Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 26 km S of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 26 km S of False Pass, Alaska on Wed, Jun 15, 2022, 5:53 AM AKDT (13:53 UTC), 23 km (14 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 117 km S of False Pass, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 1.6 (ml), micro
Local time: Wed, Jun 15, 2022, 5:53 AM AKDT
UTC: 2022-06-15 13:53:26 UTC
Depth: 23.2 km (14.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 54.620° N, 163.345° 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

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Stations used: 26

Nearest places

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

King Cove, AlaskaPopulation 1,009. Forecast82 kmSW

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 148 in the 60 days after this one and 92 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 148.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0227mr9ntp (also filed as av91063098). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:07 PM UTC.