Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 93 km S of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 93 km S of False Pass, Alaska on Fri, Aug 25, 2023, 1:58 AM AKDT (09:58 UTC), 37 km (23 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 108 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-08-25 09:58:53 UTC
Depth
36.9 km (22.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.014° N, 163.309° 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
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 110 in the 60 days after this one and 93 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.980 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 1130 days ago · 35 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 3.486 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 1130 days ago · 35 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 2.1100 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1129 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 2.6120 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1128 days ago · 35 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 2.139 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 1128 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 2.088 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1126 days ago · 26 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 2.9120 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1126 days ago · 35 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 2.170 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 1126 days ago · 84 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 2.940 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1126 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 2.0104 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1125 days ago · 26 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 2.8153 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1125 days ago · 35 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 2.248 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1125 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 2.584 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 1124 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 2.7142 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1123 days ago · 29 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 1.969 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1122 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 2.8103 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1122 days ago · 35 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 2.188 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1122 days ago · 41 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 2.034 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1119 days ago · 76 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 2.650 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1119 days ago · 84 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 2.097 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1118 days ago · 17 km deep · 99 km away
  21. 1.945 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1116 days ago · 68 km deep · 48 km away
  22. 3.239 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 1115 days ago · 94 km deep · 70 km away
  23. 2.281 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1114 days ago · 26 km deep · 13 km away
  24. 2.2117 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1114 days ago · 21 km deep · 58 km away
  25. 2.6104 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1114 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away
  26. 2.748 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1112 days ago · 79 km deep · 45 km away
  27. 4.9108 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1112 days ago · 47 km deep · 51 km away
  28. 1.9106 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1111 days ago · 26 km deep · 48 km away
  29. 2.6107 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1111 days ago · 30 km deep · 46 km away
  30. 2.0113 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1111 days ago · 26 km deep · 60 km away
  31. 2.7109 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1111 days ago · 35 km deep · 46 km away
  32. 2.794 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1110 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away
  33. 2.296 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1110 days ago · 18 km deep · 89 km away
  34. 2.665 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1109 days ago · 65 km deep · 98 km away
  35. 2.1Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1109 days ago · 26 km deep · 23 km away
  36. 2.1110 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1109 days ago · 21 km deep · 59 km away
  37. 3.395 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1109 days ago · 35 km deep · 93 km away
  38. 2.891 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1109 days ago · 35 km deep · 97 km away
  39. 2.691 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1109 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away
  40. 1.647 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1109 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  41. 2.497 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1107 days ago · 25 km deep · 13 km away
  42. 2.7109 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1107 days ago · 35 km deep · 49 km away
  43. 2.1101 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1107 days ago · 34 km deep · 83 km away
  44. 2.191 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1106 days ago · 16 km deep · 11 km away
  45. 2.275 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 1105 days ago · 27 km deep · 49 km away
  46. 2.048 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1105 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  47. 1.650 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1104 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  48. 1.544 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1104 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  49. 1.546 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1103 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  50. 2.585 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1103 days ago · 35 km deep · 13 km away
  51. 2.7116 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1102 days ago · 35 km deep · 48 km away
  52. 1.913 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 1102 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  53. 1.7Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1101 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  54. 2.1108 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1101 days ago · 31 km deep · 32 km away
  55. 1.850 km ESE of False Pass, Alaska · 1101 days ago · 65 km deep · 82 km away
  56. 2.5Alaska Peninsula · 1101 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  57. 1.889 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1099 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  58. 2.839 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1098 days ago · 64 km deep · 54 km away
  59. 2.671 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1098 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away
  60. 2.0103 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1098 days ago · 28 km deep · 26 km away

The first 60 of 110.

Before

  1. 2.593 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1130 days ago · 35 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.691 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1131 days ago · 35 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 3.1Alaska Peninsula · 1131 days ago · 35 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 2.5Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1131 days ago · 35 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 1.8107 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1132 days ago · 26 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 1.894 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1133 days ago · 26 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 2.7102 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1133 days ago · 35 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 2.8143 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1134 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 1.524 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1134 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 2.7104 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1135 days ago · 35 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 2.6161 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1136 days ago · 35 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 1.845 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1136 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 1.847 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1137 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 1.945 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1137 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 1.981 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 1137 days ago · 21 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 1.615 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1137 days ago · 90 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 1.883 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 1138 days ago · 94 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 1.8135 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1138 days ago · 25 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 1.7111 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1138 days ago · 39 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 2.5103 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1139 days ago · 20 km deep · 76 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak023aw42p4e. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 1:01 PM UTC.