDT · 3094 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
3. 2.1113 km SSW of False Pass, AlaskaThu, Apr 12, 3:56 AM AKDT · 3093 days ago · 21 km deep · 98 km away
4. 2.820 km SSW of False Pass, AlaskaFri, Apr 13, 8:14 AM AKDT · 3092 days ago · 90 km deep · 22 km away
5. 2.1104 km SSW of False Pass, AlaskaFri, Apr 13, 11:53 PM AKDT · 3092 days ago · 19 km deep · 91 km away
6. 2.999 km S of False Pass, AlaskaSat, Apr 14, 2:23 PM AKDT · 3091 days ago · 25 km deep · 96 km away
7. 2.597 km S of False Pass, AlaskaSun, Apr 15, 7:31 AM AKDT · 3090 days ago · 22 km deep · 92 km away
8. 2.690 km SSW of False Pass, AlaskaTue, Apr 17, 7:06 AM AKDT · 3088 days ago · 48 km deep · 78 km away
9. 2.184 km E of Akutan, AlaskaFri, Apr 20, 6:27 AM AKDT · 3085 days ago · 62 km deep · 87 km away
10. 1.892 km S of False Pass, AlaskaSat, Apr 21, 5:51 AM AKDT · 3084 days ago · 20 km deep · 81 km away
11. 4.293 km S of False Pass, AlaskaWed, Apr 25, 2:42 AM AKDT · 3080 days ago · 41 km deep · 83 km away
12. 3.491 km SSE of False Pass, AlaskaFri, Apr 27, 6:05 AM AKDT · 3078 days ago · 35 km deep · 98 km away
13. 2.3103 km SSW of False Pass, AlaskaFri, Apr 27, 6:23 AM AKDT · 3078 days ago · 38 km deep · 85 km away
14. 2.636 km SSE of False Pass, AlaskaSat, Apr 28, 8:19 AM AKDT · 3077 days ago · 77 km deep · 45 km away
15. 2.3104 km S of False Pass, AlaskaSun, Apr 29, 1:16 PM AKDT · 3076 days ago · 28 km deep · 99 km away
16. 3.462 km S of False Pass, AlaskaSat, May 5, 12:53 PM AKDT · 3070 days ago · 61 km deep · 60 km away
17. 3.089 km SSW of False Pass, AlaskaSat, May 5, 3:49 PM AKDT · 3070 days ago · 35 km deep · 68 km away
18. 2.5100 km S of False Pass, AlaskaSat, May 5, 5:46 PM AKDT · 3070 days ago · 34 km deep · 99 km away
19. 2.860 km SSW of False Pass, AlaskaSat, May 5, 6:44 PM AKDT · 3070 days ago · 76 km deep · 45 km away
20. 2.190 km SSW of False Pass, AlaskaSun, May 6, 12:29 AM AKDT · 3070 days ago · 28 km deep · 71 km away
21. 2.281 km SW of False Pass, AlaskaTue, May 8, 3:22 PM AKDT · 3067 days ago · 79 km deep · 58 km away
22. 2.186 km SSW of False Pass, AlaskaThu, May 10, 1:05 AM AKDT · 3066 days ago · 52 km deep · 68 km away
23. 2.090 km SW of False Pass, AlaskaSat, May 12, 1:00 AM AKDT · 3064 days ago · 39 km deep · 68 km away
24. 2.597 km S of False Pass, AlaskaSat, May 12, 1:13 AM AKDT · 3063 days ago · 17 km deep · 94 km away
25. 2.298 km E of Akutan, AlaskaSat, May 12, 2:39 AM AKDT · 3063 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
26. 4.2101 km S of False Pass, AlaskaSat, May 12, 3:42 AM AKDT · 3063 days ago · 42 km deep · 93 km away
27. 2.89 km SE of False Pass, AlaskaSun, May 13, 12:24 AM AKDT · 3063 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
28. 2.435 km ESE of False Pass, AlaskaMon, May 14, 10:20 AM AKDT · 3061 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
29. 2.131 km SSW of False Pass, AlaskaMon, May 14, 4:50 PM AKDT · 3061 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
30. 3.85 km NNW of False Pass, AlaskaTue, May 15, 7:02 AM AKDT · 3060 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
31. 2.96 km SW of False Pass, AlaskaTue, May 15, 7:03 AM AKDT · 3060 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
32. 1.74 km SSW of False Pass, AlaskaTue, May 15, 9:55 AM AKDT · 3060 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
33. 2.285 km SSE of False Pass, AlaskaTue, May 15, 3:51 PM AKDT · 3060 days ago · 39 km deep · 91 km away
34. 1.897 km SSW of False Pass, AlaskaTue, May 15, 7:11 PM AKDT · 3060 days ago · 22 km deep · 77 km away
35. 2.399 km SSE of False Pass, AlaskaWed, May 16, 3:37 AM AKDT · 3059 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
36. 2.156 km E of Akutan, AlaskaFri, May 18, 12:48 AM AKDT · 3058 days ago · 75 km deep · 96 km away
37. 1.555 km ENE of Akutan, AlaskaSat, May 19, 10:09 AM AKDT · 3056 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
