Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 33 km S of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 33 km S of False Pass, Alaska on Tue, Jun 18, 2024, 7:24 AM AKDT (15:24 UTC), 11 km (7 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: 1.5 (ml), micro
Local time: Tue, Jun 18, 2024, 7:24 AM AKDT
UTC: 2024-06-18 15:24:31 UTC
Depth: 11.1 km (6.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 54.560° N, 163.506° 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: 19

Nearest places

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

King Cove, AlaskaPopulation 1,009. Forecast94 kmSW

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 150 in the 60 days after this one and 93 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 150.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0247tefpny (also filed as av93169381). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 12:41 PM UTC.