Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 92 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 92 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska on Sun, Apr 23, 2023, 7:17 AM AKDT (15:17 UTC), 26 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 151 km S of False Pass, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-04-23 15:17:25 UTC
Depth
25.5 km (15.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.107° N, 162.787° 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.

Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 73 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.4125 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1253 days ago · 23 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 2.097 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1253 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 1.986 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1253 days ago · 26 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 2.5Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1252 days ago · 35 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 2.7south of Alaska · 1252 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 2.187 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1250 days ago · 47 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 2.025 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 1250 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 2.0113 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1250 days ago · 26 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 2.774 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1250 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 2.0117 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1249 days ago · 45 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 2.2109 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1248 days ago · 26 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 2.5Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1248 days ago · 35 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 2.2Alaska Peninsula · 1247 days ago · 54 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 2.5160 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1247 days ago · 35 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 1.978 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 1246 days ago · 20 km deep · 28 km away
  16. 2.7118 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1245 days ago · 35 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 2.672 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1245 days ago · 60 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 2.382 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1244 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 1.713 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 1244 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 2.7149 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1244 days ago · 35 km deep · 79 km away
  21. 2.3105 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1243 days ago · 26 km deep · 47 km away
  22. 4.2Alaska Peninsula · 1243 days ago · 35 km deep · 3 km away
  23. 2.594 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1243 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  24. 2.644 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1242 days ago · 50 km deep · 73 km away
  25. 1.730 km ESE of False Pass, Alaska · 1242 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  26. 2.1100 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1242 days ago · 52 km deep · 96 km away
  27. 4.6153 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1242 days ago · 17 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
  28. 2.3132 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1242 days ago · 26 km deep · 68 km away
  29. 2.2155 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1242 days ago · 29 km deep · 82 km away
  30. 3.8161 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1242 days ago · 24 km deep · 94 km away
  31. 2.6161 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1242 days ago · 35 km deep · 94 km away
  32. 2.2124 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1242 days ago · 16 km deep · 65 km away
  33. 2.8147 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1242 days ago · 35 km deep · 75 km away
  34. 2.787 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1241 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  35. 2.098 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1241 days ago · 53 km deep · 98 km away
  36. 1.952 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1240 days ago · 76 km deep · 61 km away
  37. 2.598 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1240 days ago · 35 km deep · 14 km away
  38. 2.097 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1240 days ago · 26 km deep · 49 km away
  39. 1.688 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1240 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  40. 1.636 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1240 days ago · 76 km deep · 72 km away
  41. 2.395 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1238 days ago · 26 km deep · 48 km away
  42. 2.185 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1238 days ago · 14 km deep · 92 km away
  43. 2.186 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1238 days ago · 26 km deep · 57 km away
  44. 2.655 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1238 days ago · 35 km deep · 87 km away
  45. 1.991 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1237 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  46. 3.0101 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1237 days ago · 35 km deep · 26 km away
  47. 2.496 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1237 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  48. 3.295 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1237 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  49. 3.096 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1237 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  50. 1.981 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1237 days ago · 21 km deep · 41 km away
  51. 2.197 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1237 days ago · 12 km deep · 16 km away
  52. 2.147 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 1237 days ago · 94 km deep · 89 km away
  53. 2.8111 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1236 days ago · 35 km deep · 75 km away
  54. 2.122 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1236 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
  55. 2.8123 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1235 days ago · 35 km deep · 44 km away
  56. 2.774 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1235 days ago · 35 km deep · 38 km away
  57. 2.792 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1235 days ago · 35 km deep · 35 km away
  58. 2.995 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1234 days ago · 35 km deep · 22 km away
  59. 2.3157 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1234 days ago · 19 km deep · 90 km away
  60. 2.193 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1233 days ago · 24 km deep · 87 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 2.155 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1254 days ago · 22 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 2.2132 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1255 days ago · 25 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 2.222 km SSW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 1255 days ago · 123 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 1.740 km ESE of False Pass, Alaska · 1256 days ago · 59 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 1.879 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1257 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 3.088 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1258 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 2.9120 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1258 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 1.765 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 1258 days ago · 37 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 2.0105 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1258 days ago · 26 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 2.0111 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1259 days ago · 47 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 2.267 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 1259 days ago · 103 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 1.744 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 1260 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 2.246 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1260 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 1.942 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1260 days ago · 23 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 2.7112 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1261 days ago · 29 km deep · 100 km away
  16. 3.7110 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1261 days ago · 35 km deep · 100 km away
  17. 2.8112 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1262 days ago · 31 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 2.1Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1262 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
  19. 2.495 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1262 days ago · 21 km deep · 31 km away
  20. 2.331 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1263 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak023574rf07. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 7:35 AM UTC.