Alaska earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 151 km S of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 151 km S of False Pass, Alaska on Wed, Mar 6, 2024, 6:25 AM AKST (15:25 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 187 km SE of Akutan, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 4.6 (mwr), light
Local time: Wed, Mar 6, 2024, 6:25 AM AKST
UTC: 2024-03-06 15:25:07 UTC
Depth: 8.9 km (5.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 53.496° N, 163.239° W
Region: Alaska
Strongest shaking: II, weak shaking
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Shaking

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

Strongest estimated: II, weak shaking
Peak ground acceleration: 0.1% of gravity
Peak ground velocity: -3.4 cm/s
Map: Automatic

USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter — Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Fault motion and ground failure

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Faulting: Reverse (thrust)
Moment magnitude: 4.6 Mwr
Nodal plane 1: Strike 52°, dip 72°, rake 107°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 187°, dip 24°, rake 48°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty: About 4.8 km horizontally, 4.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.07
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 80°
Stations used: 104

Nearest places

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

Akutan, AlaskaPopulation 1,040. Forecast181 kmESE

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 113 in the 60 days after this one and 48 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 113.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000m3p3 (also filed as ak02431ejsgw). Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 6:42 AM UTC.