Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 152 km S of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 152 km S of False Pass, Alaska on Sun, Jul 18, 2021, 3:45 AM AKDT (11:45 UTC), 54 km (34 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 154 km S of False Pass, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-07-18 11:45:10 UTC
Depth
54.3 km (33.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.488° N, 163.630° 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

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Stations used
33

Nearest places

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 155 in the 60 days after this one and 26 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 155.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak02195arhyh. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 3:34 PM UTC.