Alaska earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 44 km S of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 44 km S of False Pass, Alaska on Fri, Jun 14, 2024, 10:50 AM AKDT (18:50 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 89 km S of King Cove, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.5 (ml), micro
Local time: Fri, Jun 14, 2024, 10:50 AM AKDT
UTC: 2024-06-14 18:50:10 UTC
Depth: 10.2 km (6.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 54.457° N, 163.460° 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 1.8 km horizontally, 7.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.10
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 188°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used: 20

Nearest places

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

King Cove, AlaskaPopulation 1,009. Forecast99 kmSW

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 176 in the 60 days after this one and 72 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 176.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000mslb (also filed as av93164091, ak0247mu85i7). Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 11:35 AM UTC.