Alaska earthquakes

M3.5 earthquake 86 km SE of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 86 km SE of False Pass, Alaska on Thu, Apr 11, 2024, 6:12 AM AKDT (14:12 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 142 km S of False Pass, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.5 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2024-04-11 14:12:26 UTC
Depth
35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.268° N, 162.525° 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 4.4 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
197°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
32

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 158 in the 60 days after this one and 84 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 158.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000mxn6 (also filed as ak0244ox83b1). Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 8:52 AM UTC.