Alaska earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 24 km NW of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 24 km NW of False Pass, Alaska on Wed, Jun 1, 2022, 6:53 AM AKDT (14:53 UTC), 155 km (96 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 47 km WNW of Cold Bay, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2022-06-01 14:53:53 UTC
Depth
155.2 km (96.4 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
54.988° N, 163.719° 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

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Location uncertainty
About 9.4 km horizontally, 3.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
162°
Stations used
14

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 93 in the 60 days after this one and 56 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 93.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000i6ah (also filed as ak0226zmceov). Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 6:59 PM UTC.