38. 2.197 km S of False Pass, AlaskaSun, May 20, 1:27 AM AKDT · 3055 days ago · 26 km deep · 87 km away
39. 2.587 km SE of False Pass, AlaskaSun, May 20, 4:11 PM AKDT · 3055 days ago · 19 km deep · 99 km away
40. 2.027 km SSW of False Pass, AlaskaWed, May 23, 1:08 AM AKDT · 3052 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
41. 1.872 km E of Akutan, AlaskaWed, May 23, 4:32 AM AKDT · 3052 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
42. 1.986 km E of Akutan, AlaskaWed, May 23, 10:28 PM AKDT · 3052 days ago · 24 km deep · 90 km away
43. 2.893 km SSE of False Pass, AlaskaThu, May 24, 10:04 PM AKDT · 3051 days ago · 17 km deep · 97 km away
44. 1.772 km E of Akutan, AlaskaThu, May 24, 10:23 PM AKDT · 3051 days ago · 47 km deep · 94 km away
45. 2.336 km SSW of King Cove, AlaskaSun, May 27, 11:33 PM AKDT · 3048 days ago · 78 km deep · 81 km away
46. 2.251 km SE of False Pass, AlaskaSun, May 27, 11:51 PM AKDT · 3048 days ago · 64 km deep · 67 km away
47. 2.946 km SE of False Pass, AlaskaTue, May 29, 2:08 PM AKDT · 3046 days ago · 14 km deep · 60 km away
48. 1.55 km SSE of False Pass, AlaskaWed, May 30, 6:46 AM AKDT · 3045 days ago · 0 km deep · 28 km away
49. 3.095 km SW of False Pass, AlaskaThu, May 31, 10:59 AM AKDT · 3044 days ago · 38 km deep · 73 km away
50. 2.196 km SSW of False Pass, AlaskaSun, Jun 3, 11:04 AM AKDT · 3041 days ago · 25 km deep · 75 km away
51. 2.442 km NNW of False Pass, AlaskaSun, Jun 3, 2:33 PM AKDT · 3041 days ago · 141 km deep · 51 km away
52. 4.257 km S of King Cove, AlaskaSun, Jun 3, 9:38 PM AKDT · 3041 days ago · 74 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 2
53. 1.610 km SSE of False Pass, AlaskaMon, Jun 4, 5:42 AM AKDT · 3040 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
54. 2.286 km ENE of Akutan, AlaskaTue, Jun 5, 4:12 AM AKDT · 3039 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
55. 1.710 km SSE of False Pass, AlaskaTue, Jun 5, 1:30 PM AKDT · 3039 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
56. 2.08 km SE of False Pass, AlaskaTue, Jun 5, 2:47 PM AKDT · 3039 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away

Before

1. 2.2100 km S of False Pass, AlaskaSat, Apr 7, 7:10 PM AKDT · 3098 days ago · 17 km deep · 94 km away
2. 2.660 km S of King Cove, AlaskaSat, Apr 7, 6:00 PM AKDT · 3098 days ago · 20 km deep · 90 km away
3. 1.968 km S of False Pass, AlaskaThu, Apr 5, 2:24 PM AKDT · 3100 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
4. 2.336 km SSW of False Pass, AlaskaTue, Apr 3, 12:24 PM AKDT · 3102 days ago · 98 km deep · 27 km away
5. 2.915 km WSW of Cold Bay, AlaskaSun, Apr 1, 5:10 AM AKDT · 3104 days ago · 118 km deep · 69 km away
6. 1.840 km SE of False Pass, AlaskaSat, Mar 31, 11:00 AM AKDT · 3105 days ago · 13 km deep · 60 km away
7. 1.8107 km SSW of False Pass, AlaskaFri, Mar 30, 3:03 AM AKDT · 3106 days ago · 21 km deep · 89 km away
8. 2.063 km ENE of Akutan, AlaskaWed, Mar 28, 1:10 PM AKDT · 3108 days ago · 108 km deep · 81 km away
9. 2.888 km E of Akutan, AlaskaMon, Mar 26, 3:24 PM AKDT · 3110 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
10. 2.023 km SSW of King Cove, AlaskaSat, Mar 24, 2:28 AM AKDT · 3112 days ago · 85 km deep · 92 km away
11. 1.955 km S of King Cove, AlaskaFri, Mar 23, 10:52 PM AKDT · 3113 days ago · 22 km deep · 91 km away
12. 2.093 km SSW of False Pass, AlaskaWed, Mar 21, 3:23 AM AKDT · 3115 days ago · 26 km deep · 72 km away
13. 2.973 km SW of False Pass, AlaskaTue, Mar 20, 4:32 PM AKDT · 3116 days ago · 75 km deep · 52 km away
14. 2.077 km S of False Pass, AlaskaMon, Mar 19, 8:13 PM AKDT · 3117 days ago · 43 km deep · 70 km away
15. 2.871 km WSW of False Pass, AlaskaThu, Mar 15, 6:07 PM AKDT · 3121 days ago · 111 km deep · 43 km away
16. 2.266 km S of King Cove, AlaskaWed, Mar 14, 7:37 PM AKDT · 3122 days ago · 26 km deep · 94 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event av70783799. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:35 PM UTC.