Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 28 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 28 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska on Tue, May 24, 2022, 3:09 PM AKDT (23:09 UTC), 12 km (8 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
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2022-05-24 23:09:10 UTC
Depth
12.3 km (7.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.606° N, 163.311° 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
27

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 172 in the 60 days after this one and 82 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.977 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1594 days ago · 60 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 1.5Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1594 days ago · 47 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 1.751 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1593 days ago · 52 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 3.7105 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1592 days ago · 50 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 4.240 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1592 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 1.629 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1592 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.594 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1592 days ago · 50 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 1.631 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1592 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 1.528 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1592 days ago · 11 km deep · 0 km away
  10. 1.730 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1592 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 1.825 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1592 days ago · 13 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 2.199 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1592 days ago · 41 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 3.143 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1592 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  14. 1.729 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1592 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 1.627 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1591 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 1.928 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1591 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 1.532 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1591 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  18. 2.718 km N of False Pass, Alaska · 1590 days ago · 168 km deep · 46 km away
  19. 1.7108 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1590 days ago · 21 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 2.6113 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1590 days ago · 41 km deep · 91 km away
  21. 1.7105 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1589 days ago · 15 km deep · 77 km away
  22. 1.849 km W of False Pass, Alaska · 1589 days ago · 122 km deep · 66 km away
  23. 1.631 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1589 days ago · 13 km deep · 3 km away
  24. 1.734 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1589 days ago · 13 km deep · 6 km away
  25. 1.7Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1588 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
  26. 1.795 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1588 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  27. 1.9105 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1588 days ago · 41 km deep · 82 km away
  28. 1.892 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1588 days ago · 26 km deep · 75 km away
  29. 1.9100 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1587 days ago · 26 km deep · 72 km away
  30. 2.660 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1587 days ago · 75 km deep · 69 km away
  31. 1.529 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1587 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  32. 1.87 km N of King Cove, Alaska · 1587 days ago · 99 km deep · 87 km away
  33. 1.774 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1587 days ago · 70 km deep · 57 km away
  34. 2.524 km NW of False Pass, Alaska · 1587 days ago · 155 km deep · 50 km away
  35. 1.739 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1587 days ago · 62 km deep · 13 km away
  36. 1.990 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1587 days ago · 23 km deep · 62 km away
  37. 1.629 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1586 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away
  38. 1.726 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1586 days ago · 22 km deep · 2 km away
  39. 1.630 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1586 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  40. 2.1104 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1586 days ago · 26 km deep · 77 km away
  41. 1.946 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 1585 days ago · 74 km deep · 34 km away
  42. 1.735 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 1585 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  43. 1.732 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1585 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  44. 1.789 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1585 days ago · 24 km deep · 71 km away
  45. 1.892 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1585 days ago · 24 km deep · 74 km away
  46. 1.879 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1585 days ago · 26 km deep · 55 km away
  47. 2.6115 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 1584 days ago · 24 km deep · 90 km away
  48. 3.067 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1584 days ago · 79 km deep · 51 km away
  49. 1.696 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1582 days ago · 45 km deep · 75 km away
  50. 1.687 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1582 days ago · 56 km deep · 65 km away
  51. 3.056 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1581 days ago · 61 km deep · 29 km away
  52. 1.517 km WSW of King Cove, Alaska · 1581 days ago · 90 km deep · 64 km away
  53. 1.532 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1579 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away
  54. 1.743 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1579 days ago · 77 km deep · 17 km away
  55. 1.831 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1579 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
  56. 1.523 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1578 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  57. 1.536 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1578 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  58. 2.641 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1577 days ago · 82 km deep · 15 km away
  59. 1.848 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1577 days ago · 81 km deep · 22 km away
  60. 1.886 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1576 days ago · 44 km deep · 58 km away

The first 60 of 172.

Before

  1. 1.8101 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1595 days ago · 14 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 2.715 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 1595 days ago · 95 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 1.9108 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1595 days ago · 26 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 1.596 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1595 days ago · 17 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 2.843 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 1595 days ago · 83 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 2.835 km NW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 1595 days ago · 183 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 1.657 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1597 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 1.529 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1597 days ago · 15 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 1.683 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 1597 days ago · 13 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 1.988 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1598 days ago · 58 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 3.280 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1598 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 2.641 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1599 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 2.542 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1600 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  14. 1.629 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1600 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 3.343 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1600 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  16. 1.6118 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1600 days ago · 48 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 2.738 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1601 days ago · 97 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 2.0116 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1601 days ago · 30 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 2.769 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1602 days ago · 29 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 2.266 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 1603 days ago · 61 km deep · 51 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0226mj4waz. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 9:31 AM UTC.