Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 27 km NE of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 27 km NE of False Pass, Alaska on Sat, Dec 7, 2024, 3:30 AM AKST (12:30 UTC), 85 km (53 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
2024-12-07 12:30:21 UTC
Depth
85.0 km (52.8 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
54.997° N, 163.064° 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
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 86 in the 60 days after this one and 48 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.036 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 661 days ago · 61 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 2.524 km NE of Cold Bay, Alaska · 661 days ago · 145 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 2.222 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 660 days ago · 13 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 5.097 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 660 days ago · 35 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 1
  5. 2.794 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 659 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 2.134 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 659 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 3.140 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 658 days ago · 64 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 2.051 km ESE of False Pass, Alaska · 657 days ago · 63 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 2.135 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 657 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 3.048 km NNE of Cold Bay, Alaska · 656 days ago · 166 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 2.026 km NW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 656 days ago · 44 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 1.832 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 656 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 2.683 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 656 days ago · 19 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 1.656 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 653 days ago · 42 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 2.225 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 653 days ago · 13 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 2.322 km S of Cold Bay, Alaska · 653 days ago · 117 km deep · 18 km away
  17. 2.662 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 653 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 2.037 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 650 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 1.933 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 650 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  20. 2.672 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 649 days ago · 119 km deep · 99 km away
  21. 2.052 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 648 days ago · 41 km deep · 78 km away
  22. 2.184 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 647 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  23. 2.541 km NNE of King Cove, Alaska · 647 days ago · 142 km deep · 74 km away
  24. 1.847 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 647 days ago · 50 km deep · 87 km away
  25. 1.937 km ENE of King Cove, Alaska · 646 days ago · 92 km deep · 85 km away
  26. 1.737 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 646 days ago · 54 km deep · 68 km away
  27. 2.030 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 645 days ago · 13 km deep · 54 km away
  28. 1.829 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 645 days ago · 13 km deep · 53 km away
  29. 1.732 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 645 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away
  30. 2.131 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 645 days ago · 13 km deep · 55 km away
  31. 1.830 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 645 days ago · 13 km deep · 54 km away
  32. 1.631 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 645 days ago · 13 km deep · 55 km away
  33. 2.134 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 645 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away
  34. 2.134 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 645 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away
  35. 2.134 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 645 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away
  36. 2.728 km WNW of False Pass, Alaska · 645 days ago · 107 km deep · 51 km away
  37. 1.851 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 643 days ago · 47 km deep · 86 km away
  38. 2.257 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 643 days ago · 63 km deep · 89 km away
  39. 2.892 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 643 days ago · 35 km deep · 94 km away
  40. 1.73 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 641 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  41. 3.181 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 640 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away
  42. 2.921 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 640 days ago · 136 km deep · 48 km away
  43. 3.054 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 640 days ago · 35 km deep · 86 km away
  44. 2.446 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 639 days ago · 49 km deep · 76 km away
  45. 2.380 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 638 days ago · 38 km deep · 97 km away
  46. 2.861 km NNE of King Cove, Alaska · 638 days ago · 167 km deep · 99 km away
  47. 2.173 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 637 days ago · 16 km deep · 100 km away
  48. 2.029 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 636 days ago · 13 km deep · 53 km away
  49. 3.230 km NE of Cold Bay, Alaska · 635 days ago · 154 km deep · 60 km away
  50. 2.584 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 633 days ago · 35 km deep · 98 km away
  51. 1.937 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 633 days ago · 17 km deep · 60 km away
  52. 1.741 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 631 days ago · 13 km deep · 47 km away
  53. 1.957 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 631 days ago · 21 km deep · 78 km away
  54. 1.833 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 629 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
  55. 1.944 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 629 days ago · 55 km deep · 48 km away
  56. 2.051 km W of False Pass, Alaska · 627 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  57. 2.727 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 623 days ago · 118 km deep · 44 km away
  58. 1.821 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 623 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  59. 1.850 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 623 days ago · 53 km deep · 49 km away
  60. 1.614 km ESE of False Pass, Alaska · 623 days ago · 13 km deep · 21 km away

The first 60 of 86.

Before

  1. 1.648 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 662 days ago · 74 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 2.514 km SSW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 662 days ago · 113 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 2.054 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 662 days ago · 86 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 2.643 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 663 days ago · 80 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 2.561 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 666 days ago · 31 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 2.665 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 666 days ago · 35 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 2.029 km SSW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 667 days ago · 120 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 1.942 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 667 days ago · 23 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 2.141 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 667 days ago · 60 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 2.028 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 669 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 2.541 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 669 days ago · 85 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 2.029 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 670 days ago · 69 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 2.136 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 671 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 2.188 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 672 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 2.948 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 672 days ago · 140 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 1.862 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 673 days ago · 70 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 1.659 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 673 days ago · 25 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 1.873 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 673 days ago · 26 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 2.028 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 673 days ago · 76 km deep · 50 km away
  20. 1.654 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 674 days ago · 13 km deep · 59 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak024fpt4db4. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:10 AM UTC.