Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 78 km SE of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 78 km SE of False Pass, Alaska on Thu, Mar 28, 2024, 3:55 PM AKDT (23:55 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 142 km S of False Pass, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2024-03-28 23:55:30 UTC
Depth
14.9 km (9.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.324° N, 162.602° 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
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 149 in the 60 days after this one and 87 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.9106 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 913 days ago · 27 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 3.190 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 912 days ago · 35 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 1.986 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 912 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 2.125 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 912 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 1.928 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 912 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 2.064 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 911 days ago · 25 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 2.594 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 911 days ago · 35 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 1.962 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 911 days ago · 21 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 1.978 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 909 days ago · 14 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 2.1135 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 909 days ago · 26 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 1.532 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 908 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 1.874 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 908 days ago · 18 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 1.965 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 908 days ago · 26 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 1.876 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 908 days ago · 16 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 2.028 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 906 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 1.833 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 906 days ago · 60 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 2.247 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 906 days ago · 51 km deep · 31 km away
  18. 1.972 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 905 days ago · 22 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 2.127 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 905 days ago · 75 km deep · 51 km away
  20. 1.976 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 904 days ago · 17 km deep · 92 km away
  21. 2.730 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 904 days ago · 92 km deep · 48 km away
  22. 2.182 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 903 days ago · 14 km deep · 71 km away
  23. 3.781 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 902 days ago · 50 km deep · 4 km away
  24. 2.685 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 902 days ago · 35 km deep · 40 km away
  25. 2.475 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 901 days ago · 21 km deep · 90 km away
  26. 2.8107 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 901 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  27. 2.884 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 901 days ago · 35 km deep · 62 km away
  28. 1.934 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 900 days ago · 14 km deep · 66 km away
  29. 3.586 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 900 days ago · 35 km deep · 8 km away
  30. 2.082 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 900 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  31. 1.832 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 900 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away
  32. 1.732 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 898 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
  33. 1.855 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 897 days ago · 49 km deep · 64 km away
  34. 1.846 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 897 days ago · 53 km deep · 40 km away
  35. 1.992 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 897 days ago · 20 km deep · 98 km away
  36. 1.884 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 896 days ago · 16 km deep · 70 km away
  37. 2.6118 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 895 days ago · 35 km deep · 48 km away
  38. 2.030 km ESE of False Pass, Alaska · 895 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
  39. 1.835 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 894 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
  40. 2.176 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 894 days ago · 17 km deep · 67 km away
  41. 2.379 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 893 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  42. 2.053 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 893 days ago · 42 km deep · 66 km away
  43. 2.351 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 893 days ago · 43 km deep · 41 km away
  44. 2.055 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 893 days ago · 52 km deep · 29 km away
  45. 1.935 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 892 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
  46. 2.185 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 892 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  47. 2.5104 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 892 days ago · 29 km deep · 36 km away
  48. 1.985 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 892 days ago · 14 km deep · 66 km away
  49. 1.655 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 892 days ago · 20 km deep · 63 km away
  50. 1.954 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 891 days ago · 52 km deep · 26 km away
  51. 1.768 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 891 days ago · 19 km deep · 60 km away
  52. 1.884 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 891 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
  53. 1.639 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 890 days ago · 13 km deep · 41 km away
  54. 1.682 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 890 days ago · 16 km deep · 73 km away
  55. 2.9110 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 890 days ago · 35 km deep · 98 km away
  56. 2.799 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 890 days ago · 35 km deep · 49 km away
  57. 1.587 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 889 days ago · 19 km deep · 8 km away
  58. 2.532 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 888 days ago · 84 km deep · 53 km away
  59. 2.435 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 888 days ago · 74 km deep · 50 km away
  60. 2.263 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 888 days ago · 20 km deep · 23 km away

The first 60 of 149.

Before

  1. 2.787 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 914 days ago · 35 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 2.2108 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 914 days ago · 26 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 2.090 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 914 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 2.1113 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 915 days ago · 19 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 1.861 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 915 days ago · 38 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 2.195 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 916 days ago · 17 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 2.847 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 917 days ago · 67 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 2.265 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 917 days ago · 25 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 2.1134 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 917 days ago · 25 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 1.667 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 917 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 1.938 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 919 days ago · 68 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 2.048 km ESE of False Pass, Alaska · 919 days ago · 58 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 2.275 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 919 days ago · 21 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 2.184 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 919 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 2.277 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 920 days ago · 13 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 2.785 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 921 days ago · 35 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 1.940 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 921 days ago · 53 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 2.6152 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 921 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 2.081 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 922 days ago · 26 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 2.347 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 922 days ago · 76 km deep · 45 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak02441xbd32. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 3:38 PM UTC.