Alaska earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 98 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 98 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska on Fri, Apr 23, 2021, 5:51 PM AKDT (01:51 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 151 km S of False Pass, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.7 (ml), micro
Local time: Fri, Apr 23, 2021, 5:51 PM AKDT
UTC: 2021-04-24 01:51:52 UTC
Depth: 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 54.027° N, 162.881° 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 2.6 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.09
Depth from: Operator assigned
Station coverage gap: 201°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used: 27

Nearest places

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

King Cove, AlaskaPopulation 1,009. Forecast121 kmSSW

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 52 in the 60 days after this one and 62 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000e553 (also filed as ak02158k61um). Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 11:40 AM UTC.