Alaska earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 128 km S of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 128 km S of False Pass, Alaska on Thu, Apr 30, 2026, 3:53 PM AKDT (23:53 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 84 km S of King Cove, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2026-04-30 23:53:29 UTC
Depth
7.4 km (4.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.703° N, 163.275° 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 9.0 km horizontally, 5.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
251°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 134 in the 60 days after this one and 108 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.9100 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 155 days ago · 35 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 2.697 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 155 days ago · 21 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 2.494 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 155 days ago · 26 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 2.541 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 154 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 1.935 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 154 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 2.336 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 154 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 2.239 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 153 days ago · 14 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 2.377 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 153 days ago · 27 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 2.686 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 153 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 2.491 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 153 days ago · 43 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 3.487 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 152 days ago · 35 km deep · 100 km away
  12. 2.398 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 152 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 2.496 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 152 days ago · 25 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 2.4113 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 152 days ago · 24 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 2.5108 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 152 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  16. 4.685 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 152 days ago · 41 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 2
  17. 2.775 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 152 days ago · 35 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 3.084 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 151 days ago · 35 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 2.982 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 151 days ago · 35 km deep · 60 km away
  20. 3.5120 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 151 days ago · 35 km deep · 55 km away
  21. 2.596 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 151 days ago · 69 km deep · 78 km away
  22. 2.6120 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 150 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  23. 2.596 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 150 days ago · 26 km deep · 97 km away
  24. 2.497 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 150 days ago · 24 km deep · 98 km away
  25. 2.7108 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 149 days ago · 35 km deep · 64 km away
  26. 2.4108 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 149 days ago · 28 km deep · 41 km away
  27. 2.468 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 149 days ago · 28 km deep · 80 km away
  28. 2.5102 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 149 days ago · 14 km deep · 87 km away
  29. 2.3114 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 149 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  30. 2.4112 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 149 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  31. 2.2103 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 149 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  32. 2.198 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 149 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  33. 2.582 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 149 days ago · 22 km deep · 88 km away
  34. 2.5125 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 148 days ago · 21 km deep · 23 km away
  35. 2.6114 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 148 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  36. 2.4102 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 147 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
  37. 2.8134 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 147 days ago · 35 km deep · 22 km away
  38. 2.5107 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 147 days ago · 35 km deep · 67 km away
  39. 2.3102 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 147 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  40. 3.185 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 146 days ago · 35 km deep · 78 km away
  41. 2.591 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 146 days ago · 35 km deep · 64 km away
  42. 2.499 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 145 days ago · 12 km deep · 61 km away
  43. 3.264 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 145 days ago · 69 km deep · 74 km away
  44. 2.7117 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 144 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  45. 2.9204 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 144 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  46. 2.9102 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 144 days ago · 35 km deep · 36 km away
  47. 2.842 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 143 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  48. 2.447 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 143 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  49. 2.5100 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 143 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  50. 2.5103 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 143 days ago · 28 km deep · 46 km away
  51. 2.8221 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 142 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  52. 2.177 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 142 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
  53. 2.9118 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 142 days ago · 35 km deep · 45 km away
  54. 2.995 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 142 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  55. 2.993 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 142 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  56. 4.784 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 142 days ago · 48 km deep · 91 km away
  57. 3.578 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 142 days ago · 46 km deep · 92 km away
  58. 2.597 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 142 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  59. 2.5101 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 137 days ago · 35 km deep · 70 km away
  60. 2.4101 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 136 days ago · 18 km deep · 62 km away

The first 60 of 134.

Before

  1. 2.5100 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 155 days ago · 35 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 2.6153 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 155 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 3.1152 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 156 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 2.7108 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 156 days ago · 27 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 2.5101 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 156 days ago · 22 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 2.489 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 157 days ago · 75 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 2.989 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 157 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 2.135 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 157 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 3.042 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 157 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 2.7102 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 158 days ago · 24 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 2.799 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 158 days ago · 19 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 2.896 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 159 days ago · 18 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 2.993 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 159 days ago · 35 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 2.999 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 159 days ago · 17 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 2.8101 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 159 days ago · 21 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 2.996 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 159 days ago · 29 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 3.886 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 160 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 2.798 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 160 days ago · 35 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 2.138 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 160 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 2.599 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 160 days ago · 20 km deep · 100 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026inqkpy. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:31 PM UTC.