Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 96 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 96 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska on Wed, Mar 9, 2022, 3:27 AM AKST (12:27 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 43 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2022-03-09 12:27:14 UTC
Depth
3.7 km (2.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.027° N, 162.986° 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
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 164 in the 60 days after this one and 35 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.9Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1660 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 1.882 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 1659 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 1.536 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1659 days ago · 15 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 1.632 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1659 days ago · 15 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 1.828 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1659 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 1.529 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1659 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 2.943 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1658 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 1.8114 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1658 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 1.9116 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1658 days ago · 26 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 2.2154 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1658 days ago · 26 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 2.543 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1657 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 1.525 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1657 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 2.1Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1657 days ago · 41 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 3.391 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1657 days ago · 21 km deep · 28 km away
  15. 2.6102 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1657 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 1.992 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1657 days ago · 25 km deep · 17 km away
  17. 2.0114 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1657 days ago · 12 km deep · 29 km away
  18. 1.8101 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1657 days ago · 26 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 1.721 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1656 days ago · 24 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 1.626 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1656 days ago · 25 km deep · 69 km away
  21. 1.747 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1656 days ago · 64 km deep · 49 km away
  22. 1.548 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 1656 days ago · 61 km deep · 74 km away
  23. 1.9102 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1656 days ago · 41 km deep · 47 km away
  24. 1.643 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1656 days ago · 14 km deep · 53 km away
  25. 1.892 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1656 days ago · 42 km deep · 18 km away
  26. 1.891 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1656 days ago · 15 km deep · 42 km away
  27. 1.641 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 1654 days ago · 56 km deep · 67 km away
  28. 1.830 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1654 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
  29. 2.194 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1651 days ago · 26 km deep · 75 km away
  30. 2.2101 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1651 days ago · 17 km deep · 40 km away
  31. 2.1103 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1650 days ago · 26 km deep · 71 km away
  32. 2.3132 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1650 days ago · 26 km deep · 79 km away
  33. 2.941 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1650 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  34. 3.0184 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1648 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  35. 2.661 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1647 days ago · 35 km deep · 76 km away
  36. 1.950 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1647 days ago · 21 km deep · 83 km away
  37. 1.847 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1647 days ago · 30 km deep · 86 km away
  38. 2.898 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1644 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  39. 2.197 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1644 days ago · 26 km deep · 14 km away
  40. 2.1154 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1643 days ago · 26 km deep · 75 km away
  41. 2.640 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1643 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  42. 1.525 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1643 days ago · 12 km deep · 70 km away
  43. 2.123 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1642 days ago · 23 km deep · 72 km away
  44. 2.674 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1641 days ago · 35 km deep · 32 km away
  45. 2.9104 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1641 days ago · 89 km deep · 80 km away
  46. 3.0100 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 1640 days ago · 12 km deep · 34 km away
  47. 2.537 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1639 days ago · 17 km deep · 59 km away
  48. 2.190 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1639 days ago · 42 km deep · 96 km away
  49. 1.930 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1638 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
  50. 2.7Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1637 days ago · 35 km deep · 43 km away
  51. 3.341 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1637 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  52. 1.532 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1637 days ago · 48 km deep · 73 km away
  53. 1.8104 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1637 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  54. 1.9113 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1636 days ago · 26 km deep · 62 km away
  55. 2.127 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1636 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away
  56. 2.032 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1636 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  57. 2.229 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1635 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away
  58. 2.641 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1635 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  59. 1.929 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 1634 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  60. 1.623 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1634 days ago · 28 km deep · 74 km away

The first 60 of 164.

Before

  1. 3.540 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1660 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 1.729 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1660 days ago · 15 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 1.9100 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1661 days ago · 13 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 1.726 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1661 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 2.0134 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1661 days ago · 41 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 2.0118 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1661 days ago · 25 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 2.677 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1662 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 2.651 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1662 days ago · 27 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 1.626 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1662 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 1.739 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1662 days ago · 64 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 2.168 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1662 days ago · 38 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 1.829 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1663 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 2.064 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1663 days ago · 73 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 1.799 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1663 days ago · 26 km deep · 12 km away
  15. 1.822 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1663 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 1.729 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1664 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 1.522 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1664 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 2.048 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 1664 days ago · 80 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 2.8116 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1664 days ago · 29 km deep · 36 km away
  20. 2.383 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1665 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak02234numac. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 4:57 AM UTC.