Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 37 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 37 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska on Wed, Sep 18, 2024, 4:47 AM AKDT (12:47 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 15 km WNW of False Pass, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2024-09-18 12:47:04 UTC
Depth
11.0 km (6.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.529° N, 163.552° 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.

Location uncertainty
About 0.9 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.23
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
327°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 122 in the 60 days after this one and 59 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.863 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 740 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 1.964 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 740 days ago · 23 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 2.173 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 739 days ago · 62 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 1.774 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 738 days ago · 14 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 2.21 km SW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 737 days ago · 155 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 1.648 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 737 days ago · 61 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 2.138 km S of Cold Bay, Alaska · 737 days ago · 74 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 2.047 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 736 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 1.646 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 736 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 1.641 km W of False Pass, Alaska · 736 days ago · 15 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 1.883 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 735 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 1.928 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 735 days ago · 14 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 1.747 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 734 days ago · 12 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 1.936 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 734 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 2.928 km W of Cold Bay, Alaska · 734 days ago · 170 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 2.255 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 733 days ago · 13 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 1.941 km ESE of False Pass, Alaska · 733 days ago · 13 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 2.1109 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 732 days ago · 26 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 2.8119 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 732 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 2.79 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 731 days ago · 108 km deep · 28 km away
  21. 2.7123 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 731 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away
  22. 2.2106 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 730 days ago · 26 km deep · 74 km away
  23. 2.194 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 730 days ago · 17 km deep · 65 km away
  24. 2.912 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 729 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  25. 2.220 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 729 days ago · 77 km deep · 21 km away
  26. 2.2101 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 729 days ago · 46 km deep · 78 km away
  27. 1.986 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 727 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  28. 2.076 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 727 days ago · 23 km deep · 44 km away
  29. 1.989 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 727 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  30. 2.286 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 727 days ago · 57 km deep · 97 km away
  31. 2.053 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 726 days ago · 70 km deep · 98 km away
  32. 2.623 km NE of False Pass, Alaska · 726 days ago · 175 km deep · 57 km away
  33. 1.974 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 726 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away
  34. 2.24 km N of False Pass, Alaska · 726 days ago · 99 km deep · 42 km away
  35. 2.4100 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 725 days ago · 46 km deep · 64 km away
  36. 2.9114 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 724 days ago · 35 km deep · 77 km away
  37. 2.977 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 723 days ago · 31 km deep · 59 km away
  38. 2.258 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 723 days ago · 60 km deep · 22 km away
  39. 1.582 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 722 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  40. 2.184 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 721 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  41. 2.679 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 721 days ago · 61 km deep · 43 km away
  42. 2.083 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 721 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  43. 1.7110 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 720 days ago · 44 km deep · 94 km away
  44. 2.1111 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 720 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away
  45. 2.0112 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 720 days ago · 41 km deep · 95 km away
  46. 1.799 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 719 days ago · 53 km deep · 69 km away
  47. 2.0112 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 719 days ago · 25 km deep · 83 km away
  48. 1.593 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 719 days ago · 50 km deep · 60 km away
  49. 1.859 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 719 days ago · 65 km deep · 22 km away
  50. 1.542 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 718 days ago · 13 km deep · 24 km away
  51. 2.283 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 718 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  52. 2.896 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 716 days ago · 17 km deep · 79 km away
  53. 2.651 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 716 days ago · 61 km deep · 45 km away
  54. 2.283 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 715 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  55. 2.6106 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 715 days ago · 24 km deep · 70 km away
  56. 2.187 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 714 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
  57. 2.617 km NNE of False Pass, Alaska · 714 days ago · 142 km deep · 54 km away
  58. 1.885 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 714 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
  59. 2.086 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 713 days ago · 74 km deep · 58 km away
  60. 2.665 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 713 days ago · 59 km deep · 28 km away

The first 60 of 122.

Before

  1. 1.732 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 742 days ago · 73 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 2.065 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 742 days ago · 21 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 2.6105 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 743 days ago · 35 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 2.777 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 745 days ago · 35 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 1.923 km NE of False Pass, Alaska · 745 days ago · 131 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 2.260 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 746 days ago · 71 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 2.3106 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 747 days ago · 26 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 2.5110 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 747 days ago · 35 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 2.199 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 749 days ago · 26 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 2.085 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 750 days ago · 28 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 1.770 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 751 days ago · 26 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 1.962 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 751 days ago · 19 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 2.796 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 752 days ago · 35 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 1.935 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 752 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 2.5117 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 753 days ago · 29 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 2.074 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 753 days ago · 13 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 2.960 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 754 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 1.757 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 755 days ago · 68 km deep · 20 km away
  19. 2.093 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 755 days ago · 26 km deep · 57 km away
  20. 2.153 km N of False Pass, Alaska · 755 days ago · 135 km deep · 89 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event av93021514. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 11:21 PM UTC.