Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 42 km SE of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 42 km SE of False Pass, Alaska on Fri, May 31, 2024, 6:53 AM AKDT (14:53 UTC), 57 km (35 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 59 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2024-05-31 14:53:38 UTC
Depth
57.1 km (35.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.618° N, 162.885° 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
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 190 in the 60 days after this one and 72 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.583 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 850 days ago · 32 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 1.668 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 850 days ago · 54 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 1.881 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 850 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 1.718 km W of False Pass, Alaska · 850 days ago · 117 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 1.94 km NNW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 850 days ago · 133 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 2.741 km W of False Pass, Alaska · 850 days ago · 154 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 1.652 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 849 days ago · 84 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 2.057 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 849 days ago · 14 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 2.189 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 849 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 1.644 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 849 days ago · 65 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 1.971 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 849 days ago · 22 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 1.892 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 849 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 2.282 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 848 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 2.189 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 848 days ago · 26 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 2.661 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 848 days ago · 39 km deep · 29 km away
  16. 2.149 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 848 days ago · 13 km deep · 17 km away
  17. 2.380 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 847 days ago · 18 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 1.728 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 847 days ago · 12 km deep · 27 km away
  19. 2.195 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 847 days ago · 15 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 1.53 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 846 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  21. 1.769 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 846 days ago · 16 km deep · 93 km away
  22. 1.9100 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 845 days ago · 18 km deep · 86 km away
  23. 2.0106 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 845 days ago · 18 km deep · 92 km away
  24. 2.064 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 845 days ago · 78 km deep · 80 km away
  25. 2.797 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 844 days ago · 35 km deep · 74 km away
  26. 1.873 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 843 days ago · 26 km deep · 73 km away
  27. 1.749 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 843 days ago · 13 km deep · 7 km away
  28. 1.942 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 843 days ago · 60 km deep · 6 km away
  29. 1.976 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 843 days ago · 26 km deep · 81 km away
  30. 1.677 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 842 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  31. 1.992 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 842 days ago · 20 km deep · 85 km away
  32. 2.137 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 841 days ago · 84 km deep · 25 km away
  33. 2.088 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 840 days ago · 16 km deep · 60 km away
  34. 2.2104 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 840 days ago · 14 km deep · 74 km away
  35. 2.388 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 840 days ago · 26 km deep · 60 km away
  36. 2.932 km E of False Pass, Alaska · 839 days ago · 93 km deep · 22 km away
  37. 2.0117 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 839 days ago · 21 km deep · 98 km away
  38. 1.794 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 839 days ago · 20 km deep · 95 km away
  39. 2.037 km NW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 839 days ago · 150 km deep · 94 km away
  40. 1.681 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 838 days ago · 16 km deep · 45 km away
  41. 2.544 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 837 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  42. 3.541 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 837 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  43. 1.738 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 837 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  44. 1.933 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 837 days ago · 12 km deep · 42 km away
  45. 2.032 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 837 days ago · 13 km deep · 43 km away
  46. 1.831 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 837 days ago · 13 km deep · 41 km away
  47. 1.839 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 837 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  48. 1.632 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 837 days ago · 13 km deep · 42 km away
  49. 1.635 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 837 days ago · 12 km deep · 42 km away
  50. 2.547 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 837 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  51. 1.844 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 836 days ago · 55 km deep · 23 km away
  52. 1.736 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 836 days ago · 12 km deep · 44 km away
  53. 1.633 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 836 days ago · 13 km deep · 42 km away
  54. 1.534 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 836 days ago · 12 km deep · 44 km away
  55. 1.735 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 836 days ago · 12 km deep · 43 km away
  56. 1.61 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 836 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  57. 1.633 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 836 days ago · 12 km deep · 42 km away
  58. 2.666 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 836 days ago · 35 km deep · 75 km away
  59. 1.629 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 836 days ago · 24 km deep · 45 km away
  60. 1.733 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 836 days ago · 13 km deep · 42 km away

The first 60 of 190.

Before

  1. 2.590 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 852 days ago · 27 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 1.648 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 852 days ago · 13 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 1.555 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 852 days ago · 48 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 2.022 km W of Cold Bay, Alaska · 854 days ago · 116 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 2.688 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 854 days ago · 41 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 1.677 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 854 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 2.187 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 854 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 2.067 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 855 days ago · 21 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 1.84 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 855 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 1.983 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 855 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 2.575 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 857 days ago · 27 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 2.572 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 857 days ago · 24 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 1.981 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 857 days ago · 17 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 2.281 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 857 days ago · 15 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 2.579 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 857 days ago · 23 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 3.174 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 857 days ago · 35 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 2.551 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 858 days ago · 70 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 1.841 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 859 days ago · 58 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 1.932 km E of King Cove, Alaska · 859 days ago · 81 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 1.76 km E of King Cove, Alaska · 860 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0246zmc9e8. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 2:40 AM UTC.