M3.9 earthquake 32 km NNW of False Pass, Alaska

Magnitude

3.9 (mb), minor

Local time

Fri, Sep 2, 2022, 9:26 PM AKDT

UTC

2022-09-03 05:26:21 UTC

Depth

138.1 km (85.8 mi), intermediate-depth

Epicenter

55.136° N, 163.519° W

Region

Alaska

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 6.3 km horizontally, 3.3 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.21

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

98°

Stations used

76

• King Cove, AlaskaPopulation 1,009. Forecast77 kmW

After

1. 1.8Unimak Island region, AlaskaSun, Sep 4, 2:32 AM AKDT · 1483 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away
2. 1.78 km WNW of False Pass, AlaskaSun, Sep 4, 10:13 AM AKDT · 1483 days ago · 135 km deep · 28 km away
3. 1.648 km SSW of False Pass, AlaskaTue, Sep 6, 1:07 AM AKDT · 1481 days ago · 66 km deep · 79 km away
4. 1.940 km E of False Pass, AlaskaWed, Sep 7, 2:31 PM AKDT · 1480 days ago · 89 km deep · 59 km away
5. 1.732 km ESE of False Pass, AlaskaWed, Sep 7, 7:24 PM AKDT · 1480 days ago · 13 km deep · 57 km away
6. 2.820 km ENE of Cold Bay, AlaskaWed, Sep 7, 11:59 PM AKDT · 1480 days ago · 166 km deep · 71 km away
7. 1.951 km ESE of False Pass, AlaskaThu, Sep 8, 3:02 PM AKDT · 1479 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
8. 1.6Unimak Island region, AlaskaSat, Sep 10, 4:00 AM AKDT · 1477 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
9. 1.714 km SSE of King Cove, AlaskaSun, Sep 11, 10:54 PM AKDT · 1476 days ago · 84 km deep · 83 km away
10. 1.858 km SE of False Pass, AlaskaMon, Sep 12, 3:26 AM AKDT · 1475 days ago · 45 km deep · 86 km away
11. 2.140 km SW of False Pass, AlaskaWed, Sep 14, 8:09 PM AKDT · 1473 days ago · 100 km deep · 61 km away
12. 1.830 km W of Cold Bay, AlaskaThu, Sep 15, 6:00 PM AKDT · 1472 days ago · 107 km deep · 23 km away
13. 2.716 km S of King Cove, AlaskaFri, Sep 16, 9:10 AM AKDT · 1471 days ago · 121 km deep · 81 km away
14. 1.935 km SW of King Cove, AlaskaFri, Sep 16, 10:03 AM AKDT · 1471 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
15. 1.829 km SSE of False Pass, AlaskaWed, Sep 21, 9:34 PM AKDT · 1466 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
16. 1.626 km W of False Pass, AlaskaFri, Sep 23, 12:17 PM AKDT · 1464 days ago · 79 km deep · 36 km away
17. 1.930 km SSE of False Pass, AlaskaSun, Sep 25, 11:51 PM AKDT · 1462 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
18. 1.910 km WSW of Cold Bay, AlaskaMon, Sep 26, 8:49 AM AKDT · 1461 days ago · 116 km deep · 41 km away
19. 1.949 km S of False Pass, AlaskaMon, Sep 26, 11:49 AM AKDT · 1461 days ago · 19 km deep · 81 km away
20. 2.2Unimak Island region, AlaskaMon, Sep 26, 8:46 PM AKDT · 1461 days ago · 115 km deep · 44 km away
21. 1.850 km S of False Pass, AlaskaThu, Sep 29, 1:19 PM AKDT · 1458 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
22. 2.543 km SSE of False Pass, AlaskaThu, Sep 29, 5:09 PM AKDT · 1458 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
23. 1.63 km SSW of Cold Bay, AlaskaFri, Sep 30, 3:02 AM AKDT · 1457 days ago · 73 km deep · 49 km away
24. 1.734 km SSE of False Pass, AlaskaSun, Oct 2, 1:16 AM AKDT · 1455 days ago · 19 km deep · 66 km away
25. 1.632 km SSE of False Pass, AlaskaSun, Oct 2, 9:23 PM AKDT · 1455 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
26. 2.537 km SSE of False Pass, AlaskaMon, Oct 3, 4:31 PM AKDT · 1454 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
27. 1.954 km SSW of King Cove, AlaskaTue, Oct 4, 6:07 PM AKDT · 1453 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
28. 2.635 km NNE of King Cove, AlaskaSat, Oct 8, 4:57 AM AKDT · 1449 days ago · 164 km deep · 97 km away
29. 1.642 km SSE of False Pass, AlaskaSat, Oct 8, 5:06 AM AKDT · 1449 days ago · 62 km deep · 74 km away
30. 1.754 km SSW of King Cove, AlaskaMon, Oct 10, 3:22 AM AKDT · 1447 days ago · 52 km deep · 87 km away
31. 1.921 km SW of False Pass, AlaskaFri, Oct 14, 8:24 PM AKDT · 1443 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away
32. 1.724 km S of False Pass, AlaskaSat, Oct 15, 5:00 AM AKDT · 1442 days ago · 24 km deep · 56 km away
33. 1.964 km S of False Pass, AlaskaSat, Oct 15, 5:29 AM AKDT · 1442 days ago · 58 km deep · 97 km away
34. 2.184 km ENE of Akutan, AlaskaSat, Oct 15, 3:34 PM AKDT · 1442 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
35. 1.742 km SE of False Pass, AlaskaSun, Oct 16, 12:04 PM AKDT · 1441 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
36. 1.543 km SE of False Pass, AlaskaSun, Oct 16, 11:01 PM AKDT · 1441 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away
37. 1.645 km S of King Cove, AlaskaMon, Oct 17, 5:01 AM AKDT · 1440 days ago · 56 km deep · 98 km away
38. 2.233 km SSE of False Pass, AlaskaMon, Oct 17, 10:08 PM AKDT · 1440 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
39. 1.630 km SSE of False Pass, AlaskaWed, Oct 19, 12:20 AM AKDT · 1438 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
40. 1.926 km S of False Pass, AlaskaFri, Oct 21, 8:15 AM AKDT · 1436 days ago · 13 km deep · 59 km away
41. 1.630 km SSE of False Pass, AlaskaSat, Oct 22, 1:59 AM AKDT · 1435 days ago · 17 km deep · 63 km away
42. 1.541 km S of False Pass, AlaskaSat, Oct 22, 5:40 PM AKDT · 1435 days ago · 22 km deep · 73 km away
43. 1.552 km SSW of King Cove, AlaskaSat, Oct 22, 8:25 PM AKDT · 1435 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
44. 2.543 km ESE of False Pass, AlaskaFri, Oct 28, 9:42 PM AKDT · 1429 days ago · 19 km deep · 69 km away
45. 2.870 km SSW of False Pass, AlaskaSun, Oct 30, 2:34 PM AKDT · 1427 days ago · 71 km deep · 99 km away
46. 1.938 km E of False Pass, AlaskaTue, Nov 1, 4:35 PM AKDT · 1425 days ago · 79 km deep · 57 km away
47. 2.544 km S of False Pass, AlaskaTue, Nov 1, 4:50 PM AKDT · 1425 days ago · 83 km deep · 77 km away

