Alaska earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 91 km SE of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 91 km SE of False Pass, Alaska on Sun, Dec 4, 2022, 1:29 PM AKST (22:29 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 3.4 (ml), minor
Local time: Sun, Dec 4, 2022, 1:29 PM AKST
UTC: 2022-12-04 22:29:02 UTC
Depth: 35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 54.237° N, 162.480° 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 2.0 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.10
Depth from: Operator assigned
Station coverage gap: 188°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used: 42

Nearest places

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

King Cove, AlaskaPopulation 1,009. Forecast92 kmS

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 144 in the 60 days after this one and 64 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 144.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000j9wm (also filed as ak022fjcwyrf). Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 10:30 PM UTC.