Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 228 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 228 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska on Mon, Aug 8, 2022, 12:37 PM AKDT (20:37 UTC), 26 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 254 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2022-08-08 20:37:41 UTC
Depth
25.6 km (15.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.022° N, 161.857° 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
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.6206 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1502 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 3.2215 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1498 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 3.0226 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1495 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 2.7151 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1491 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 2.8219 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1479 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 2.8220 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1475 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 4.0254 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1472 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 3.1226 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1471 days ago · 36 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 2.9232 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1468 days ago · 35 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 1.9136 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1466 days ago · 26 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 2.9236 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1466 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away

Before

  1. 2.6244 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1514 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 2.5240 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1520 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 2.6231 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1523 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 2.6180 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1524 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 2.2132 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1527 days ago · 37 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 2.7220 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1534 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 2.1173 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1539 days ago · 21 km deep · 56 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak022a46d1gv. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:47 PM UTC.