Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 24 km S of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 24 km S of False Pass, Alaska on Fri, May 14, 2021, 12:59 PM AKDT (20:59 UTC), 18 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 56 km WNW of Cold Bay, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-05-14 20:59:00 UTC
Depth
17.5 km (10.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.639° N, 163.344° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

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Stations used
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 33 in the 60 days after this one and 39 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.4110 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1956 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 1.539 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1954 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 2.298 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1944 days ago · 16 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 1.873 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1944 days ago · 14 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 1.923 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1944 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 3.225 km NW of False Pass, Alaska · 1936 days ago · 22 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 2.559 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1932 days ago · 53 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 1.524 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1925 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 2.893 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1924 days ago · 35 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 1.685 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 1924 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 1.630 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1924 days ago · 13 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 3.281 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 1923 days ago · 27 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 2.5Alaska Peninsula · 1922 days ago · 20 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 1.740 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1915 days ago · -3 km deep · 18 km away
  15. 1.793 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1914 days ago · 42 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 1.547 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 1914 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  17. 1.571 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1914 days ago · 36 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 1.938 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1914 days ago · 78 km deep · 14 km away
  19. 2.621 km WNW of False Pass, Alaska · 1911 days ago · 153 km deep · 41 km away
  20. 1.992 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1909 days ago · 42 km deep · 70 km away
  21. 1.826 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1907 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  22. 2.691 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1907 days ago · 35 km deep · 67 km away
  23. 4.156 km WNW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 1907 days ago · 177 km deep · 89 km away
  24. 2.077 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1906 days ago · 66 km deep · 54 km away
  25. 1.833 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1904 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  26. 1.6104 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1903 days ago · 22 km deep · 97 km away
  27. 2.1103 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1902 days ago · 20 km deep · 81 km away
  28. 2.093 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1901 days ago · 19 km deep · 69 km away
  29. 2.5103 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1901 days ago · 26 km deep · 97 km away
  30. 1.940 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1901 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  31. 1.615 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1900 days ago · 92 km deep · 10 km away
  32. 1.750 km ESE of False Pass, Alaska · 1899 days ago · 101 km deep · 41 km away
  33. 3.541 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1899 days ago · 86 km deep · 22 km away

Before

  1. 2.123 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1960 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.627 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1960 days ago · 72 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 3.384 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1964 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 1.836 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1965 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 1.932 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1965 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 1.619 km SSW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 1973 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 2.597 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1974 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 1.926 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1974 days ago · 90 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 1.532 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1974 days ago · 13 km deep · 8 km away
  10. 1.737 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1975 days ago · 63 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 2.0105 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1975 days ago · 67 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 1.852 km ESE of False Pass, Alaska · 1975 days ago · 62 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 1.829 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1976 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 2.0Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1976 days ago · 40 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 1.830 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1976 days ago · 13 km deep · 6 km away
  16. 1.626 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1976 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 2.029 km W of False Pass, Alaska · 1977 days ago · 25 km deep · 38 km away
  18. 1.899 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1977 days ago · 26 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 1.7100 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1977 days ago · 38 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 1.728 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1977 days ago · 16 km deep · 5 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak02165y9qel. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 10:48 AM UTC.