Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 89 km SW of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 89 km SW of False Pass, Alaska on Wed, Jun 15, 2022, 5:31 PM AKDT (01:31 UTC), 34 km (21 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
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2022-06-16 01:31:24 UTC
Depth
34.0 km (21.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.261° N, 164.339° 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: 165 in the 60 days after this one and 105 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 165.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0227o7j35c. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 8:29 AM UTC.