Alaska earthquakes

M3.8 earthquake 5 km NNW of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 5 km NNW of False Pass, Alaska on Tue, May 15, 2018, 7:02 AM AKDT (15:02 UTC), 5 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
3.8 (mb), minor
Local time
UTC
2018-05-15 15:02:36 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.899° N, 163.436° 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 2.9 km horizontally, 5.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
70°
Stations used
66

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 35 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.96 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 3060 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 1.74 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3060 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 2.285 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3060 days ago · 39 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 3.494 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3057 days ago · 24 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 2.587 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3055 days ago · 19 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 2.027 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3052 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 2.893 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3051 days ago · 17 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 2.362 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 3048 days ago · 42 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 2.336 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 3048 days ago · 78 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 2.251 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3048 days ago · 64 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 2.946 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3046 days ago · 14 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 1.55 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3045 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 3.095 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 3044 days ago · 38 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 2.196 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3041 days ago · 25 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 2.442 km NNW of False Pass, Alaska · 3041 days ago · 141 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 4.257 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 3041 days ago · 74 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 2
  17. 1.610 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3040 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  18. 2.286 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 3039 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 1.710 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3039 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  20. 2.08 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3039 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  21. 2.24 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3035 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  22. 4.333 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3034 days ago · 91 km deep · 39 km away
  23. 1.950 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 3031 days ago · 20 km deep · 83 km away
  24. 1.684 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 3030 days ago · 23 km deep · 87 km away
  25. 2.141 km W of False Pass, Alaska · 3030 days ago · 124 km deep · 40 km away
  26. 2.412 km WNW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 3028 days ago · 138 km deep · 51 km away
  27. 2.036 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 3022 days ago · 71 km deep · 75 km away
  28. 2.375 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3018 days ago · 40 km deep · 81 km away
  29. 2.978 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3017 days ago · 23 km deep · 84 km away
  30. 1.892 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3014 days ago · 39 km deep · 96 km away
  31. 3.080 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3014 days ago · 34 km deep · 86 km away
  32. 4.626 km ENE of False Pass, Alaska · 3012 days ago · 117 km deep · 26 km away
  33. 2.146 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3010 days ago · 12 km deep · 51 km away
  34. 3.265 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 3009 days ago · 23 km deep · 96 km away
  35. 3.669 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 3004 days ago · 89 km deep · 73 km away

Before

  1. 2.131 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3061 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 2.435 km ESE of False Pass, Alaska · 3061 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 2.89 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3062 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 2.090 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 3063 days ago · 39 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 2.186 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3065 days ago · 52 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 2.281 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 3067 days ago · 79 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 2.190 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3069 days ago · 28 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 2.860 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3070 days ago · 76 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 3.089 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3070 days ago · 35 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 3.462 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3070 days ago · 61 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 2.636 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3077 days ago · 77 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 3.491 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3078 days ago · 35 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 4.293 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3080 days ago · 41 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 2.890 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3082 days ago · 25 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 1.892 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3084 days ago · 20 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 2.690 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3088 days ago · 48 km deep · 95 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000e5j7 (also filed as ak19551579, ak01867ihv0w, av61709036). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 PM UTC.