Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 64 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 64 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska on Tue, May 30, 2023, 3:47 AM AKDT (11:47 UTC), 39 km (24 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 113 km S of False Pass, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2023-05-30 11:47:29 UTC
Depth
39.3 km (24.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.317° N, 163.044° 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
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 173 in the 60 days after this one and 99 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.5119 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1222 days ago · 35 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 2.0113 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1222 days ago · 26 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 2.9116 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1222 days ago · 35 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 2.9Alaska Peninsula · 1222 days ago · 35 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 2.3Alaska Peninsula · 1221 days ago · 56 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 2.596 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 1221 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 2.2Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1220 days ago · 109 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 1.669 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1219 days ago · 18 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 1.969 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1219 days ago · 12 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 2.290 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1219 days ago · 59 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 2.0103 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1218 days ago · 26 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 4.6136 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1218 days ago · 21 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 4.1136 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1218 days ago · 35 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 3.8Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1218 days ago · 35 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 2.5144 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1218 days ago · 35 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 2.082 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1218 days ago · 69 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 2.0104 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1218 days ago · 26 km deep · 100 km away
  18. 4.0149 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1218 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 2.6Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1218 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 4.6150 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1218 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  21. 1.877 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 1218 days ago · 20 km deep · 28 km away
  22. 4.6144 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1218 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away
  23. 3.1142 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1218 days ago · 31 km deep · 84 km away
  24. 2.698 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1217 days ago · 31 km deep · 53 km away
  25. 2.2108 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1217 days ago · 42 km deep · 96 km away
  26. 2.1Alaska Peninsula · 1217 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
  27. 2.7147 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1217 days ago · 32 km deep · 91 km away
  28. 2.6160 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1216 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  29. 2.2155 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1216 days ago · 19 km deep · 99 km away
  30. 2.8126 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1216 days ago · 35 km deep · 63 km away
  31. 2.1124 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1216 days ago · 25 km deep · 62 km away
  32. 3.275 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1216 days ago · 61 km deep · 42 km away
  33. 2.1136 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1215 days ago · 26 km deep · 82 km away
  34. 2.7155 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1215 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  35. 4.7151 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1215 days ago · 17 km deep · 91 km away
  36. 3.2Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1215 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  37. 1.8Alaska Peninsula · 1215 days ago · 17 km deep · 99 km away
  38. 1.987 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1215 days ago · 16 km deep · 97 km away
  39. 1.993 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 1215 days ago · 26 km deep · 78 km away
  40. 1.92 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 1215 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  41. 2.7131 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1214 days ago · 35 km deep · 79 km away
  42. 2.3154 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1214 days ago · 38 km deep · 97 km away
  43. 1.976 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1214 days ago · 46 km deep · 40 km away
  44. 2.0Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1213 days ago · 21 km deep · 75 km away
  45. 1.913 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1213 days ago · 92 km deep · 52 km away
  46. 1.851 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1213 days ago · 49 km deep · 57 km away
  47. 1.8120 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1213 days ago · 23 km deep · 57 km away
  48. 1.995 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1213 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  49. 1.6108 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1213 days ago · 26 km deep · 78 km away
  50. 1.564 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1212 days ago · 72 km deep · 34 km away
  51. 1.826 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1211 days ago · 73 km deep · 75 km away
  52. 1.962 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1211 days ago · 71 km deep · 54 km away
  53. 2.296 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1211 days ago · 26 km deep · 46 km away
  54. 2.5Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1211 days ago · 35 km deep · 78 km away
  55. 2.8Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1210 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  56. 2.686 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1210 days ago · 23 km deep · 42 km away
  57. 2.085 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1209 days ago · 59 km deep · 70 km away
  58. 3.494 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1209 days ago · 35 km deep · 32 km away
  59. 2.295 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 1209 days ago · 24 km deep · 37 km away
  60. 2.995 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1209 days ago · 30 km deep · 41 km away

The first 60 of 173.

Before

  1. 1.894 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1223 days ago · 26 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 3.0117 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1223 days ago · 35 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 2.096 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1223 days ago · 20 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 1.986 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1223 days ago · 26 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 3.575 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1223 days ago · 35 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 3.1147 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1224 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 2.879 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1224 days ago · 23 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 2.6104 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 1224 days ago · 28 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 2.744 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 1225 days ago · 65 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 2.938 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1225 days ago · 98 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 2.894 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 1225 days ago · 35 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 3.289 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 1225 days ago · 27 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 2.093 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1225 days ago · 26 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 2.699 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 1225 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  15. 2.056 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1226 days ago · 59 km deep · 38 km away
  16. 2.667 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1226 days ago · 35 km deep · 43 km away
  17. 2.778 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1226 days ago · 35 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 2.073 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1226 days ago · 67 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 2.0102 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1226 days ago · 41 km deep · 56 km away
  20. 2.291 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1227 days ago · 13 km deep · 100 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0236w9fypq. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 10:48 PM UTC.