Before

1. 2.745 km SSE of False Pass, AlaskaFri, Sep 2, 2:35 PM AKDT · 1485 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
2. 1.653 km S of King Cove, AlaskaFri, Sep 2, 12:43 PM AKDT · 1485 days ago · 18 km deep · 94 km away
3. 1.827 km SSE of False Pass, AlaskaFri, Sep 2, 10:17 AM AKDT · 1485 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
4. 1.636 km SW of False Pass, AlaskaFri, Sep 2, 4:33 AM AKDT · 1485 days ago · 12 km deep · 61 km away
5. 2.641 km SSE of False Pass, AlaskaWed, Aug 31, 6:43 AM AKDT · 1487 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
6. 1.738 km SSE of False Pass, AlaskaTue, Aug 30, 5:14 AM AKDT · 1488 days ago · 68 km deep · 71 km away
7. 1.672 km WSW of False Pass, AlaskaMon, Aug 29, 12:33 PM AKDT · 1489 days ago · -3 km deep · 84 km away
8. 1.610 km SSW of King Cove, AlaskaSun, Aug 28, 3:19 AM AKDT · 1490 days ago · 90 km deep · 75 km away
9. 2.123 km S of False Pass, AlaskaSat, Aug 27, 8:00 PM AKDT · 1491 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
10. 2.127 km S of False Pass, AlaskaFri, Aug 26, 11:28 PM AKDT · 1492 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
11. 1.529 km SSE of False Pass, AlaskaFri, Aug 26, 11:21 PM AKDT · 1492 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
12. 1.659 km S of False Pass, AlaskaFri, Aug 26, 2:02 AM AKDT · 1492 days ago · 58 km deep · 91 km away
13. 1.6Unimak Island region, AlaskaThu, Aug 25, 7:09 PM AKDT · 1493 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
14. 2.821 km N of King Cove, AlaskaThu, Aug 25, 6:32 PM AKDT · 1493 days ago · 140 km deep · 76 km away
15. 3.040 km NNW of False Pass, AlaskaWed, Aug 24, 6:25 PM AKDT · 1494 days ago · 180 km deep · 12 km away
16. 2.638 km SSE of False Pass, AlaskaTue, Aug 23, 2:27 PM AKDT · 1495 days ago · 16 km deep · 71 km away
17. 4.558 km WNW of Cold Bay, AlaskaMon, Aug 22, 8:35 AM AKDT · 1496 days ago · 172 km deep · 32 km away
18. 1.544 km SSE of False Pass, AlaskaSun, Aug 21, 11:08 AM AKDT · 1497 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
19. 2.160 km W of False Pass, AlaskaSat, Aug 20, 4:58 PM AKDT · 1498 days ago · 132 km deep · 63 km away
20. 1.532 km SSE of False Pass, AlaskaSat, Aug 20, 12:40 AM AKDT · 1498 days ago · 15 km deep · 64 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000i4vm (also filed as ak022baxc5v3). Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 7:30 PM UTC.