Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 68 km S of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 68 km S of False Pass, Alaska on Sat, Mar 9, 2024, 10:23 AM AKST (19:23 UTC), 53 km (33 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 156 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2024-03-09 19:23:52 UTC
Depth
53.1 km (33.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.241° N, 163.486° 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.

Stations used
33

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 143 in the 60 days after this one and 66 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.140 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 932 days ago · 13 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 2.364 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 931 days ago · 88 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 2.6111 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 930 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 2.276 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 929 days ago · 68 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 2.5158 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 929 days ago · 35 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 1.899 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 927 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 1.548 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 927 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 1.9103 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 927 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 2.0152 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 927 days ago · 22 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 2.2149 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 926 days ago · 26 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 1.931 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 926 days ago · 87 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 2.5135 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 926 days ago · 23 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 2.1107 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 926 days ago · 14 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 2.1110 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 926 days ago · 15 km deep · 42 km away
  15. 2.1128 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 925 days ago · 26 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 1.735 km SW of King Cove, Alaska · 925 days ago · 71 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 2.6150 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 925 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 1.925 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 924 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  19. 2.226 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 923 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  20. 3.1100 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 922 days ago · 28 km deep · 71 km away
  21. 2.347 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 922 days ago · 76 km deep · 96 km away
  22. 2.969 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 921 days ago · 69 km deep · 87 km away
  23. 2.785 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 921 days ago · 35 km deep · 30 km away
  24. 4.6156 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 920 days ago · 25 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
  25. 2.8162 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 920 days ago · 26 km deep · 94 km away
  26. 3.7153 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 920 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
  27. 3.6159 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 920 days ago · 23 km deep · 91 km away
  28. 4.0159 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 920 days ago · 20 km deep · 95 km away
  29. 2.391 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 919 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
  30. 2.048 km ESE of False Pass, Alaska · 918 days ago · 58 km deep · 66 km away
  31. 1.938 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 918 days ago · 68 km deep · 47 km away
  32. 2.676 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 918 days ago · 70 km deep · 74 km away
  33. 2.825 km NW of False Pass, Alaska · 918 days ago · 150 km deep · 85 km away
  34. 4.097 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 917 days ago · 35 km deep · 92 km away
  35. 2.847 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 917 days ago · 67 km deep · 55 km away
  36. 2.6162 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 916 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away
  37. 2.195 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 915 days ago · 17 km deep · 31 km away
  38. 1.861 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 915 days ago · 38 km deep · 81 km away
  39. 3.2154 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 915 days ago · 35 km deep · 86 km away
  40. 2.1113 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 914 days ago · 19 km deep · 45 km away
  41. 3.3116 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 914 days ago · 35 km deep · 52 km away
  42. 2.2108 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 914 days ago · 26 km deep · 41 km away
  43. 2.787 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 914 days ago · 35 km deep · 20 km away
  44. 2.6151 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 914 days ago · 35 km deep · 83 km away
  45. 2.8143 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 913 days ago · 35 km deep · 76 km away
  46. 2.378 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 913 days ago · 15 km deep · 58 km away
  47. 2.890 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 913 days ago · 34 km deep · 73 km away
  48. 2.9106 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 913 days ago · 27 km deep · 39 km away
  49. 3.190 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 912 days ago · 35 km deep · 22 km away
  50. 2.125 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 911 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  51. 1.928 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 911 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  52. 2.064 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 911 days ago · 25 km deep · 32 km away
  53. 2.594 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 911 days ago · 35 km deep · 27 km away
  54. 2.3134 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 909 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  55. 2.028 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 906 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  56. 1.833 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 906 days ago · 60 km deep · 47 km away
  57. 3.1114 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 906 days ago · 35 km deep · 69 km away
  58. 2.247 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 905 days ago · 51 km deep · 48 km away
  59. 3.791 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 905 days ago · 20 km deep · 93 km away
  60. 2.127 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 904 days ago · 75 km deep · 53 km away

The first 60 of 143.

Before

  1. 3.7145 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 934 days ago · 36 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 3.3150 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 934 days ago · 35 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 2.8105 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 935 days ago · 35 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 2.879 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 935 days ago · 67 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 2.549 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 935 days ago · 128 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 4.6151 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 936 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 2.29 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 936 days ago · 120 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 1.982 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 936 days ago · 26 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 2.089 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 936 days ago · 49 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 2.3113 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 937 days ago · 48 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 2.5107 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 937 days ago · 35 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 1.958 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 937 days ago · 43 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 2.776 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 937 days ago · 35 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 2.192 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 937 days ago · 25 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 2.499 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 938 days ago · 15 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 2.098 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 938 days ago · 26 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 1.921 km E of False Pass, Alaska · 938 days ago · 86 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 2.131 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 939 days ago · 11 km deep · 38 km away
  19. 2.131 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 939 days ago · 11 km deep · 37 km away
  20. 2.8109 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 939 days ago · 29 km deep · 65 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak02436fj84d. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 8:49 AM UTC.