Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 29 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 29 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska on Wed, Jan 26, 2022, 11:10 AM AKST (20:10 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 120 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2022-01-26 20:10:53 UTC
Depth
12.7 km (7.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.599° N, 163.320° 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.

Stations used
31

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 159 in the 60 days after this one and 68 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.829 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1709 days ago · 17 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 2.128 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1709 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.743 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1709 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 2.778 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1708 days ago · 76 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 2.191 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1708 days ago · 16 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 3.7101 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1708 days ago · 35 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 2.030 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1708 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 1.884 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 1707 days ago · 28 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 1.828 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1707 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 4.8120 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1707 days ago · 35 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 2.3116 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1707 days ago · 51 km deep · 100 km away
  12. 3.3119 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1707 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 2.0112 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1707 days ago · 54 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 3.3117 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1707 days ago · 35 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 4.6117 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1707 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  16. 3.5119 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1707 days ago · 35 km deep · 100 km away
  17. 2.351 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1707 days ago · 48 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 1.824 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1706 days ago · 25 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 1.628 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1706 days ago · 16 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 1.524 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1706 days ago · 13 km deep · 13 km away
  21. 1.831 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1706 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
  22. 3.038 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1705 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  23. 2.027 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1705 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
  24. 1.929 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1703 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away
  25. 1.730 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1701 days ago · 16 km deep · 1 km away
  26. 2.029 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1700 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away
  27. 2.224 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1700 days ago · 13 km deep · 4 km away
  28. 2.0108 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1699 days ago · 27 km deep · 87 km away
  29. 1.629 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1699 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
  30. 2.095 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1699 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
  31. 1.996 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1699 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
  32. 1.627 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1698 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away
  33. 2.962 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1698 days ago · 30 km deep · 95 km away
  34. 1.719 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1697 days ago · 30 km deep · 12 km away
  35. 2.561 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 1697 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  36. 1.870 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1696 days ago · 26 km deep · 41 km away
  37. 1.850 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1696 days ago · 71 km deep · 58 km away
  38. 2.047 km ESE of False Pass, Alaska · 1696 days ago · 60 km deep · 40 km away
  39. 1.980 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1696 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
  40. 1.830 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1695 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
  41. 2.031 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1695 days ago · 13 km deep · 3 km away
  42. 1.929 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1695 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away
  43. 2.031 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1692 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
  44. 2.234 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1692 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  45. 2.849 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1692 days ago · 56 km deep · 70 km away
  46. 2.731 km N of False Pass, Alaska · 1692 days ago · 181 km deep · 60 km away
  47. 1.753 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 1692 days ago · 81 km deep · 50 km away
  48. 1.532 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1692 days ago · 13 km deep · 3 km away
  49. 2.0119 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1691 days ago · 42 km deep · 99 km away
  50. 2.5119 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1690 days ago · 54 km deep · 100 km away
  51. 2.941 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1690 days ago · 14 km deep · 12 km away
  52. 1.831 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1690 days ago · 17 km deep · 2 km away
  53. 2.3114 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1690 days ago · 52 km deep · 94 km away
  54. 2.029 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1690 days ago · 24 km deep · 4 km away
  55. 2.049 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 1690 days ago · 66 km deep · 41 km away
  56. 2.1108 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1689 days ago · 52 km deep · 87 km away
  57. 1.973 km NE of Akutan, Alaska · 1687 days ago · 78 km deep · 99 km away
  58. 2.2106 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1686 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
  59. 2.1101 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1686 days ago · 63 km deep · 81 km away
  60. 2.229 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1686 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away

The first 60 of 159.

Before

  1. 1.954 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 1709 days ago · 13 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 2.195 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1710 days ago · 26 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 2.296 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1710 days ago · 42 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 1.539 km SW of King Cove, Alaska · 1710 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 3.841 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1710 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 1.7110 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1710 days ago · 26 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 1.519 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1710 days ago · 26 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 2.0107 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1711 days ago · 29 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 1.726 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1712 days ago · 25 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 1.925 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1712 days ago · 24 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 2.643 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1712 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 2.593 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 1713 days ago · 24 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 2.029 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1713 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 1.926 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1714 days ago · 26 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 2.938 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1714 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  16. 2.294 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1714 days ago · 52 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 2.636 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1715 days ago · 19 km deep · 8 km away
  18. 2.787 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1715 days ago · 19 km deep · 58 km away
  19. 2.786 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1715 days ago · 24 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 2.641 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1716 days ago · 13 km deep · 12 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak02217bxy7e. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:24 AM UTC.