Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 87 km S of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 87 km S of False Pass, Alaska on Mon, Dec 25, 2023, 12:57 PM AKST (21:57 UTC), 20 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 140 km S of False Pass, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-12-25 21:57:45 UTC
Depth
19.9 km (12.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.070° N, 163.571° 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
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 128 in the 60 days after this one and 64 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.644 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1007 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 2.179 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1007 days ago · 17 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 2.693 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1007 days ago · 25 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 2.6156 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1007 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 2.120 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1006 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 3.043 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1006 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 3.646 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1006 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 2.694 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1006 days ago · 35 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 1.946 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1006 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 1.531 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1005 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 1.874 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1005 days ago · 43 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 3.283 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 1005 days ago · 20 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 2.6111 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1004 days ago · 30 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 3.091 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1003 days ago · 35 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 2.696 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1003 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 3.188 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1002 days ago · 35 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 1.749 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1002 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 2.625 km W of False Pass, Alaska · 1001 days ago · 150 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 2.379 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1001 days ago · 80 km deep · 9 km away
  20. 1.960 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1001 days ago · 43 km deep · 96 km away
  21. 2.581 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1000 days ago · 83 km deep · 8 km away
  22. 3.1109 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 999 days ago · 35 km deep · 97 km away
  23. 3.097 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 997 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away
  24. 3.8140 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 995 days ago · 35 km deep · 53 km away
  25. 2.483 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 994 days ago · 63 km deep · 62 km away
  26. 1.745 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 992 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  27. 3.0104 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 991 days ago · 28 km deep · 57 km away
  28. 3.3154 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 990 days ago · 29 km deep · 67 km away
  29. 2.9153 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 990 days ago · 29 km deep · 66 km away
  30. 2.4126 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 989 days ago · 26 km deep · 41 km away
  31. 2.158 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 988 days ago · 14 km deep · 81 km away
  32. 2.747 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 988 days ago · 61 km deep · 92 km away
  33. 2.9164 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 987 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  34. 2.6156 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 987 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  35. 2.7158 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 987 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  36. 1.839 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 987 days ago · 63 km deep · 99 km away
  37. 1.942 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 987 days ago · 63 km deep · 50 km away
  38. 2.9143 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 987 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away
  39. 2.8114 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 987 days ago · 30 km deep · 46 km away
  40. 2.058 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 986 days ago · 55 km deep · 89 km away
  41. 3.285 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 986 days ago · 35 km deep · 70 km away
  42. 2.6156 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 986 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  43. 2.5119 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 986 days ago · 35 km deep · 38 km away
  44. 2.438 km SW of King Cove, Alaska · 985 days ago · 86 km deep · 99 km away
  45. 2.7149 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 984 days ago · 35 km deep · 62 km away
  46. 2.427 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 984 days ago · 78 km deep · 78 km away
  47. 2.184 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 984 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  48. 3.2105 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 983 days ago · 35 km deep · 56 km away
  49. 1.545 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 982 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  50. 3.047 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 982 days ago · 130 km deep · 44 km away
  51. 2.9100 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 981 days ago · 35 km deep · 46 km away
  52. 2.4105 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 981 days ago · 35 km deep · 72 km away
  53. 3.1115 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 980 days ago · 32 km deep · 55 km away
  54. 1.544 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 980 days ago · -3 km deep · 80 km away
  55. 2.885 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 979 days ago · 83 km deep · 66 km away
  56. 1.940 km SW of King Cove, Alaska · 979 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  57. 2.876 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 978 days ago · 94 km deep · 91 km away
  58. 2.1103 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 978 days ago · 26 km deep · 29 km away
  59. 1.955 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 978 days ago · 62 km deep · 44 km away
  60. 1.892 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 977 days ago · 26 km deep · 6 km away

The first 60 of 128.

Before

  1. 2.5142 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1007 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 4.6150 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1007 days ago · 23 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 2.3107 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1008 days ago · 25 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 2.298 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1008 days ago · 24 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 2.445 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 1008 days ago · 22 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 2.8107 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1010 days ago · 35 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 4.089 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1012 days ago · 38 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 2.498 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1012 days ago · 26 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 3.0155 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1012 days ago · 28 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 1.639 km SW of King Cove, Alaska · 1012 days ago · 69 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 3.3165 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1012 days ago · 35 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 2.6128 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1012 days ago · 30 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 1.784 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1012 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 2.287 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1013 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 2.082 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1013 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 1.649 km W of False Pass, Alaska · 1014 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 2.237 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1014 days ago · 82 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 2.085 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1015 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 2.1113 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1015 days ago · 26 km deep · 50 km away
  20. 2.2110 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1015 days ago · 42 km deep · 33 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak023gi2s0bc. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 4:02 AM UTC.