M1.7 earthquake 49 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska

Magnitude

1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

AV

Local time

Sun, Dec 31, 2023, 6:28 AM AKST

UTC

2023-12-31 15:28:58 UTC

Depth

9.2 km (5.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

54.757° N, 164.167° W

Region

Alaska

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.7 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.06

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

305°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

4

• King Cove, AlaskaPopulation 1,009. Forecast123 kmWSW

After

1. 2.625 km W of False Pass, AlaskaSun, Dec 31, 12:30 PM AKST · 1005 days ago · 150 km deep · 28 km away
2. 2.014 km SW of Cold Bay, AlaskaSun, Dec 31, 4:26 PM AKST · 1004 days ago · 108 km deep · 91 km away
3. 2.379 km S of False Pass, AlaskaSun, Dec 31, 11:54 PM AKST · 1004 days ago · 80 km deep · 79 km away
4. 2.581 km S of False Pass, AlaskaMon, Jan 1, 7:45 PM AKST · 1003 days ago · 83 km deep · 78 km away
5. 2.483 km E of Akutan, AlaskaMon, Jan 8, 3:42 AM AKST · 997 days ago · 63 km deep · 83 km away
6. 1.745 km WSW of False Pass, AlaskaTue, Jan 9, 7:36 PM AKST · 995 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
7. 2.158 km SE of False Pass, AlaskaSat, Jan 13, 7:44 PM AKST · 991 days ago · 14 km deep · 100 km away
8. 1.942 km SSE of False Pass, AlaskaMon, Jan 15, 2:59 AM AKST · 990 days ago · 63 km deep · 66 km away
9. 2.058 km ESE of Akutan, AlaskaMon, Jan 15, 9:01 AM AKST · 990 days ago · 55 km deep · 99 km away
10. 2.6100 km NNW of False Pass, AlaskaMon, Jan 15, 4:23 PM AKST · 989 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
11. 2.438 km SW of King Cove, AlaskaWed, Jan 17, 7:11 AM AKST · 988 days ago · 86 km deep · 97 km away
12. 2.427 km SE of False Pass, AlaskaWed, Jan 17, 10:45 PM AKST · 987 days ago · 78 km deep · 71 km away
13. 2.184 km S of False Pass, AlaskaThu, Jan 18, 3:48 AM AKST · 987 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
14. 1.545 km WSW of False Pass, AlaskaSat, Jan 20, 12:07 AM AKST · 985 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
15. 3.047 km SSW of False Pass, AlaskaSat, Jan 20, 12:49 AM AKST · 985 days ago · 130 km deep · 46 km away
16. 2.9100 km E of Akutan, AlaskaSun, Jan 21, 6:28 AM AKST · 984 days ago · 35 km deep · 87 km away
17. 1.544 km WSW of False Pass, AlaskaMon, Jan 22, 12:15 AM AKST · 983 days ago · -3 km deep · 7 km away
18. 2.885 km ENE of Akutan, AlaskaMon, Jan 22, 3:02 PM AKST · 982 days ago · 83 km deep · 54 km away
19. 1.940 km SW of King Cove, AlaskaMon, Jan 22, 6:59 PM AKST · 982 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
20. 2.876 km ENE of Akutan, AlaskaTue, Jan 23, 10:10 AM AKST · 982 days ago · 94 km deep · 49 km away
21. 2.1103 km SSW of False Pass, AlaskaTue, Jan 23, 8:18 PM AKST · 981 days ago · 26 km deep · 86 km away
22. 1.955 km SSE of False Pass, AlaskaWed, Jan 24, 6:14 AM AKST · 981 days ago · 62 km deep · 77 km away
23. 1.892 km S of False Pass, AlaskaWed, Jan 24, 6:18 PM AKST · 980 days ago · 26 km deep · 87 km away
24. 1.844 km SSW of King Cove, AlaskaThu, Jan 25, 12:17 AM AKST · 980 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
25. 2.555 km SSE of False Pass, AlaskaSat, Jan 27, 8:58 PM AKST · 977 days ago · 35 km deep · 87 km away
26. 2.788 km SSW of False Pass, AlaskaSun, Jan 28, 5:44 AM AKST · 977 days ago · 35 km deep · 64 km away
27. 2.249 km ESE of Akutan, AlaskaSun, Jan 28, 9:00 AM AKST · 977 days ago · 65 km deep · 98 km away
