Alaska earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake 69 km SW of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 69 km SW of False Pass, Alaska on Tue, Jul 10, 2018, 6:36 AM AKDT (14:36 UTC), 89 km (55 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 69 km NNE of Akutan, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 3.6 (mb), minor
Local time: Tue, Jul 10, 2018, 6:36 AM AKDT
UTC: 2018-07-10 14:36:00 UTC
Depth: 89.0 km (55.3 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter: 54.378° N, 164.115° 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 7.4 km horizontally, 5.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.35
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 167°
Stations used: 82

Nearest places

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

Akutan, AlaskaPopulation 1,040. Forecast111 kmENE

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 59 in the 60 days after this one and 23 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000g4g5 (also filed as ak19854658, ak0188s472ol). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:16 PM UTC.