Alaska earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 27 km SE of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 27 km SE of False Pass, Alaska on Wed, Jan 17, 2024, 10:45 PM AKST (07:45 UTC), 78 km (48 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 77 km SE of King Cove, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2024-01-18 07:45:22 UTC
Depth
78.0 km (48.5 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
54.703° N, 163.068° 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
30

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 125 in the 60 days after this one and 44 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.184 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 984 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 1.545 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 983 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 3.047 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 982 days ago · 130 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 1.544 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 981 days ago · -3 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 1.940 km SW of King Cove, Alaska · 980 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 2.056 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 979 days ago · 73 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 2.1103 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 979 days ago · 26 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 1.955 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 978 days ago · 62 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 2.531 km E of King Cove, Alaska · 978 days ago · 109 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 1.625 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 978 days ago · 82 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 1.892 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 978 days ago · 26 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 1.844 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 978 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 1.852 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 977 days ago · 50 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 2.3111 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 976 days ago · 25 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 3.261 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 975 days ago · 64 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 2.555 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 975 days ago · 35 km deep · 31 km away
  17. 2.788 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 974 days ago · 35 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 2.183 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 974 days ago · 69 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 2.7102 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 974 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 2.637 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 974 days ago · 133 km deep · 49 km away
  21. 3.062 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 973 days ago · 81 km deep · 43 km away
  22. 2.044 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 973 days ago · 57 km deep · 18 km away
  23. 2.189 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 972 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  24. 3.158 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 972 days ago · 51 km deep · 95 km away
  25. 1.766 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 972 days ago · 19 km deep · 93 km away
  26. 1.875 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 972 days ago · 26 km deep · 90 km away
  27. 2.179 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 969 days ago · 13 km deep · 53 km away
  28. 2.585 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 969 days ago · 18 km deep · 59 km away
  29. 2.180 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 969 days ago · 17 km deep · 53 km away
  30. 2.379 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 969 days ago · 27 km deep · 53 km away
  31. 2.481 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 969 days ago · 14 km deep · 55 km away
  32. 1.957 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 968 days ago · 20 km deep · 60 km away
  33. 2.333 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 968 days ago · 87 km deep · 40 km away
  34. 1.861 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 967 days ago · 36 km deep · 92 km away
  35. 2.811 km NNW of King Cove, Alaska · 967 days ago · 127 km deep · 66 km away
  36. 1.950 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 967 days ago · 13 km deep · 31 km away
  37. 2.691 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 966 days ago · 20 km deep · 66 km away
  38. 2.378 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 965 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  39. 2.288 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 963 days ago · 19 km deep · 74 km away
  40. 2.142 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 962 days ago · 74 km deep · 25 km away
  41. 2.876 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 962 days ago · 35 km deep · 88 km away
  42. 1.635 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 961 days ago · 12 km deep · 35 km away
  43. 2.076 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 961 days ago · 25 km deep · 83 km away
  44. 1.734 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 961 days ago · 14 km deep · 34 km away
  45. 2.032 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 960 days ago · 12 km deep · 34 km away
  46. 1.828 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 960 days ago · 13 km deep · 33 km away
  47. 1.871 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 960 days ago · 26 km deep · 89 km away
  48. 2.174 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 960 days ago · 26 km deep · 63 km away
  49. 2.065 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 960 days ago · 24 km deep · 54 km away
  50. 2.191 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 960 days ago · 15 km deep · 72 km away
  51. 2.465 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 959 days ago · 74 km deep · 57 km away
  52. 2.795 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 958 days ago · 32 km deep · 81 km away
  53. 2.493 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 957 days ago · 17 km deep · 76 km away
  54. 2.395 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 957 days ago · 23 km deep · 79 km away
  55. 2.180 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 956 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  56. 1.647 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 956 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  57. 1.651 km W of False Pass, Alaska · 955 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  58. 2.5102 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 955 days ago · 35 km deep · 88 km away
  59. 2.172 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 954 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
  60. 1.932 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 954 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away

The first 60 of 125.

Before

  1. 2.438 km SW of King Cove, Alaska · 985 days ago · 86 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 1.958 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 986 days ago · 21 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 1.942 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 987 days ago · 63 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 1.839 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 988 days ago · 63 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 2.747 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 989 days ago · 61 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 2.158 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 989 days ago · 14 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 2.622 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 989 days ago · 111 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 4.176 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 992 days ago · 46 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.745 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 993 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 2.581 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1001 days ago · 83 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 2.279 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1001 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 1.960 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1001 days ago · 43 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 2.379 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1002 days ago · 80 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 2.014 km SW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 1002 days ago · 108 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 2.625 km W of False Pass, Alaska · 1002 days ago · 150 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 1.749 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1002 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 2.696 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1003 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 3.091 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1004 days ago · 35 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 2.579 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1004 days ago · 35 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 1.920 km ENE of False Pass, Alaska · 1005 days ago · 141 km deep · 27 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak024tw3z4y. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 8:49 PM UTC.