28. 2.183 km SSW of False Pass, AlaskaSun, Jan 28, 9:41 AM AKST · 977 days ago · 69 km deep · 65 km away
29. 2.637 km SW of False Pass, AlaskaSun, Jan 28, 8:55 PM AKST · 976 days ago · 133 km deep · 29 km away
30. 2.044 km SE of False Pass, AlaskaMon, Jan 29, 9:03 AM AKST · 976 days ago · 57 km deep · 81 km away
31. 2.333 km SSW of False Pass, AlaskaSat, Feb 3, 5:26 PM AKST · 970 days ago · 87 km deep · 37 km away
32. 2.584 km ESE of Akutan, AlaskaSun, Feb 4, 3:56 PM AKST · 969 days ago · 35 km deep · 88 km away
33. 2.288 km S of False Pass, AlaskaThu, Feb 8, 4:54 AM AKST · 966 days ago · 19 km deep · 94 km away
34. 2.5109 km SSW of False Pass, AlaskaThu, Feb 8, 7:10 AM AKST · 966 days ago · 35 km deep · 93 km away
35. 2.772 km ESE of Akutan, AlaskaThu, Feb 8, 9:52 AM AKST · 966 days ago · 67 km deep · 98 km away
36. 2.142 km SSW of King Cove, AlaskaFri, Feb 9, 9:05 AM AKST · 965 days ago · 74 km deep · 96 km away
37. 1.635 km SSW of False Pass, AlaskaSat, Feb 10, 7:02 PM AKST · 963 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
38. 1.734 km SSW of False Pass, AlaskaSat, Feb 10, 11:47 PM AKST · 963 days ago · 14 km deep · 48 km away
39. 2.032 km SSW of False Pass, AlaskaSun, Feb 11, 2:36 AM AKST · 963 days ago · 12 km deep · 45 km away
40. 1.828 km SSW of False Pass, AlaskaSun, Feb 11, 3:44 AM AKST · 963 days ago · 13 km deep · 43 km away
41. 2.174 km S of False Pass, AlaskaSun, Feb 11, 6:05 PM AKST · 962 days ago · 26 km deep · 79 km away
42. 2.065 km S of False Pass, AlaskaSun, Feb 11, 9:45 PM AKST · 962 days ago · 24 km deep · 73 km away
43. 2.465 km S of False Pass, AlaskaTue, Feb 13, 12:13 AM AKST · 961 days ago · 74 km deep · 68 km away
44. 1.647 km WSW of False Pass, AlaskaThu, Feb 15, 7:52 PM AKST · 958 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
45. 1.651 km W of False Pass, AlaskaFri, Feb 16, 3:25 AM AKST · 958 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
46. 2.172 km SSE of False Pass, AlaskaSat, Feb 17, 3:54 AM AKST · 957 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
47. 1.932 km SSW of False Pass, AlaskaSat, Feb 17, 11:26 AM AKST · 957 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
48. 2.283 km S of False Pass, AlaskaSat, Feb 17, 11:49 AM AKST · 957 days ago · 26 km deep · 85 km away
49. 2.675 km E of Akutan, AlaskaMon, Feb 19, 12:46 AM AKST · 955 days ago · 72 km deep · 79 km away
50. 1.633 km SSW of False Pass, AlaskaMon, Feb 19, 1:59 PM AKST · 954 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
51. 1.627 km S of False Pass, AlaskaMon, Feb 19, 11:57 PM AKST · 954 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
52. 2.077 km SSW of False Pass, AlaskaTue, Feb 20, 9:32 AM AKST · 954 days ago · 57 km deep · 66 km away
53. 2.288 km SSW of False Pass, AlaskaWed, Feb 21, 10:34 AM AKST · 953 days ago · 26 km deep · 63 km away
54. 2.388 km SSW of False Pass, AlaskaThu, Feb 22, 12:02 AM AKST · 952 days ago · 26 km deep · 65 km away
55. 1.553 km W of False Pass, AlaskaThu, Feb 22, 7:26 PM AKST · 951 days ago · 24 km deep · 8 km away
56. 1.935 km SE of False Pass, AlaskaFri, Feb 23, 5:18 AM AKST · 951 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
57. 2.091 km SSW of False Pass, AlaskaSat, Feb 24, 7:10 PM AKST · 949 days ago · 26 km deep · 68 km away
58. 2.5102 km S of False Pass, AlaskaSun, Feb 25, 2:41 AM AKST · 949 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away
59. 2.973 km WSW of False Pass, AlaskaSun, Feb 25, 3:56 AM AKST · 949 days ago · 116 km deep · 24 km away
60. 2.149 km S of False Pass, AlaskaSun, Feb 25, 9:29 AM AKST · 949 days ago · 66 km deep · 68 km away

