Alaska earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 132 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 132 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska on Thu, May 23, 2024, 10:45 AM AKDT (18:45 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: 2.8 (ml), micro
Local time: Thu, May 23, 2024, 10:45 AM AKDT
UTC: 2024-05-23 18:45:57 UTC
Depth: 35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 53.701° N, 162.921° 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 5.4 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.12
Depth from: Operator assigned
Station coverage gap: 234°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used: 15

Nearest places

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

King Cove, AlaskaPopulation 1,009. Forecast156 kmSSW

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 125 in the 60 days after this one and 48 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 125.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000n9rm (also filed as ak0246mgdjqn). Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 6:53 PM UTC.