Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 57 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 57 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska on Sun, May 22, 2022, 10:01 AM AKDT (18:01 UTC), 5 km (3 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
2022-05-22 18:01:13 UTC
Depth
4.9 km (3.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.735° N, 164.283° 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
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 136 in the 60 days after this one and 71 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.843 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 1593 days ago · 83 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 1.9108 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1593 days ago · 26 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 1.728 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1592 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 1.977 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1592 days ago · 60 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 1.5Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1591 days ago · 47 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 3.7105 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1590 days ago · 50 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 4.240 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1590 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 1.629 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1590 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 1.594 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1590 days ago · 50 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 1.631 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1590 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 1.528 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1590 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 1.730 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1590 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 1.825 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1590 days ago · 13 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 3.143 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1590 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 1.729 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1589 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 2.744 km NE of Akutan, Alaska · 1589 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 1.645 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 1589 days ago · 14 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 1.627 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1589 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 1.928 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1589 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 1.532 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1588 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  21. 2.718 km N of False Pass, Alaska · 1588 days ago · 168 km deep · 65 km away
  22. 1.7108 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1587 days ago · 21 km deep · 91 km away
  23. 2.6113 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1587 days ago · 41 km deep · 94 km away
  24. 1.849 km W of False Pass, Alaska · 1586 days ago · 122 km deep · 23 km away
  25. 1.631 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1586 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
  26. 1.734 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1586 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
  27. 1.7Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1586 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away
  28. 1.9105 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1585 days ago · 41 km deep · 95 km away
  29. 1.892 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1585 days ago · 26 km deep · 65 km away
  30. 2.7124 km N of Akutan, Alaska · 1585 days ago · 114 km deep · 98 km away
  31. 1.529 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1585 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  32. 1.774 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1584 days ago · 70 km deep · 56 km away
  33. 2.524 km NW of False Pass, Alaska · 1584 days ago · 155 km deep · 46 km away
  34. 1.739 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1584 days ago · 62 km deep · 62 km away
  35. 1.629 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1584 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
  36. 1.726 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1584 days ago · 22 km deep · 62 km away
  37. 1.630 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1584 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
  38. 1.946 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 1583 days ago · 74 km deep · 39 km away
  39. 1.735 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 1583 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  40. 1.732 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1583 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  41. 1.789 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1582 days ago · 24 km deep · 65 km away
  42. 1.892 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1582 days ago · 24 km deep · 68 km away
  43. 1.879 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1582 days ago · 26 km deep · 75 km away
  44. 3.067 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1581 days ago · 79 km deep · 48 km away
  45. 1.696 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1579 days ago · 45 km deep · 80 km away
  46. 1.687 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1579 days ago · 56 km deep · 76 km away
  47. 3.056 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1578 days ago · 61 km deep · 86 km away
  48. 1.532 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1576 days ago · 12 km deep · 66 km away
  49. 1.743 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1576 days ago · 77 km deep · 65 km away
  50. 1.831 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1576 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
  51. 1.523 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1576 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  52. 1.536 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1576 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  53. 2.641 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1575 days ago · 82 km deep · 77 km away
  54. 1.848 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1574 days ago · 81 km deep · 67 km away
  55. 1.886 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1574 days ago · 44 km deep · 97 km away
  56. 2.028 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1573 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
  57. 1.7103 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1573 days ago · 26 km deep · 94 km away
  58. 1.92 km NNW of False Pass, Alaska · 1572 days ago · 91 km deep · 57 km away
  59. 1.734 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1572 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
  60. 1.651 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1572 days ago · 19 km deep · 75 km away

The first 60 of 136.

Before

  1. 1.529 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1595 days ago · 15 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 1.988 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1595 days ago · 58 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 2.641 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1597 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 2.542 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1597 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 1.629 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1597 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 3.343 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1598 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 2.0116 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1599 days ago · 30 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 1.950 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1599 days ago · 85 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 1.926 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1601 days ago · 23 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 1.924 km WNW of False Pass, Alaska · 1602 days ago · 120 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 2.669 km NNE of Akutan, Alaska · 1602 days ago · 178 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 1.549 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1602 days ago · 14 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 1.798 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1602 days ago · 42 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 2.157 km WNW of False Pass, Alaska · 1603 days ago · 154 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 1.846 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1604 days ago · 17 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 1.547 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1604 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
  17. 2.047 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1604 days ago · 18 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 1.629 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1604 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 1.933 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1605 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 2.683 km NE of Akutan, Alaska · 1605 days ago · 203 km deep · 49 km away

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