Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 36 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 36 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska on Sun, May 7, 2023, 2:43 AM AKDT (10:43 UTC), 76 km (47 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 121 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-05-07 10:43:59 UTC
Depth
76.0 km (47.2 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
54.546° N, 163.606° 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
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 132 in the 60 days after this one and 68 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.395 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1238 days ago · 26 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 2.186 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1238 days ago · 26 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 1.991 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1237 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 3.0101 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1237 days ago · 35 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 2.496 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1237 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 3.295 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1237 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 3.096 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1237 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 1.981 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1237 days ago · 21 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 2.197 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1236 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 2.147 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 1236 days ago · 94 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 2.8111 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1236 days ago · 35 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 2.122 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1235 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 2.774 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1235 days ago · 35 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 2.792 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1235 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 2.995 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1234 days ago · 35 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 2.193 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1233 days ago · 24 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 3.142 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1232 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  18. 2.1115 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1232 days ago · 26 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 2.759 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 1232 days ago · 60 km deep · 50 km away
  20. 2.2116 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1232 days ago · 26 km deep · 80 km away
  21. 2.058 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 1230 days ago · 68 km deep · 91 km away
  22. 2.5113 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1229 days ago · 29 km deep · 77 km away
  23. 2.398 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1229 days ago · 25 km deep · 64 km away
  24. 1.785 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1229 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
  25. 2.7105 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1227 days ago · 35 km deep · 69 km away
  26. 2.671 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1227 days ago · 68 km deep · 89 km away
  27. 2.683 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1227 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  28. 2.3109 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1227 days ago · 26 km deep · 76 km away
  29. 2.171 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1227 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
  30. 3.287 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 1227 days ago · 35 km deep · 76 km away
  31. 2.290 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1226 days ago · 26 km deep · 60 km away
  32. 2.193 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1226 days ago · 26 km deep · 65 km away
  33. 2.0101 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1226 days ago · 57 km deep · 65 km away
  34. 2.8Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1226 days ago · 35 km deep · 69 km away
  35. 2.091 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1225 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  36. 2.097 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1225 days ago · 25 km deep · 68 km away
  37. 2.223 km NNE of False Pass, Alaska · 1225 days ago · 111 km deep · 60 km away
  38. 1.748 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1223 days ago · 17 km deep · 76 km away
  39. 2.593 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1222 days ago · 35 km deep · 58 km away
  40. 2.738 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1221 days ago · 34 km deep · 91 km away
  41. 2.662 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1221 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  42. 1.641 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1220 days ago · 23 km deep · 93 km away
  43. 2.0102 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1220 days ago · 41 km deep · 67 km away
  44. 2.073 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1220 days ago · 67 km deep · 37 km away
  45. 2.667 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1220 days ago · 35 km deep · 77 km away
  46. 2.056 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1220 days ago · 59 km deep · 20 km away
  47. 2.699 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 1219 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  48. 3.289 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 1219 days ago · 27 km deep · 77 km away
  49. 2.894 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 1219 days ago · 35 km deep · 82 km away
  50. 2.938 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1219 days ago · 98 km deep · 89 km away
  51. 2.744 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 1219 days ago · 65 km deep · 72 km away
  52. 2.6104 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 1218 days ago · 28 km deep · 89 km away
  53. 2.096 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1217 days ago · 20 km deep · 60 km away
  54. 3.0117 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1217 days ago · 35 km deep · 89 km away
  55. 1.894 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1216 days ago · 26 km deep · 59 km away
  56. 1.864 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1216 days ago · 39 km deep · 44 km away
  57. 3.5119 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1216 days ago · 35 km deep · 92 km away
  58. 2.0113 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1216 days ago · 26 km deep · 83 km away
  59. 2.9116 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1216 days ago · 35 km deep · 88 km away
  60. 2.9Alaska Peninsula · 1216 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away

The first 60 of 132.

Before

  1. 1.688 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1240 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 2.097 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1240 days ago · 26 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 2.598 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1240 days ago · 35 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 1.952 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1240 days ago · 76 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 2.098 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1240 days ago · 53 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 2.2124 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1241 days ago · 16 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 2.3132 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1242 days ago · 26 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 2.1100 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1242 days ago · 52 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 1.730 km ESE of False Pass, Alaska · 1242 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 2.644 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1242 days ago · 50 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 2.594 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1243 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 4.2Alaska Peninsula · 1243 days ago · 35 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 2.3105 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1243 days ago · 26 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 1.713 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 1243 days ago · 0 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 2.672 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1244 days ago · 60 km deep · 41 km away
  16. 2.7118 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1245 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 1.978 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 1245 days ago · 20 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 2.487 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1246 days ago · 87 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 3.192 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1247 days ago · 34 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 2.828 km W of Cold Bay, Alaska · 1247 days ago · 185 km deep · 82 km away

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