M1.8 earthquake 29 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska
A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 29 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska on Mon, Dec 23, 2024, 7:38 PM AKST (04:38 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.2 105 km S of False Pass, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Alaska Earthquake Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2024-12-24 04:38:57 UTC
- Depth
- 13.2 km (8.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 54.599° N, 163.510° 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
- 20
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 112 in the 60 days after this one and 71 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.732 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 647 days ago · 13 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.131 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 647 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.830 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 647 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.631 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 647 days ago · 13 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.134 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 647 days ago · 12 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.134 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 646 days ago · 12 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.134 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 646 days ago · 12 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.728 km WNW of False Pass, Alaska · 646 days ago · 107 km deep · 41 km away
- 2.190 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 645 days ago · 35 km deep · 66 km away
- 2.191 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 645 days ago · 28 km deep · 65 km away
- 2.892 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 644 days ago · 35 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.797 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 642 days ago · 35 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.73 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 642 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
- 3.181 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 642 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.921 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 641 days ago · 136 km deep · 23 km away
- 2.446 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 640 days ago · 49 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.1100 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 640 days ago · 50 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.380 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 640 days ago · 38 km deep · 54 km away
- 2.196 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 640 days ago · 26 km deep · 68 km away
- 2.194 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 640 days ago · 42 km deep · 68 km away
- 2.029 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 638 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.6103 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 637 days ago · 35 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.295 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 635 days ago · 26 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.584 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 634 days ago · 35 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.937 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 634 days ago · 17 km deep · 8 km away
- 2.3107 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 634 days ago · 49 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.287 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 633 days ago · 62 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.7125 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 633 days ago · 35 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.085 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 633 days ago · 35 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.9106 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 632 days ago · 35 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.741 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 632 days ago · 13 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.957 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 632 days ago · 21 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.2106 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 632 days ago · 50 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.994 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 631 days ago · 26 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.833 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 631 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.883 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 630 days ago · 36 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.944 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 630 days ago · 55 km deep · 38 km away
- 2.983 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 630 days ago · 35 km deep · 55 km away
- 2.051 km W of False Pass, Alaska · 629 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.085 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 625 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away
- 2.3113 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 625 days ago · 16 km deep · 85 km away
- 2.727 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 624 days ago · 118 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.391 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 624 days ago · 40 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.821 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 624 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.850 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 624 days ago · 53 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.614 km ESE of False Pass, Alaska · 624 days ago · 13 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.614 km W of False Pass, Alaska · 624 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
- 3.8121 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 624 days ago · 35 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.4111 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 623 days ago · 41 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.783 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 623 days ago · 35 km deep · 58 km away
- 3.127 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 622 days ago · 112 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.282 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 622 days ago · 22 km deep · 86 km away
- 3.381 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 622 days ago · 45 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.944 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 620 days ago · 13 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.528 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 620 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
- 2.185 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 620 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.283 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 619 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.281 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 619 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.7101 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 618 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.253 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 618 days ago · 64 km deep · 25 km away
The first 60 of 112.
Before
- 2.030 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 647 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.737 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 647 days ago · 54 km deep · 93 km away
- 3.2117 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 647 days ago · 41 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.184 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 649 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.052 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 649 days ago · 41 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.591 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 650 days ago · 35 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.794 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 650 days ago · 35 km deep · 66 km away
- 2.672 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 651 days ago · 119 km deep · 61 km away
- 2.296 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 651 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
- 3.0101 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 651 days ago · 35 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.7100 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 651 days ago · 22 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.694 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 652 days ago · 35 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.933 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 652 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
- 2.693 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 652 days ago · 32 km deep · 66 km away
- 2.037 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 652 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.698 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 652 days ago · 35 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.695 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 653 days ago · 35 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.781 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 654 days ago · 77 km deep · 59 km away
- 2.7100 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 654 days ago · 35 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.322 km S of Cold Bay, Alaska · 654 days ago · 117 km deep · 63 km away
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