Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 156 km S of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 156 km S of False Pass, Alaska on Tue, Jul 25, 2023, 10:23 PM AKDT (06:23 UTC), 26 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 101 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-07-26 06:23:58 UTC
Depth
25.6 km (15.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.449° N, 163.498° 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.

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Stations used
35

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 112 in the 60 days after this one and 60 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 112.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0239ifyhtb. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 7:24 PM UTC.