Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 44 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 44 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska on Thu, Dec 8, 2022, 4:49 AM AKST (13:49 UTC), 23 km (14 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 122 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2022-12-08 13:49:33 UTC
Depth
22.6 km (14.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.516° N, 163.779° 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
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 142 in the 60 days after this one and 68 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.5121 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1390 days ago · 35 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 3.4122 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1389 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 1.975 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1389 days ago · 25 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 2.3112 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1389 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 3.2Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1389 days ago · 35 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 2.077 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1389 days ago · 19 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 1.655 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 1389 days ago · 18 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 1.653 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 1389 days ago · 15 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 2.6106 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1386 days ago · 26 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 2.3114 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1386 days ago · 25 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 2.3Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1386 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 1.955 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1385 days ago · 55 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 2.1102 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1384 days ago · 26 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 2.781 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1384 days ago · 57 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 2.127 km NE of False Pass, Alaska · 1384 days ago · 105 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 1.9Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1384 days ago · 27 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 2.3109 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1384 days ago · 41 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 2.688 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1383 days ago · 35 km deep · 56 km away
  19. 2.6120 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1383 days ago · 35 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 2.7110 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1383 days ago · 35 km deep · 68 km away
  21. 1.6Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1379 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  22. 2.050 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1378 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  23. 3.3Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1376 days ago · 179 km deep · 97 km away
  24. 2.270 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1374 days ago · 57 km deep · 29 km away
  25. 2.874 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1374 days ago · 68 km deep · 81 km away
  26. 2.2101 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1373 days ago · 16 km deep · 74 km away
  27. 2.2Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1372 days ago · 52 km deep · 83 km away
  28. 1.781 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 1372 days ago · 18 km deep · 55 km away
  29. 1.748 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1372 days ago · 25 km deep · 24 km away
  30. 2.0Alaska Peninsula · 1372 days ago · 16 km deep · 100 km away
  31. 2.621 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1372 days ago · 98 km deep · 37 km away
  32. 2.190 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1372 days ago · 35 km deep · 52 km away
  33. 2.193 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1371 days ago · 26 km deep · 49 km away
  34. 2.195 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1371 days ago · 23 km deep · 51 km away
  35. 2.8115 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1371 days ago · 35 km deep · 74 km away
  36. 2.187 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1370 days ago · 17 km deep · 62 km away
  37. 2.046 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 1370 days ago · 57 km deep · 51 km away
  38. 1.831 km W of False Pass, Alaska · 1370 days ago · 19 km deep · 34 km away
  39. 1.833 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1370 days ago · 23 km deep · 27 km away
  40. 2.185 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1370 days ago · 39 km deep · 65 km away
  41. 2.8140 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1370 days ago · 35 km deep · 100 km away
  42. 2.4Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1369 days ago · 48 km deep · 64 km away
  43. 2.686 km W of False Pass, Alaska · 1369 days ago · 135 km deep · 75 km away
  44. 1.985 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1368 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
  45. 2.5Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1368 days ago · 35 km deep · 66 km away
  46. 2.385 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1368 days ago · 30 km deep · 50 km away
  47. 2.661 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1368 days ago · 66 km deep · 93 km away
  48. 1.870 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1368 days ago · 43 km deep · 80 km away
  49. 1.8104 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1368 days ago · 26 km deep · 61 km away
  50. 2.554 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1368 days ago · 63 km deep · 97 km away
  51. 3.1Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1367 days ago · 15 km deep · 56 km away
  52. 2.097 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1367 days ago · 26 km deep · 65 km away
  53. 1.654 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 1367 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
  54. 2.896 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1365 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  55. 2.552 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 1365 days ago · 15 km deep · 77 km away
  56. 2.195 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1365 days ago · 20 km deep · 51 km away
  57. 2.6118 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1365 days ago · 29 km deep · 75 km away
  58. 2.020 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1365 days ago · 0 km deep · 28 km away
  59. 2.121 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 1365 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  60. 1.821 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1365 days ago · 0 km deep · 28 km away

The first 60 of 142.

Before

  1. 3.217 km N of False Pass, Alaska · 1390 days ago · 165 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 1.822 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1391 days ago · 30 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 2.5112 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1391 days ago · 35 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 2.6112 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1391 days ago · 35 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 2.9113 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1391 days ago · 35 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 2.348 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 1392 days ago · 84 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 2.487 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1393 days ago · 45 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 3.491 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 1394 days ago · 35 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 2.392 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1394 days ago · 28 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 2.244 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1394 days ago · 1 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 2.587 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 1395 days ago · 19 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 2.692 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1395 days ago · 25 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 3.0122 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1395 days ago · 35 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 2.9124 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1396 days ago · 30 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 1.656 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1397 days ago · 60 km deep · 25 km away
  16. 1.9100 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1397 days ago · 23 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 1.944 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 1397 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 2.196 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1398 days ago · 18 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 2.320 km ESE of False Pass, Alaska · 1398 days ago · 93 km deep · 50 km away
  20. 3.398 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1398 days ago · 65 km deep · 99 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak022fpttwem. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 1:11 PM UTC.