Alaska earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 97 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 97 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska on Fri, Oct 25, 2024, 10:13 AM AKDT (18:13 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 164 km S of False Pass, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 3.1 (ml), minor
Local time: Fri, Oct 25, 2024, 10:13 AM AKDT
UTC: 2024-10-25 18:13:10 UTC
Depth: 35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 54.089° N, 164.141° 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 3.5 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.08
Depth from: Operator assigned
Station coverage gap: 192°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used: 56

Nearest places

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

Akutan, AlaskaPopulation 1,040. Forecast107 kmE

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 174 in the 60 days after this one and 76 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 174.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000nx8f (also filed as ak024dqshdad). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 9:51 PM UTC.