Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 5 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 5 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska on Wed, May 30, 2018, 6:46 AM AKDT (14:46 UTC), 0 km (0 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
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2018-05-30 14:46:35 UTC
Depth
0.1 km (0.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.810° N, 163.394° 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 1.0 km horizontally, 13.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.24
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
261°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 39 in the 60 days after this one and 29 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.095 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 3044 days ago · 38 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 2.196 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3041 days ago · 25 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 2.442 km NNW of False Pass, Alaska · 3041 days ago · 141 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 4.257 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 3040 days ago · 74 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 2
  5. 1.610 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3040 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 2.286 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 3039 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 1.710 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3039 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 2.08 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3039 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 2.199 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3036 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 2.24 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3034 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 4.333 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3034 days ago · 91 km deep · 29 km away
  12. 2.5102 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3033 days ago · 35 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 1.950 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 3031 days ago · 20 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 1.684 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 3030 days ago · 23 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 2.141 km W of False Pass, Alaska · 3030 days ago · 124 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 2.412 km WNW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 3028 days ago · 138 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 2.036 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 3022 days ago · 71 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 3.1103 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3021 days ago · 32 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 2.375 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3017 days ago · 40 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 2.978 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3017 days ago · 23 km deep · 74 km away
  21. 1.892 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3014 days ago · 39 km deep · 88 km away
  22. 3.080 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3014 days ago · 34 km deep · 76 km away
  23. 4.626 km ENE of False Pass, Alaska · 3012 days ago · 117 km deep · 28 km away
  24. 2.146 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3010 days ago · 12 km deep · 42 km away
  25. 3.265 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 3009 days ago · 23 km deep · 89 km away
  26. 3.669 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 3004 days ago · 89 km deep · 67 km away
  27. 2.8104 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3004 days ago · 36 km deep · 99 km away
  28. 2.233 km NE of Cold Bay, Alaska · 2999 days ago · 115 km deep · 93 km away
  29. 3.02 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 2998 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  30. 2.05 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2998 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  31. 2.392 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2997 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  32. 2.724 km ENE of False Pass, Alaska · 2993 days ago · 116 km deep · 26 km away
  33. 2.192 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2990 days ago · 26 km deep · 89 km away
  34. 1.987 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2990 days ago · 27 km deep · 84 km away
  35. 2.22 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2990 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  36. 1.65 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2990 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  37. 2.426 km SSW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 2989 days ago · 126 km deep · 39 km away
  38. 3.091 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2988 days ago · 35 km deep · 88 km away
  39. 2.192 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2988 days ago · 25 km deep · 88 km away

Before

  1. 2.946 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3046 days ago · 14 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 2.251 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3047 days ago · 64 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 2.336 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 3047 days ago · 78 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 2.362 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 3048 days ago · 42 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 2.893 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3050 days ago · 17 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 2.027 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3052 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 2.587 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3055 days ago · 19 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 2.197 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3055 days ago · 26 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 3.494 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3057 days ago · 24 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 2.399 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3059 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 1.897 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3060 days ago · 22 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 2.285 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3060 days ago · 39 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 1.74 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3060 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 2.96 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 3060 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 3.85 km NNW of False Pass, Alaska · 3060 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  16. 2.131 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3061 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  17. 2.435 km ESE of False Pass, Alaska · 3061 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  18. 2.89 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3062 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  19. 4.2101 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3063 days ago · 42 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 2.298 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3063 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event av70789804. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:18 PM UTC.