Alaska earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 72 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 72 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska on Thu, Dec 19, 2024, 5:56 PM AKST (02:56 UTC), 119 km (74 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 60 km SE of Akutan, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.6 (ml), micro
Local time: Thu, Dec 19, 2024, 5:56 PM AKST
UTC: 2024-12-20 02:56:24 UTC
Depth: 119.2 km (74.1 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter: 54.599° N, 164.454° 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 11.1 km horizontally, 5.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.14
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 162°
Stations used: 14

Nearest places

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

Akutan, AlaskaPopulation 1,040. Forecast100 kmENE

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 88 in the 60 days after this one and 55 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 88.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000pkde (also filed as ak024gb5b4gm). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 9:40 AM UTC.