Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 98 km S of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 98 km S of False Pass, Alaska on Wed, May 17, 2023, 8:39 PM AKDT (04:39 UTC), 25 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
2.3 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-05-18 04:39:04 UTC
Depth
25.3 km (15.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.976° N, 163.540° 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: 178 in the 60 days after this one and 76 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.785 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1228 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 2.7105 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1227 days ago · 35 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 3.3147 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1227 days ago · 30 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 2.671 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1227 days ago · 68 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 2.497 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1227 days ago · 62 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 2.683 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1227 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 2.3109 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1227 days ago · 26 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 2.171 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1227 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 3.287 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 1226 days ago · 35 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 2.290 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1226 days ago · 26 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 2.193 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1226 days ago · 26 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 2.9148 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1226 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 2.0101 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1226 days ago · 57 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 2.8Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1225 days ago · 35 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 2.7141 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1225 days ago · 35 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 2.091 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1225 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 3.1147 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1225 days ago · 31 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 2.097 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1225 days ago · 25 km deep · 21 km away
  19. 2.3Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1225 days ago · 27 km deep · 57 km away
  20. 2.8149 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1223 days ago · 35 km deep · 52 km away
  21. 2.8151 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1222 days ago · 27 km deep · 55 km away
  22. 2.165 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1222 days ago · 71 km deep · 88 km away
  23. 3.188 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1222 days ago · 35 km deep · 90 km away
  24. 2.593 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1221 days ago · 35 km deep · 7 km away
  25. 2.0102 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1220 days ago · 41 km deep · 7 km away
  26. 2.073 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1220 days ago · 67 km deep · 35 km away
  27. 2.667 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1220 days ago · 35 km deep · 90 km away
  28. 2.056 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1220 days ago · 59 km deep · 43 km away
  29. 2.699 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 1219 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  30. 3.289 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 1219 days ago · 27 km deep · 71 km away
  31. 2.894 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 1219 days ago · 35 km deep · 71 km away
  32. 2.6104 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 1218 days ago · 28 km deep · 71 km away
  33. 3.1147 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1218 days ago · 35 km deep · 50 km away
  34. 2.096 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1217 days ago · 20 km deep · 11 km away
  35. 3.0117 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1216 days ago · 35 km deep · 41 km away
  36. 1.894 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1216 days ago · 26 km deep · 48 km away
  37. 1.864 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1216 days ago · 39 km deep · 50 km away
  38. 3.5119 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1216 days ago · 35 km deep · 41 km away
  39. 2.8Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1216 days ago · 34 km deep · 91 km away
  40. 2.0113 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1216 days ago · 26 km deep · 39 km away
  41. 2.9116 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1216 days ago · 35 km deep · 41 km away
  42. 2.9Alaska Peninsula · 1216 days ago · 35 km deep · 98 km away
  43. 2.596 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 1215 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  44. 2.2Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1214 days ago · 109 km deep · 89 km away
  45. 2.0101 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1214 days ago · 26 km deep · 56 km away
  46. 1.969 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1213 days ago · 12 km deep · 44 km away
  47. 2.290 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1212 days ago · 59 km deep · 16 km away
  48. 2.0103 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1212 days ago · 26 km deep · 33 km away
  49. 4.6136 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1212 days ago · 21 km deep · 41 km away
  50. 4.1136 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1212 days ago · 35 km deep · 42 km away
  51. 3.8Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1212 days ago · 35 km deep · 50 km away
  52. 2.5144 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1212 days ago · 35 km deep · 50 km away
  53. 2.082 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1212 days ago · 69 km deep · 69 km away
  54. 2.0104 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1212 days ago · 26 km deep · 53 km away
  55. 4.0149 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1212 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  56. 2.8107 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1212 days ago · 35 km deep · 53 km away
  57. 2.0102 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1212 days ago · 25 km deep · 54 km away
  58. 2.1100 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1212 days ago · 36 km deep · 56 km away
  59. 2.6Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1212 days ago · 35 km deep · 62 km away
  60. 4.6150 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1212 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away

The first 60 of 178.

Before

  1. 2.5113 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1229 days ago · 29 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 2.393 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1229 days ago · 53 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 2.058 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 1230 days ago · 68 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 2.9187 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1230 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 2.2116 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1232 days ago · 26 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 2.759 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 1232 days ago · 60 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 2.1115 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1232 days ago · 26 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 2.5137 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1232 days ago · 35 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 3.142 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1232 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 2.193 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1233 days ago · 24 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 2.3157 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1233 days ago · 19 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 2.995 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1234 days ago · 35 km deep · 30 km away
  13. 2.792 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1235 days ago · 35 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 2.774 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1235 days ago · 35 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 2.8123 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1235 days ago · 35 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 2.8111 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1235 days ago · 35 km deep · 24 km away
  17. 2.147 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 1236 days ago · 94 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 2.059 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1236 days ago · 56 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 2.197 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1236 days ago · 12 km deep · 37 km away
  20. 1.981 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1237 days ago · 21 km deep · 18 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0236cas032. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 6:59 PM UTC.