Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 37 km S of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 37 km S of False Pass, Alaska on Mon, Dec 18, 2023, 8:22 AM AKST (17:22 UTC), 82 km (51 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
2.2 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-12-18 17:22:50 UTC
Depth
82.2 km (51.1 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
54.516° N, 163.450° 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
33

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 103 in the 60 days after this one and 66 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.649 km W of False Pass, Alaska · 1017 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 2.082 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1015 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 2.287 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1015 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 2.721 km W of Cold Bay, Alaska · 1015 days ago · 129 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 1.784 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1015 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 1.639 km SW of King Cove, Alaska · 1014 days ago · 69 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 2.498 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1014 days ago · 26 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 4.089 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1014 days ago · 38 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 3.265 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1012 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 2.8107 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1012 days ago · 35 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 2.445 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 1010 days ago · 22 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 2.298 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1010 days ago · 24 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 2.3107 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1010 days ago · 25 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 2.287 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1009 days ago · 20 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 1.644 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1009 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 2.179 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1009 days ago · 17 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 2.693 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1009 days ago · 25 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 2.120 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1008 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  19. 3.043 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1008 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  20. 3.646 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1008 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  21. 2.694 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1008 days ago · 35 km deep · 80 km away
  22. 1.946 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1008 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  23. 1.531 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1007 days ago · 13 km deep · 19 km away
  24. 3.283 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 1007 days ago · 20 km deep · 65 km away
  25. 1.920 km ENE of False Pass, Alaska · 1007 days ago · 141 km deep · 52 km away
  26. 2.6111 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1006 days ago · 30 km deep · 96 km away
  27. 2.579 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1006 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away
  28. 3.091 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1005 days ago · 35 km deep · 75 km away
  29. 2.696 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1005 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  30. 1.749 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1004 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  31. 2.625 km W of False Pass, Alaska · 1003 days ago · 150 km deep · 47 km away
  32. 2.014 km SW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 1003 days ago · 108 km deep · 73 km away
  33. 2.379 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1003 days ago · 80 km deep · 41 km away
  34. 1.960 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1003 days ago · 43 km deep · 74 km away
  35. 2.581 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1002 days ago · 83 km deep · 45 km away
  36. 2.483 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 996 days ago · 63 km deep · 87 km away
  37. 1.745 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 994 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  38. 3.0104 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 993 days ago · 28 km deep · 98 km away
  39. 2.4126 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 992 days ago · 26 km deep · 90 km away
  40. 2.158 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 990 days ago · 14 km deep · 52 km away
  41. 2.747 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 990 days ago · 61 km deep · 58 km away
  42. 1.839 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 989 days ago · 63 km deep · 63 km away
  43. 1.942 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 989 days ago · 63 km deep · 13 km away
  44. 2.8114 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 989 days ago · 30 km deep · 90 km away
  45. 2.5119 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 988 days ago · 35 km deep · 84 km away
  46. 1.958 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 987 days ago · 21 km deep · 82 km away
  47. 2.438 km SW of King Cove, Alaska · 987 days ago · 86 km deep · 59 km away
  48. 2.427 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 986 days ago · 78 km deep · 32 km away
  49. 2.184 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 986 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  50. 3.2105 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 986 days ago · 35 km deep · 98 km away
  51. 1.545 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 984 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  52. 3.047 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 984 days ago · 130 km deep · 16 km away
  53. 2.9100 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 983 days ago · 35 km deep · 80 km away
  54. 1.544 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 982 days ago · -3 km deep · 46 km away
  55. 2.885 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 981 days ago · 83 km deep · 71 km away
  56. 1.940 km SW of King Cove, Alaska · 981 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  57. 2.876 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 980 days ago · 94 km deep · 86 km away
  58. 2.1103 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 980 days ago · 26 km deep · 68 km away
  59. 1.955 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 980 days ago · 62 km deep · 24 km away
  60. 1.625 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 979 days ago · 82 km deep · 71 km away

The first 60 of 103.

Before

  1. 2.085 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1017 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 2.1113 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1017 days ago · 26 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 2.169 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1017 days ago · 16 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 2.2110 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1017 days ago · 42 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 2.044 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 1017 days ago · 62 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 2.165 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1018 days ago · 25 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 2.79 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 1018 days ago · 99 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 2.576 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1018 days ago · 35 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 2.618 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1018 days ago · 93 km deep · 21 km away
  10. 1.546 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1019 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 2.6121 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1019 days ago · 35 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 2.3113 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1020 days ago · 26 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 2.8115 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1020 days ago · 30 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 3.189 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 1021 days ago · 30 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 2.496 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1023 days ago · 26 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 2.5102 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1025 days ago · 35 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 2.031 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1025 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  18. 1.745 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 1026 days ago · 62 km deep · 57 km away
  19. 2.696 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1026 days ago · 35 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 2.697 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1027 days ago · 35 km deep · 65 km away

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