Alaska earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 17 km NNE of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 17 km NNE of False Pass, Alaska on Mon, Oct 14, 2024, 9:24 AM AKDT (17:24 UTC), 142 km (88 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
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2024-10-14 17:24:01 UTC
Depth
142.3 km (88.4 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
54.984° N, 163.262° 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

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Location uncertainty
About 9.4 km horizontally, 2.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
154°
Stations used
18

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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: 92 in the 60 days after this one and 34 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 92.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000nypp (also filed as ak024d8l1hh2). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:58 AM UTC.