Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 44 km S of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 44 km S of False Pass, Alaska on Sun, Oct 20, 2024, 11:11 AM AKDT (19:11 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 97 km SE of False Pass, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2024-10-20 19:11:59 UTC
Depth
14.4 km (8.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.452° N, 163.439° 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
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 143 in the 60 days after this one and 67 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.795 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 707 days ago · 27 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 2.693 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 707 days ago · 35 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 2.910 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 707 days ago · 126 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 1.932 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 706 days ago · 12 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 1.936 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 706 days ago · 12 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 2.593 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 706 days ago · 34 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 1.735 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 706 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 1.935 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 706 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 1.935 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 705 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 3.197 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 703 days ago · 35 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 2.992 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 703 days ago · 35 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 2.591 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 702 days ago · 37 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 1.984 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 701 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 1.644 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 701 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 2.046 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 701 days ago · 45 km deep · 30 km away
  16. 2.6101 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 700 days ago · 35 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 2.765 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 700 days ago · 35 km deep · 21 km away
  18. 2.388 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 699 days ago · 72 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 3.0102 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 699 days ago · 52 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 3.984 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 698 days ago · 35 km deep · 42 km away
  21. 2.239 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 698 days ago · 80 km deep · 5 km away
  22. 1.737 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 698 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
  23. 1.958 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 698 days ago · 20 km deep · 93 km away
  24. 2.187 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 697 days ago · 25 km deep · 43 km away
  25. 1.635 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 694 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
  26. 2.253 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 694 days ago · 20 km deep · 20 km away
  27. 2.033 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 694 days ago · 13 km deep · 14 km away
  28. 2.0107 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 694 days ago · 43 km deep · 71 km away
  29. 1.632 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 694 days ago · 13 km deep · 14 km away
  30. 1.835 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 694 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away
  31. 2.316 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 694 days ago · 94 km deep · 29 km away
  32. 2.793 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 694 days ago · 35 km deep · 49 km away
  33. 2.646 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 693 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  34. 2.987 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 692 days ago · 50 km deep · 43 km away
  35. 2.168 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 692 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  36. 2.5122 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 690 days ago · 35 km deep · 80 km away
  37. 2.032 km SW of King Cove, Alaska · 690 days ago · 94 km deep · 68 km away
  38. 2.136 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 690 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  39. 2.679 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 689 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  40. 1.827 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 689 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  41. 2.5116 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 689 days ago · 35 km deep · 100 km away
  42. 2.853 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 689 days ago · 50 km deep · 75 km away
  43. 2.158 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 688 days ago · 20 km deep · 95 km away
  44. 2.6112 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 688 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away
  45. 3.0109 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 687 days ago · 35 km deep · 87 km away
  46. 1.989 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 687 days ago · 38 km deep · 52 km away
  47. 1.857 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 687 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  48. 1.634 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 686 days ago · 13 km deep · 13 km away
  49. 1.979 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 686 days ago · 22 km deep · 83 km away
  50. 1.630 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 685 days ago · 37 km deep · 42 km away
  51. 2.196 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 685 days ago · 18 km deep · 99 km away
  52. 2.7138 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 684 days ago · 23 km deep · 97 km away
  53. 1.733 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 684 days ago · 13 km deep · 14 km away
  54. 3.979 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 682 days ago · 77 km deep · 77 km away
  55. 2.386 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 680 days ago · 62 km deep · 88 km away
  56. 3.026 km NNW of False Pass, Alaska · 680 days ago · 118 km deep · 70 km away
  57. 2.725 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 680 days ago · 84 km deep · 91 km away
  58. 2.392 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 679 days ago · 26 km deep · 56 km away
  59. 2.2101 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 678 days ago · 32 km deep · 58 km away
  60. 2.08 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 677 days ago · 92 km deep · 37 km away

The first 60 of 143.

Before

  1. 2.893 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 709 days ago · 57 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 2.6101 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 709 days ago · 35 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 1.647 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 709 days ago · 15 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 1.952 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 709 days ago · 13 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 2.246 km ESE of False Pass, Alaska · 710 days ago · 85 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 4.315 km WNW of False Pass, Alaska · 710 days ago · 95 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 2.2116 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 710 days ago · 26 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 3.3111 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 710 days ago · 35 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 1.784 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 712 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 1.938 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 712 days ago · 61 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 2.070 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 712 days ago · 60 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 2.665 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 713 days ago · 59 km deep · 23 km away
  13. 2.086 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 713 days ago · 74 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 1.885 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 714 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 2.617 km NNE of False Pass, Alaska · 714 days ago · 142 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 2.187 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 714 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  17. 2.6106 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 715 days ago · 24 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 2.283 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 715 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 2.651 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 716 days ago · 61 km deep · 39 km away
  20. 2.896 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 716 days ago · 17 km deep · 69 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak024dijdr5g. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 1:02 AM UTC.