Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 93 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 93 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska on Sat, Jan 15, 2022, 7:29 AM AKST (16:29 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 93 km SE of False Pass, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2022-01-15 16:29:41 UTC
Depth
13.9 km (8.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.074° N, 162.860° 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
34

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.593 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 1704 days ago · 24 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 2.643 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1703 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 1.925 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1703 days ago · 24 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 1.726 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1703 days ago · 25 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 2.0107 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1702 days ago · 29 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 1.8116 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1701 days ago · 25 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 1.519 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1701 days ago · 26 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 1.7110 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1701 days ago · 26 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 3.841 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1701 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 1.539 km SW of King Cove, Alaska · 1701 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 2.296 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1701 days ago · 42 km deep · 23 km away
  12. 2.195 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1701 days ago · 26 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 1.954 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 1700 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
  14. 2.229 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1700 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 2.829 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1700 days ago · 17 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 2.128 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1700 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 2.743 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1700 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 2.778 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1699 days ago · 76 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 2.191 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1699 days ago · 16 km deep · 34 km away
  20. 3.7101 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1699 days ago · 35 km deep · 43 km away
  21. 2.030 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1698 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  22. 1.884 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 1698 days ago · 28 km deep · 88 km away
  23. 1.828 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1698 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
  24. 4.8120 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1698 days ago · 35 km deep · 82 km away
  25. 2.3116 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1698 days ago · 51 km deep · 85 km away
  26. 4.5122 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1698 days ago · 35 km deep · 83 km away
  27. 3.3119 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1698 days ago · 35 km deep · 82 km away
  28. 2.0112 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1698 days ago · 54 km deep · 85 km away
  29. 3.3117 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1698 days ago · 35 km deep · 82 km away
  30. 4.6117 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1698 days ago · 35 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
  31. 4.3120 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1698 days ago · 35 km deep · 83 km away
  32. 3.5119 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1697 days ago · 35 km deep · 83 km away
  33. 2.351 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1697 days ago · 48 km deep · 69 km away
  34. 1.824 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1697 days ago · 25 km deep · 70 km away
  35. 1.628 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1697 days ago · 16 km deep · 65 km away
  36. 1.524 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1697 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
  37. 1.831 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1697 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
  38. 3.038 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1696 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  39. 2.027 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1696 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
  40. 2.5123 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1694 days ago · 35 km deep · 84 km away
  41. 1.929 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1694 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
  42. 2.9100 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1693 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  43. 5.499 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1692 days ago · 31 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 12 · tsunami flag
  44. 2.8100 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1692 days ago · 21 km deep · 89 km away
  45. 2.796 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1692 days ago · 35 km deep · 84 km away
  46. 2.590 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1692 days ago · 20 km deep · 86 km away
  47. 1.888 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1692 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
  48. 3.2106 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1692 days ago · 16 km deep · 91 km away
  49. 3.1101 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1692 days ago · 35 km deep · 84 km away
  50. 1.891 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1692 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
  51. 2.897 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1692 days ago · 16 km deep · 89 km away
  52. 1.730 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1692 days ago · 16 km deep · 64 km away
  53. 3.1108 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1692 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  54. 3.5106 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1691 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  55. 2.029 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1691 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
  56. 4.3146 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1691 days ago · 15 km deep · 65 km away
  57. 4.5Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1691 days ago · 19 km deep · 63 km away
  58. 2.8150 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1691 days ago · 22 km deep · 67 km away
  59. 2.224 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1690 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
  60. 2.0108 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1690 days ago · 27 km deep · 80 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak022p2rg2w. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:29 PM UTC.