Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 29 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 29 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska on Mon, Nov 20, 2023, 5:33 AM AKST (14:33 UTC), 33 km (20 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 89 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.0 (ml), micro
Local time: Mon, Nov 20, 2023, 5:33 AM AKST
UTC: 2023-11-20 14:33:07 UTC
Depth: 32.8 km (20.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 54.760° N, 163.846° 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: 18

Nearest places

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

King Cove, AlaskaPopulation 1,009. Forecast103 kmWSW

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 76 in the 60 days after this one and 23 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 76.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak023ew2nlpc (also filed as av92124926). Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 8:40 AM UTC.