Alaska earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 157 km S of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 157 km S of False Pass, Alaska on Mon, Nov 7, 2022, 4:29 AM AKST (13:29 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 south of Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 3.0 (ml), minor
Local time: Mon, Nov 7, 2022, 4:29 AM AKST
UTC: 2022-11-07 13:29:38 UTC
Depth: 4.6 km (2.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 53.455° N, 163.004° 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 5.6 km horizontally, 12.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.10
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 243°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used: 17

Nearest places

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

King Cove, AlaskaPopulation 1,009. Forecast184 kmSSW

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 91 in the 60 days after this one and 42 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 91.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000is1l (also filed as ak022eak1v8i). Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 7:29 AM UTC.