Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 98 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 98 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska on Sun, Dec 24, 2023, 9:18 PM AKST (06:18 UTC), 24 km (15 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 150 km S of False Pass, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2023-12-25 06:18:07 UTC
Depth
23.7 km (14.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.081° N, 162.672° 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
30

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 118 in the 60 days after this one and 66 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.3107 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1011 days ago · 25 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 4.6150 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1011 days ago · 23 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 2.5142 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1010 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 2.287 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1010 days ago · 20 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 2.693 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1010 days ago · 25 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 2.6156 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1010 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 2.120 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1009 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 2.7147 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1009 days ago · 28 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 2.694 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1009 days ago · 35 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 2.086 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1009 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 1.531 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1008 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 3.283 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 1008 days ago · 20 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 2.579 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1007 days ago · 35 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 3.091 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1006 days ago · 35 km deep · 26 km away
  15. 2.696 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1006 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  16. 2.379 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1004 days ago · 80 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 1.960 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1004 days ago · 43 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 2.279 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1004 days ago · 15 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 2.581 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1003 days ago · 83 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 3.8140 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 998 days ago · 35 km deep · 77 km away
  21. 4.176 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 995 days ago · 46 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
  22. 3.3154 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 993 days ago · 29 km deep · 84 km away
  23. 2.9153 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 993 days ago · 29 km deep · 84 km away
  24. 2.4126 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 993 days ago · 26 km deep · 88 km away
  25. 2.158 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 991 days ago · 14 km deep · 53 km away
  26. 2.747 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 991 days ago · 61 km deep · 65 km away
  27. 2.9164 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 991 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  28. 2.6156 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 990 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  29. 2.7158 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 990 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  30. 1.839 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 990 days ago · 63 km deep · 72 km away
  31. 1.942 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 990 days ago · 63 km deep · 58 km away
  32. 2.8114 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 990 days ago · 30 km deep · 100 km away
  33. 2.6156 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 989 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  34. 2.5119 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 989 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away
  35. 1.958 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 988 days ago · 21 km deep · 60 km away
  36. 2.438 km SW of King Cove, Alaska · 988 days ago · 86 km deep · 78 km away
  37. 2.7149 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 987 days ago · 35 km deep · 81 km away
  38. 2.427 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 987 days ago · 78 km deep · 74 km away
  39. 2.184 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 987 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  40. 2.088 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 986 days ago · 15 km deep · 84 km away
  41. 3.047 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 985 days ago · 130 km deep · 78 km away
  42. 2.085 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 985 days ago · 16 km deep · 84 km away
  43. 1.940 km SW of King Cove, Alaska · 982 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  44. 2.1103 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 981 days ago · 26 km deep · 87 km away
  45. 1.882 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 981 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
  46. 1.955 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 981 days ago · 62 km deep · 46 km away
  47. 1.625 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 980 days ago · 82 km deep · 88 km away
  48. 1.892 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 980 days ago · 26 km deep · 64 km away
  49. 2.9156 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 980 days ago · 35 km deep · 93 km away
  50. 1.844 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 980 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  51. 2.087 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 979 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away
  52. 2.386 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 979 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
  53. 2.3111 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 978 days ago · 25 km deep · 20 km away
  54. 3.261 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 978 days ago · 64 km deep · 47 km away
  55. 2.555 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 977 days ago · 35 km deep · 43 km away
  56. 2.788 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 977 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away
  57. 2.183 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 977 days ago · 69 km deep · 87 km away
  58. 1.983 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 976 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  59. 2.7102 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 976 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  60. 2.637 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 976 days ago · 133 km deep · 94 km away

The first 60 of 118.

Before

  1. 2.445 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 1011 days ago · 22 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 2.8107 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1013 days ago · 35 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 3.265 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1013 days ago · 35 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 4.089 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1015 days ago · 38 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 2.498 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1015 days ago · 26 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 1.887 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1015 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 3.0155 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1015 days ago · 28 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 1.639 km SW of King Cove, Alaska · 1015 days ago · 69 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 3.3165 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1015 days ago · 35 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 1.784 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1016 days ago · 13 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 3.075 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1016 days ago · 35 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 2.869 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1016 days ago · 35 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 2.287 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1016 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 2.082 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1016 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 2.6171 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1016 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 2.234 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1017 days ago · 72 km deep · 100 km away
  17. 2.237 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1018 days ago · 82 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 2.085 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1018 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  19. 2.169 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1018 days ago · 16 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 2.2110 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1018 days ago · 42 km deep · 89 km away

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