M2.5 earthquake 34 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 34 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska on Tue, Jan 11, 2022, 5:43 PM AKST (02:43 UTC), 20 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 119 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 184 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 184.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000ginf (also filed as ak022jvw8yv). Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 2:54 PM UTC.