Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 89 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 89 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska on Mon, Aug 12, 2024, 8:51 PM AKDT (04:51 UTC), 64 km (40 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 70 km SE of False Pass, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2024-08-13 04:51:02 UTC
Depth
64.2 km (39.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.186° N, 164.181° 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: 134 in the 60 days after this one and 91 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 134.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak024adu53pr. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 7:56 PM UTC.