Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 55 km NW of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 55 km NW of False Pass, Alaska on Sun, May 1, 2022, 12:40 PM AKDT (20:40 UTC), 175 km (109 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 40 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2022-05-01 20:40:11 UTC
Depth
174.7 km (108.6 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
55.167° N, 164.079° 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
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 100 in the 60 days after this one and 45 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.528 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1612 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 1.629 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1612 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 1.526 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1612 days ago · 23 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 1.632 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1612 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 1.629 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1612 days ago · 15 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 1.923 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 1611 days ago · 73 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 2.537 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1609 days ago · 16 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 1.650 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1608 days ago · 70 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 1.532 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1607 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 2.071 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1607 days ago · 112 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 1.530 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1607 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 2.742 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1604 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 2.038 km WNW of False Pass, Alaska · 1603 days ago · 132 km deep · 18 km away
  14. 1.627 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1603 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 1.726 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1603 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 2.683 km NE of Akutan, Alaska · 1601 days ago · 203 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 1.933 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1601 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 1.629 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1601 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 2.047 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1601 days ago · 18 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 1.547 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1601 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
  21. 1.846 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1600 days ago · 17 km deep · 90 km away
  22. 2.157 km WNW of False Pass, Alaska · 1600 days ago · 154 km deep · 18 km away
  23. 1.549 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1599 days ago · 14 km deep · 92 km away
  24. 2.669 km NNE of Akutan, Alaska · 1599 days ago · 178 km deep · 98 km away
  25. 1.924 km WNW of False Pass, Alaska · 1598 days ago · 120 km deep · 32 km away
  26. 1.926 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1597 days ago · 23 km deep · 76 km away
  27. 3.343 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1595 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  28. 1.538 km N of Cold Bay, Alaska · 1594 days ago · 125 km deep · 100 km away
  29. 1.629 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1594 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
  30. 2.542 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1594 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  31. 2.641 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1594 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  32. 1.529 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1592 days ago · 15 km deep · 80 km away
  33. 1.657 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1591 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  34. 2.835 km NW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 1590 days ago · 183 km deep · 68 km away
  35. 2.843 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 1590 days ago · 83 km deep · 98 km away
  36. 1.728 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1589 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
  37. 4.240 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1587 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
  38. 1.629 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1587 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
  39. 1.631 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1586 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
  40. 1.528 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1586 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
  41. 1.730 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1586 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
  42. 1.825 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1586 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away
  43. 3.143 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1586 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  44. 1.729 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1586 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
  45. 1.627 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1586 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
  46. 1.928 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1585 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
  47. 1.532 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1585 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  48. 2.718 km N of False Pass, Alaska · 1585 days ago · 168 km deep · 47 km away
  49. 1.849 km W of False Pass, Alaska · 1583 days ago · 122 km deep · 27 km away
  50. 1.631 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1583 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
  51. 1.734 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1583 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away
  52. 1.7Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1583 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
  53. 2.7124 km N of Akutan, Alaska · 1581 days ago · 114 km deep · 93 km away
  54. 1.529 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1581 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  55. 2.524 km NW of False Pass, Alaska · 1581 days ago · 155 km deep · 30 km away
  56. 1.739 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1581 days ago · 62 km deep · 86 km away
  57. 1.629 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1581 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
  58. 1.726 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1581 days ago · 22 km deep · 77 km away
  59. 1.630 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1580 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
  60. 1.946 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 1580 days ago · 74 km deep · 75 km away

The first 60 of 100.

Before

  1. 1.630 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1613 days ago · 16 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 1.830 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1613 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 2.641 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1616 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 1.543 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1616 days ago · 61 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 2.844 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1617 days ago · 70 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 3.578 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 1619 days ago · 103 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 1.838 km SW of King Cove, Alaska · 1619 days ago · 76 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 1.830 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1620 days ago · 15 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 2.030 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1620 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 1.629 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1620 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 1.730 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1621 days ago · 15 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 2.741 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1622 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 1.828 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1623 days ago · 22 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 2.038 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1624 days ago · 14 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 1.920 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1625 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 2.788 km W of False Pass, Alaska · 1626 days ago · 163 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 2.2130 km WNW of False Pass, Alaska · 1627 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 1.635 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1630 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 2.823 km NNE of False Pass, Alaska · 1630 days ago · 164 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 1.921 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1632 days ago · 24 km deep · 72 km away

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