Alaska earthquakes

M3.7 earthquake 101 km S of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 101 km S of False Pass, Alaska on Fri, Jan 28, 2022, 1:32 AM AKST (10:32 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 120 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 3.7 (mb), minor
Local time: Fri, Jan 28, 2022, 1:32 AM AKST
UTC: 2022-01-28 10:32:03 UTC
Depth: 35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 53.944° N, 163.476° 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 1.5 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.13
Depth from: Operator assigned
Station coverage gap: 157°
Stations used: 59

Nearest places

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

King Cove, AlaskaPopulation 1,009. Forecast145 kmSSW

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 187 in the 60 days after this one and 78 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 187.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000ghnj (also filed as ak0221ah6x9d). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 4:15 PM UTC.