Alaska earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 159 km S of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 159 km S of False Pass, Alaska on Wed, Apr 24, 2024, 9:50 AM AKDT (17:50 UTC), 23 km (14 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 187 km SE of Akutan, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2024-04-24 17:50:08 UTC
Depth
22.5 km (14.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.423° N, 163.634° 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
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 133 in the 60 days after this one and 40 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.1116 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 891 days ago · 26 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 2.3148 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 889 days ago · 23 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 3.196 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 889 days ago · 28 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 2.8146 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 889 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 2.1131 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 889 days ago · 26 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 3.0151 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 888 days ago · 18 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 2.9215 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 888 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 2.0138 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 888 days ago · 25 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 1.997 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 887 days ago · 24 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 2.9140 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 887 days ago · 27 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 2.0105 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 887 days ago · 26 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 1.9147 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 887 days ago · 26 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 2.7141 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 887 days ago · 17 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 2.2144 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 887 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 1.893 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 886 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 3.0112 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 886 days ago · 27 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 2.2125 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 886 days ago · 15 km deep · 52 km away
  18. 2.6106 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 886 days ago · 32 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 2.190 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 886 days ago · 41 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 2.177 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 886 days ago · 28 km deep · 88 km away
  21. 2.6121 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 885 days ago · 35 km deep · 51 km away
  22. 2.086 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 884 days ago · 26 km deep · 73 km away
  23. 2.5112 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 883 days ago · 35 km deep · 53 km away
  24. 2.0103 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 883 days ago · 19 km deep · 71 km away
  25. 3.5123 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 882 days ago · 35 km deep · 57 km away
  26. 2.9131 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 882 days ago · 35 km deep · 54 km away
  27. 3.1140 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 882 days ago · 30 km deep · 56 km away
  28. 2.7131 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 882 days ago · 18 km deep · 54 km away
  29. 1.990 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 882 days ago · 32 km deep · 99 km away
  30. 2.9139 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 881 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  31. 2.195 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 881 days ago · 42 km deep · 66 km away
  32. 2.385 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 881 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
  33. 2.7118 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 881 days ago · 19 km deep · 43 km away
  34. 5.2187 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 881 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 3
  35. 2.4137 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 881 days ago · 25 km deep · 25 km away
  36. 2.9106 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 880 days ago · 35 km deep · 56 km away
  37. 2.8110 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 880 days ago · 35 km deep · 51 km away
  38. 3.2109 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 880 days ago · 26 km deep · 53 km away
  39. 3.0195 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 880 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  40. 2.7233 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 879 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  41. 1.981 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 879 days ago · 26 km deep · 87 km away
  42. 2.192 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 878 days ago · 18 km deep · 81 km away
  43. 2.9145 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 877 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  44. 3.1146 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 877 days ago · 27 km deep · 67 km away
  45. 2.191 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 877 days ago · 19 km deep · 72 km away
  46. 2.2121 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 877 days ago · 26 km deep · 48 km away
  47. 2.8216 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 875 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  48. 2.073 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 874 days ago · 53 km deep · 86 km away
  49. 2.7133 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 873 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  50. 2.168 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 872 days ago · 26 km deep · 91 km away
  51. 2.597 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 871 days ago · 56 km deep · 74 km away
  52. 2.2105 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 871 days ago · 21 km deep · 85 km away
  53. 2.6115 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 869 days ago · 35 km deep · 45 km away
  54. 2.082 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 868 days ago · 26 km deep · 78 km away
  55. 3.1142 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 867 days ago · 35 km deep · 67 km away
  56. 2.0102 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 866 days ago · 26 km deep · 60 km away
  57. 1.988 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 866 days ago · 21 km deep · 87 km away
  58. 2.4153 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 866 days ago · 15 km deep · 9 km away
  59. 2.290 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 865 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  60. 2.7105 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 865 days ago · 35 km deep · 57 km away

The first 60 of 133.

Before

  1. 2.095 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 892 days ago · 17 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 1.978 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 896 days ago · 36 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 2.1103 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 896 days ago · 26 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 2.5104 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 896 days ago · 29 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 2.8169 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 898 days ago · 35 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 2.7115 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 900 days ago · 35 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 3.0103 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 900 days ago · 35 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 3.1132 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 900 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 2.9163 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 900 days ago · 35 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 3.0161 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 900 days ago · 35 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 1.992 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 901 days ago · 20 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 2.9149 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 902 days ago · 35 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 4.5148 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 906 days ago · 18 km deep · 15 km away
  14. 2.884 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 906 days ago · 35 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 2.685 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 906 days ago · 35 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 2.4113 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 907 days ago · 35 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 2.389 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 908 days ago · 35 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 2.192 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 909 days ago · 22 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 3.8142 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 909 days ago · 22 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 1
  20. 2.398 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 909 days ago · 26 km deep · 65 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0245ah80if. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:13 AM UTC.