Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 32 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 32 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska on Sun, Jun 16, 2024, 9:50 PM AKDT (05:50 UTC), 20 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 89 km S of King Cove, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 1.8 (ml), micro
Local time: Sun, Jun 16, 2024, 9:50 PM AKDT
UTC: 2024-06-17 05:50:55 UTC
Depth: 19.7 km (12.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 54.576° N, 163.553° 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

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Stations used: 23

Nearest places

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

King Cove, AlaskaPopulation 1,009. Forecast96 kmSW

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 147 in the 60 days after this one and 90 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 147.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0247rl3nl4 (also filed as av93167661). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 6:15 AM UTC.