Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 78 km SE of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 78 km SE of False Pass, Alaska on Mon, May 1, 2023, 6:02 AM AKDT (14:02 UTC), 20 km (12 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
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-05-01 14:02:39 UTC
Depth
19.7 km (12.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.332° N, 162.592° 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
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 170 in the 60 days after this one and 67 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.7118 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1247 days ago · 35 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 2.672 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1247 days ago · 60 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 2.382 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1246 days ago · 14 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 1.713 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 1246 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 2.648 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1246 days ago · 83 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 2.646 km E of King Cove, Alaska · 1245 days ago · 98 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 2.3105 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1245 days ago · 26 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 4.2Alaska Peninsula · 1245 days ago · 35 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 2.594 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1245 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 2.644 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1244 days ago · 50 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 1.730 km ESE of False Pass, Alaska · 1244 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 2.3132 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1244 days ago · 26 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 2.2124 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1244 days ago · 16 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 2.787 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1243 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 1.952 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1242 days ago · 76 km deep · 33 km away
  16. 2.598 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1242 days ago · 35 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 2.097 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1242 days ago · 26 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 1.688 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1242 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 1.636 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1242 days ago · 76 km deep · 70 km away
  20. 2.395 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1240 days ago · 26 km deep · 70 km away
  21. 2.185 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1240 days ago · 14 km deep · 72 km away
  22. 2.186 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1240 days ago · 26 km deep · 75 km away
  23. 2.655 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1240 days ago · 35 km deep · 61 km away
  24. 1.991 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1239 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  25. 3.0101 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1239 days ago · 35 km deep · 53 km away
  26. 2.496 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1239 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  27. 3.295 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1239 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  28. 3.096 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1239 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  29. 1.981 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1239 days ago · 21 km deep · 58 km away
  30. 2.197 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1239 days ago · 12 km deep · 43 km away
  31. 2.147 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 1239 days ago · 94 km deep · 90 km away
  32. 2.8111 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1238 days ago · 35 km deep · 97 km away
  33. 2.122 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1238 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
  34. 2.8123 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1237 days ago · 35 km deep · 50 km away
  35. 2.774 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1237 days ago · 35 km deep · 10 km away
  36. 2.792 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1237 days ago · 35 km deep · 22 km away
  37. 2.995 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1236 days ago · 35 km deep · 48 km away
  38. 2.375 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1235 days ago · 37 km deep · 84 km away
  39. 3.142 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1234 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  40. 2.574 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1234 days ago · 31 km deep · 74 km away
  41. 2.1115 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1234 days ago · 26 km deep · 98 km away
  42. 2.759 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 1234 days ago · 60 km deep · 21 km away
  43. 3.4Alaska Peninsula · 1232 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  44. 1.931 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1232 days ago · 87 km deep · 70 km away
  45. 1.973 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1232 days ago · 26 km deep · 67 km away
  46. 1.881 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1232 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  47. 1.985 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1232 days ago · 20 km deep · 55 km away
  48. 2.5113 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1232 days ago · 29 km deep · 99 km away
  49. 2.846 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 1231 days ago · 95 km deep · 90 km away
  50. 1.688 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1231 days ago · 14 km deep · 72 km away
  51. 2.398 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1231 days ago · 25 km deep · 73 km away
  52. 1.785 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1231 days ago · 13 km deep · 10 km away
  53. 3.481 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1230 days ago · 35 km deep · 72 km away
  54. 2.683 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1229 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  55. 2.171 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1229 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
  56. 3.287 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 1229 days ago · 35 km deep · 10 km away
  57. 2.290 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1229 days ago · 26 km deep · 55 km away
  58. 2.193 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1229 days ago · 26 km deep · 50 km away
  59. 2.8Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1228 days ago · 35 km deep · 48 km away
  60. 2.091 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1228 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away

The first 60 of 170.

Before

  1. 2.096 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1249 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 2.2Alaska Peninsula · 1249 days ago · 54 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 2.2109 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1250 days ago · 26 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 2.771 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 1251 days ago · 35 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 2.774 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1252 days ago · 35 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 2.025 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 1252 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 1.78 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 1252 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 2.187 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1252 days ago · 47 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 2.0Alaska Peninsula · 1253 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 1.59 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1253 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 1.986 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1255 days ago · 26 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 2.097 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1255 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 2.4125 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1255 days ago · 23 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 2.292 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1256 days ago · 26 km deep · 28 km away
  15. 2.155 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1256 days ago · 22 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 2.222 km SSW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 1257 days ago · 123 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 1.740 km ESE of False Pass, Alaska · 1258 days ago · 59 km deep · 49 km away
  18. 2.382 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1258 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 1.879 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1258 days ago · 15 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 1.84 km E of King Cove, Alaska · 1259 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away

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