Alaska earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 109 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 109 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska on Wed, Jul 18, 2018, 4:19 AM AKDT (12:19 UTC), 25 km (15 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 160 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.9 (ml), micro
Local time: Wed, Jul 18, 2018, 4:19 AM AKDT
UTC: 2018-07-18 12:19:13 UTC
Depth: 24.6 km (15.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 53.942° N, 164.039° 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 3.7 km horizontally, 12.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.10
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 184°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used: 57

Nearest places

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

Akutan, AlaskaPopulation 1,040. Forecast115 kmE

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 73 in the 60 days after this one and 46 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 73.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000gd38 (also filed as ak19892197, ak01895b7d7m). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:26 PM UTC.