Alaska earthquakes

M3.5 earthquake 141 km S of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 141 km S of False Pass, Alaska on Sun, May 8, 2022, 4:38 AM AKDT (12:38 UTC), 28 km (17 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 152 km SE of Akutan, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 3.5 (mb), minor
Local time: Sun, May 8, 2022, 4:38 AM AKDT
UTC: 2022-05-08 12:38:04 UTC
Depth: 28.0 km (17.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 53.586° N, 163.471° 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 5.4 km horizontally, 6.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.11
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 162°
Stations used: 82

Nearest places

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

Akutan, AlaskaPopulation 1,040. Forecast163 kmESE

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 129 in the 60 days after this one and 64 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 129.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000hkwp (also filed as ak0225vw5s9k). Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 3:13 PM UTC.