Alaska earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 206 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 206 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska on Tue, Dec 31, 2024, 4:27 PM AKST (01:27 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 140 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2025-01-01 01:27:15 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.197° N, 161.998° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 7.7 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
255°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.8226 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 630 days ago · 19 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 3.2202 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 624 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 2.7122 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 623 days ago · 35 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 3.8121 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 621 days ago · 35 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 3.1229 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 608 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 2.7153 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 604 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 4.5140 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 595 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 2.7190 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 594 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 2.6146 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 593 days ago · 35 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 2.9151 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 592 days ago · 35 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 3.6209 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 592 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 2.9204 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 592 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 2.8225 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 591 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 2.9215 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 591 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 2.9212 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 591 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 2.9200 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 590 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 3.2222 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 589 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  18. 2.9137 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 587 days ago · 24 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 2.7202 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 586 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 3.3242 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 586 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  21. 2.4145 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 584 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  22. 2.4169 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 581 days ago · 1 km deep · 59 km away
  23. 2.8199 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 580 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  24. 2.7217 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 580 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  25. 2.8143 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 578 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away

Before

  1. 3.2117 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 645 days ago · 41 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 3.1235 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 646 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 2.6215 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 647 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 2.7229 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 647 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 3.0219 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 653 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 2.4121 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 654 days ago · 27 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 3.1219 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 659 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 2.2113 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 662 days ago · 26 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 2.4193 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 664 days ago · 25 km deep · 63 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000pmeg (also filed as ak0251oalvb). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 7:54 AM UTC.