Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 101 km S of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 101 km S of False Pass, Alaska on Sun, Dec 25, 2022, 12:58 AM AKST (09:58 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 161 km S of False Pass, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2022-12-25 09:58:39 UTC
Depth
16.2 km (10.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.955° N, 163.168° 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
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 194 in the 60 days after this one and 58 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.2Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1373 days ago · 52 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 1.781 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 1373 days ago · 18 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 1.748 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1373 days ago · 25 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 2.0Alaska Peninsula · 1373 days ago · 16 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 2.621 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1373 days ago · 98 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 2.190 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1373 days ago · 35 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 2.193 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1372 days ago · 26 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 2.195 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1372 days ago · 23 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 2.8115 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1372 days ago · 35 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 2.187 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1372 days ago · 17 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 2.046 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 1372 days ago · 57 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 2.185 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1371 days ago · 39 km deep · 19 km away
  13. 2.8140 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1371 days ago · 35 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 2.4Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1370 days ago · 48 km deep · 18 km away
  15. 2.4147 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1370 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 1.985 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1369 days ago · 13 km deep · 18 km away
  17. 2.5Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1369 days ago · 35 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 2.385 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1369 days ago · 30 km deep · 30 km away
  19. 2.097 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1369 days ago · 26 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 2.7155 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1369 days ago · 35 km deep · 60 km away
  21. 1.8104 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1369 days ago · 26 km deep · 56 km away
  22. 3.1Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1369 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away
  23. 2.097 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1368 days ago · 26 km deep · 15 km away
  24. 1.654 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 1368 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
  25. 2.896 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1366 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  26. 2.552 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 1366 days ago · 15 km deep · 82 km away
  27. 2.195 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1366 days ago · 20 km deep · 66 km away
  28. 2.6118 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1366 days ago · 29 km deep · 56 km away
  29. 2.020 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1366 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
  30. 2.121 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 1366 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  31. 1.821 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1366 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
  32. 1.522 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1366 days ago · -1 km deep · 97 km away
  33. 1.520 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1366 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  34. 1.621 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1366 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  35. 2.3101 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1365 days ago · 49 km deep · 60 km away
  36. 1.921 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1365 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  37. 1.621 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 1365 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  38. 1.5Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1365 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
  39. 2.6134 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1365 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  40. 2.270 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1365 days ago · 62 km deep · 50 km away
  41. 2.8154 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1365 days ago · 22 km deep · 56 km away
  42. 2.2144 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1365 days ago · 13 km deep · 49 km away
  43. 2.7Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1365 days ago · 61 km deep · 74 km away
  44. 2.770 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 1365 days ago · 27 km deep · 51 km away
  45. 1.9104 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1364 days ago · 16 km deep · 33 km away
  46. 2.5131 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1364 days ago · 35 km deep · 53 km away
  47. 2.0113 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1364 days ago · 12 km deep · 46 km away
  48. 2.095 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1364 days ago · 13 km deep · 30 km away
  49. 3.141 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1364 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  50. 1.7Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1364 days ago · 48 km deep · 97 km away
  51. 2.170 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 1363 days ago · 76 km deep · 66 km away
  52. 2.195 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1363 days ago · 26 km deep · 15 km away
  53. 2.693 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 1363 days ago · 35 km deep · 54 km away
  54. 2.0108 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1363 days ago · 16 km deep · 38 km away
  55. 1.9105 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1363 days ago · 38 km deep · 70 km away
  56. 2.029 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1363 days ago · 14 km deep · 72 km away
  57. 1.973 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 1362 days ago · 19 km deep · 58 km away
  58. 2.787 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 1362 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  59. 1.927 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1361 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away
  60. 2.3Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1361 days ago · 26 km deep · 68 km away

The first 60 of 194.

Before

  1. 2.874 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1375 days ago · 68 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 2.5125 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1375 days ago · 15 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 2.270 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1375 days ago · 57 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 2.393 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1376 days ago · 53 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 2.7110 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1384 days ago · 35 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 2.6120 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1384 days ago · 35 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 2.688 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1384 days ago · 35 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 2.3109 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1385 days ago · 41 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 2.781 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1386 days ago · 57 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 2.1102 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1386 days ago · 26 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 2.5105 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1386 days ago · 35 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 1.955 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1386 days ago · 55 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 2.3Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1387 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 2.3114 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1387 days ago · 25 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 2.284 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1387 days ago · 20 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 2.6106 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1388 days ago · 26 km deep · 32 km away
  17. 1.653 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 1390 days ago · 15 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 1.655 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 1390 days ago · 18 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 2.077 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1390 days ago · 19 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 3.2Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1390 days ago · 35 km deep · 16 km away

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