Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 75 km S of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 75 km S of False Pass, Alaska on Sun, May 1, 2022, 12:49 PM AKDT (20:49 UTC), 4 km (2 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
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2022-05-01 20:49:07 UTC
Depth
3.7 km (2.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.181° N, 163.473° 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
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 87 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.528 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1618 days ago · 13 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 1.629 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1618 days ago · 13 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 1.526 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1617 days ago · 23 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 1.632 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1617 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 1.629 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1617 days ago · 15 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 2.092 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1617 days ago · 29 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 1.923 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 1617 days ago · 73 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 2.697 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1616 days ago · 35 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 3.392 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1616 days ago · 35 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 3.0164 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1615 days ago · 23 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 2.537 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1615 days ago · 16 km deep · 41 km away
  12. 1.894 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1614 days ago · 26 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 1.891 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1614 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 1.798 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1614 days ago · 25 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 1.650 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1614 days ago · 70 km deep · 24 km away
  16. 1.532 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1613 days ago · 13 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 2.071 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1613 days ago · 112 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 1.530 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1613 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 1.8105 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1613 days ago · 60 km deep · 64 km away
  20. 1.9118 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1613 days ago · 26 km deep · 69 km away
  21. 1.880 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1611 days ago · 69 km deep · 82 km away
  22. 3.487 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1611 days ago · 35 km deep · 13 km away
  23. 1.7110 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1611 days ago · 49 km deep · 57 km away
  24. 3.5141 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1611 days ago · 28 km deep · 66 km away
  25. 1.6116 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1611 days ago · 26 km deep · 60 km away
  26. 2.149 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1610 days ago · 69 km deep · 42 km away
  27. 2.742 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1610 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  28. 1.7107 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1609 days ago · 14 km deep · 93 km away
  29. 2.587 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 1609 days ago · 35 km deep · 58 km away
  30. 1.674 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1609 days ago · 30 km deep · 84 km away
  31. 1.889 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1609 days ago · 50 km deep · 68 km away
  32. 2.589 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1609 days ago · 30 km deep · 15 km away
  33. 2.038 km WNW of False Pass, Alaska · 1609 days ago · 132 km deep · 99 km away
  34. 1.627 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1609 days ago · 13 km deep · 50 km away
  35. 1.726 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1608 days ago · 13 km deep · 50 km away
  36. 1.696 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1608 days ago · 35 km deep · 59 km away
  37. 1.8113 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1608 days ago · 26 km deep · 45 km away
  38. 1.695 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1608 days ago · 41 km deep · 59 km away
  39. 1.5Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1607 days ago · 17 km deep · 66 km away
  40. 1.879 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1607 days ago · 26 km deep · 81 km away
  41. 1.7Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1607 days ago · 40 km deep · 40 km away
  42. 2.7156 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1607 days ago · 14 km deep · 82 km away
  43. 1.933 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1607 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  44. 1.629 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1607 days ago · 13 km deep · 48 km away
  45. 1.688 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 1606 days ago · 17 km deep · 64 km away
  46. 2.047 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1606 days ago · 18 km deep · 28 km away
  47. 1.547 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1606 days ago · 13 km deep · 28 km away
  48. 1.846 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1606 days ago · 17 km deep · 29 km away
  49. 2.6106 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1606 days ago · 24 km deep · 66 km away
  50. 1.798 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1605 days ago · 42 km deep · 34 km away
  51. 1.549 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1605 days ago · 14 km deep · 26 km away
  52. 1.9108 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1605 days ago · 26 km deep · 67 km away
  53. 2.6154 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1604 days ago · 32 km deep · 82 km away
  54. 1.924 km WNW of False Pass, Alaska · 1604 days ago · 120 km deep · 87 km away
  55. 1.926 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1603 days ago · 23 km deep · 50 km away
  56. 2.266 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 1603 days ago · 61 km deep · 68 km away
  57. 2.0116 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1601 days ago · 30 km deep · 50 km away
  58. 1.692 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1601 days ago · 36 km deep · 100 km away
  59. 1.6118 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1600 days ago · 48 km deep · 51 km away
  60. 3.343 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1600 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 2.195 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 1618 days ago · 35 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 2.9Alaska Peninsula · 1618 days ago · 29 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 1.944 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 1618 days ago · 105 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 1.630 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1619 days ago · 16 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 1.830 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1619 days ago · 13 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 2.5123 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1620 days ago · 26 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 2.085 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1620 days ago · 26 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 2.0108 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1621 days ago · 26 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 1.983 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1621 days ago · 42 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 2.060 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1621 days ago · 93 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 1.9104 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1622 days ago · 50 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 1.8107 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1622 days ago · 37 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 2.641 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1622 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 1.543 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1622 days ago · 61 km deep · 45 km away
  15. 1.773 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1622 days ago · 67 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 2.844 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1623 days ago · 70 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 2.098 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1623 days ago · 26 km deep · 25 km away
  18. 1.9112 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1623 days ago · 25 km deep · 37 km away
  19. 1.9106 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1623 days ago · 49 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 3.578 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 1624 days ago · 103 km deep · 60 km away

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