Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 36 km SW of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 36 km SW of False Pass, Alaska on Fri, Sep 2, 2022, 4:33 AM AKDT (12:33 UTC), 12 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 32 km NNW of False Pass, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2022-09-02 12:33:01 UTC
Depth
12.1 km (7.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.611° N, 163.788° 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.

Location uncertainty
About 0.9 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.37
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
226°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 131 in the 60 days after this one and 60 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.827 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1486 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 1.653 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1486 days ago · 18 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 2.745 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1486 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 3.932 km NNW of False Pass, Alaska · 1486 days ago · 138 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 1.978 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1485 days ago · 19 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 1.8Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1485 days ago · 12 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 1.898 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1484 days ago · 26 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 1.78 km WNW of False Pass, Alaska · 1484 days ago · 135 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 1.899 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1483 days ago · 21 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 1.573 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1483 days ago · 26 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 1.9111 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1483 days ago · 32 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 1.9110 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1483 days ago · 43 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 2.7111 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1483 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 1.648 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1483 days ago · 66 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 1.9105 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1481 days ago · 47 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 1.940 km E of False Pass, Alaska · 1481 days ago · 89 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 1.732 km ESE of False Pass, Alaska · 1481 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 2.176 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1481 days ago · 32 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 1.951 km ESE of False Pass, Alaska · 1480 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
  20. 2.0112 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1480 days ago · 25 km deep · 92 km away
  21. 2.7107 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1480 days ago · 35 km deep · 93 km away
  22. 1.893 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1479 days ago · 16 km deep · 73 km away
  23. 1.6Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1479 days ago · 14 km deep · 59 km away
  24. 3.6116 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1479 days ago · 42 km deep · 84 km away
  25. 1.6Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1479 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  26. 2.794 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1478 days ago · 26 km deep · 79 km away
  27. 1.9106 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1478 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
  28. 1.9107 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1478 days ago · 51 km deep · 87 km away
  29. 1.8100 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1478 days ago · 15 km deep · 82 km away
  30. 1.9109 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1478 days ago · 42 km deep · 79 km away
  31. 1.858 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 1477 days ago · 45 km deep · 70 km away
  32. 3.284 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1476 days ago · 62 km deep · 51 km away
  33. 1.990 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1475 days ago · 26 km deep · 90 km away
  34. 2.193 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1475 days ago · 22 km deep · 58 km away
  35. 1.891 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1474 days ago · 44 km deep · 62 km away
  36. 2.140 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 1474 days ago · 100 km deep · 9 km away
  37. 1.830 km W of Cold Bay, Alaska · 1473 days ago · 107 km deep · 78 km away
  38. 1.935 km SW of King Cove, Alaska · 1472 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  39. 1.940 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 1472 days ago · 77 km deep · 100 km away
  40. 1.899 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1471 days ago · 56 km deep · 64 km away
  41. 1.677 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1470 days ago · 37 km deep · 89 km away
  42. 1.699 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1469 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  43. 1.756 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1468 days ago · 72 km deep · 93 km away
  44. 3.487 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1467 days ago · 35 km deep · 92 km away
  45. 1.829 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1467 days ago · 13 km deep · 31 km away
  46. 1.890 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1465 days ago · 20 km deep · 57 km away
  47. 1.626 km W of False Pass, Alaska · 1465 days ago · 79 km deep · 28 km away
  48. 1.985 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1465 days ago · 17 km deep · 74 km away
  49. 2.198 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1464 days ago · 36 km deep · 71 km away
  50. 2.894 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1464 days ago · 35 km deep · 74 km away
  51. 1.696 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1464 days ago · 26 km deep · 69 km away
  52. 1.790 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1464 days ago · 26 km deep · 64 km away
  53. 1.9110 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1463 days ago · 26 km deep · 92 km away
  54. 1.930 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1463 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  55. 1.910 km WSW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 1462 days ago · 116 km deep · 84 km away
  56. 1.887 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1462 days ago · 63 km deep · 69 km away
  57. 1.949 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1462 days ago · 19 km deep · 32 km away
  58. 1.8115 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1462 days ago · 26 km deep · 84 km away
  59. 2.2Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1462 days ago · 115 km deep · 46 km away
  60. 2.2Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1462 days ago · 26 km deep · 99 km away

The first 60 of 131.

Before

  1. 2.641 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1488 days ago · 11 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 1.9122 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1489 days ago · 22 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 1.683 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1489 days ago · 21 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 1.8106 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1489 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 1.738 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1490 days ago · 68 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 1.672 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1490 days ago · -3 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 2.597 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1491 days ago · 35 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 1.874 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1491 days ago · 45 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 1.610 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 1492 days ago · 90 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 1.9120 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1492 days ago · 40 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 2.123 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1492 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  12. 2.127 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1493 days ago · 11 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 1.529 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1493 days ago · 11 km deep · 31 km away
  14. 1.659 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1494 days ago · 58 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 1.6Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1494 days ago · 13 km deep · 17 km away
  16. 2.891 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1494 days ago · 35 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 3.040 km NNW of False Pass, Alaska · 1495 days ago · 180 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 2.638 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1496 days ago · 16 km deep · 36 km away
  19. 4.558 km WNW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 1497 days ago · 172 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 2.397 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1498 days ago · 26 km deep · 69 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event av91673356. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 1:45 AM UTC.