The first 60 of 61.

Before

1. 1.920 km ENE of False Pass, AlaskaThu, Dec 28, 1:56 AM AKST · 1008 days ago · 141 km deep · 70 km away
2. 1.531 km SSE of False Pass, AlaskaWed, Dec 27, 4:28 PM AKST · 1008 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
3. 1.946 km WSW of False Pass, AlaskaWed, Dec 27, 5:18 AM AKST · 1009 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
4. 3.646 km WSW of False Pass, AlaskaTue, Dec 26, 8:37 PM AKST · 1009 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
5. 3.043 km WSW of False Pass, AlaskaTue, Dec 26, 8:31 PM AKST · 1009 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
6. 2.120 km S of False Pass, AlaskaTue, Dec 26, 3:12 PM AKST · 1009 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
7. 2.179 km E of Akutan, AlaskaTue, Dec 26, 3:06 AM AKST · 1010 days ago · 17 km deep · 83 km away
8. 1.644 km WSW of False Pass, AlaskaMon, Dec 25, 8:50 PM AKST · 1010 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
9. 2.287 km S of False Pass, AlaskaMon, Dec 25, 12:57 PM AKST · 1011 days ago · 20 km deep · 86 km away
10. 4.089 km SSW of False Pass, AlaskaThu, Dec 21, 6:03 AM AKST · 1015 days ago · 38 km deep · 81 km away
11. 2.498 km S of False Pass, AlaskaThu, Dec 21, 4:10 AM AKST · 1015 days ago · 26 km deep · 95 km away
12. 1.639 km SW of King Cove, AlaskaWed, Dec 20, 12:33 PM AKST · 1016 days ago · 69 km deep · 96 km away
13. 2.721 km W of Cold Bay, AlaskaWed, Dec 20, 2:47 AM AKST · 1016 days ago · 129 km deep · 87 km away
14. 1.649 km W of False Pass, AlaskaMon, Dec 18, 9:16 AM AKST · 1018 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
15. 2.237 km S of False Pass, AlaskaMon, Dec 18, 8:22 AM AKST · 1018 days ago · 82 km deep · 53 km away
16. 2.2110 km SSW of False Pass, AlaskaSun, Dec 17, 5:18 PM AKST · 1018 days ago · 42 km deep · 93 km away
17. 2.044 km SSW of King Cove, AlaskaSun, Dec 17, 11:07 AM AKST · 1019 days ago · 62 km deep · 98 km away
18. 2.165 km E of Akutan, AlaskaSat, Dec 16, 11:08 PM AKST · 1019 days ago · 25 km deep · 80 km away
19. 2.79 km SW of False Pass, AlaskaSat, Dec 16, 8:21 PM AKST · 1019 days ago · 99 km deep · 43 km away
20. 2.576 km S of False Pass, AlaskaSat, Dec 16, 4:23 PM AKST · 1019 days ago · 35 km deep · 82 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event av91126223. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:46 AM UTC.