Alaska earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 9 km SE of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 9 km SE of False Pass, Alaska on Sun, May 13, 2018, 12:24 AM AKDT (08:24 UTC), 7 km (4 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
2.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2018-05-13 08:24:29 UTC
Depth
7.0 km (4.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.790° N, 163.321° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.ScaleComputed byNotes
2.8ML, local (Richter)USGS National Earthquake Information CenterPreferred · Reviewed · ±0.115 · 10 stations
2.3ML, local (Richter)Alaska Earthquake CenterPreliminary

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 2.6 km horizontally, 8.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
157°
Stations used
30

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 47 in the 60 days after this one and 26 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.435 km ESE of False Pass, Alaska · 3062 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 2.131 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3061 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 3.85 km NNW of False Pass, Alaska · 3061 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 2.96 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 3061 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 1.74 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3061 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 2.285 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3060 days ago · 39 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 1.897 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3060 days ago · 22 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 2.399 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3060 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 3.494 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3057 days ago · 24 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 2.197 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3056 days ago · 26 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 2.587 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3055 days ago · 19 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 3.360 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3054 days ago · 35 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 2.027 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3053 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  14. 2.893 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3051 days ago · 17 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 2.362 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 3049 days ago · 42 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 2.336 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 3048 days ago · 78 km deep · 49 km away
  17. 2.251 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3048 days ago · 64 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 2.946 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3046 days ago · 14 km deep · 38 km away
  19. 1.55 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3046 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 3.095 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 3045 days ago · 38 km deep · 93 km away
  21. 2.196 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3042 days ago · 25 km deep · 94 km away
  22. 2.442 km NNW of False Pass, Alaska · 3041 days ago · 141 km deep · 51 km away
  23. 4.257 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 3041 days ago · 74 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 2
  24. 1.610 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3041 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  25. 2.286 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 3040 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  26. 1.710 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3039 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  27. 2.08 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3039 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  28. 2.199 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3036 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
  29. 2.24 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3035 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  30. 4.333 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3034 days ago · 91 km deep · 26 km away
  31. 2.5102 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3034 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away
  32. 1.950 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 3032 days ago · 20 km deep · 72 km away
  33. 1.684 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 3031 days ago · 23 km deep · 82 km away
  34. 2.141 km W of False Pass, Alaska · 3031 days ago · 124 km deep · 48 km away
  35. 2.412 km WNW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 3028 days ago · 138 km deep · 57 km away
  36. 2.036 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 3023 days ago · 71 km deep · 66 km away
  37. 3.1103 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3022 days ago · 32 km deep · 98 km away
  38. 2.375 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3018 days ago · 40 km deep · 67 km away
  39. 3.9101 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 3018 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  40. 2.978 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3018 days ago · 23 km deep · 71 km away
  41. 1.892 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3015 days ago · 39 km deep · 89 km away
  42. 3.080 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3014 days ago · 34 km deep · 72 km away
  43. 4.626 km ENE of False Pass, Alaska · 3013 days ago · 117 km deep · 26 km away
  44. 2.146 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3010 days ago · 12 km deep · 42 km away
  45. 3.265 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 3010 days ago · 23 km deep · 84 km away
  46. 3.669 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 3005 days ago · 89 km deep · 69 km away
  47. 2.8104 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3005 days ago · 36 km deep · 95 km away

Before

  1. 4.2101 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3064 days ago · 42 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 2.298 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3064 days ago · 33 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 2.597 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3064 days ago · 17 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 2.090 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 3064 days ago · 39 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 2.186 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3066 days ago · 52 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 2.281 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 3067 days ago · 79 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 2.190 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3070 days ago · 28 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 2.860 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3070 days ago · 76 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 2.5100 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3070 days ago · 34 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 3.089 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3070 days ago · 35 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 3.462 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3070 days ago · 61 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 2.3104 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3076 days ago · 28 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 2.636 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3078 days ago · 77 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 2.3103 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3079 days ago · 38 km deep · 100 km away
  15. 3.491 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3079 days ago · 35 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 4.293 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3081 days ago · 41 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 2.890 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3083 days ago · 25 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 1.892 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3085 days ago · 20 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 2.690 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3089 days ago · 48 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 2.3102 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3089 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000e7dg (also filed as ak19484999, ak018643dty6). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:24 AM UTC.