Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 48 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 48 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska on Fri, Feb 10, 2023, 2:14 PM AKST (23:14 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 115 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
AV
Local time
UTC
2023-02-10 23:14:21 UTC
Depth
1.9 km (1.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.736° N, 164.135° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.2 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
298°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 70 in the 60 days after this one and 41 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.789 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1327 days ago · 35 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 2.580 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 1327 days ago · 63 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 2.675 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 1327 days ago · 62 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 2.633 km WNW of False Pass, Alaska · 1326 days ago · 85 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 2.897 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1326 days ago · 31 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 2.023 km ESE of False Pass, Alaska · 1324 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 2.254 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 1324 days ago · 80 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 2.290 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 1321 days ago · 69 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 1.638 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 1321 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 2.385 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 1318 days ago · 79 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 1.9Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1318 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 1.531 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1315 days ago · 35 km deep · 19 km away
  13. 2.616 km SW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 1313 days ago · 117 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 2.3Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1313 days ago · 26 km deep · 100 km away
  15. 2.8Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1313 days ago · 35 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 2.285 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1312 days ago · 26 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 1.928 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1311 days ago · 14 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 2.150 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 1311 days ago · 62 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 2.635 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1311 days ago · 19 km deep · 60 km away
  20. 2.478 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1310 days ago · 63 km deep · 65 km away
  21. 1.962 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 1310 days ago · 11 km deep · 22 km away
  22. 2.642 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1309 days ago · 100 km deep · 33 km away
  23. 2.379 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1309 days ago · 55 km deep · 89 km away
  24. 2.970 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1309 days ago · 62 km deep · 94 km away
  25. 1.8Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1308 days ago · 13 km deep · 54 km away
  26. 4.3115 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1306 days ago · 44 km deep · 98 km away
  27. 2.4111 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1306 days ago · 26 km deep · 93 km away
  28. 2.289 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1304 days ago · 26 km deep · 88 km away
  29. 2.0103 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1304 days ago · 51 km deep · 96 km away
  30. 1.724 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1303 days ago · 12 km deep · 53 km away
  31. 1.732 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1303 days ago · 13 km deep · 57 km away
  32. 1.943 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 1303 days ago · 86 km deep · 83 km away
  33. 2.678 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1302 days ago · 52 km deep · 97 km away
  34. 2.5100 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1302 days ago · 32 km deep · 86 km away
  35. 1.9106 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1300 days ago · 45 km deep · 85 km away
  36. 1.8104 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1300 days ago · 15 km deep · 90 km away
  37. 2.062 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1298 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
  38. 1.883 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 1296 days ago · 12 km deep · 44 km away
  39. 2.6107 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1293 days ago · 35 km deep · 87 km away
  40. 2.927 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1293 days ago · 105 km deep · 21 km away
  41. 2.0Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1293 days ago · 22 km deep · 82 km away
  42. 2.8Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1292 days ago · 35 km deep · 94 km away
  43. 2.059 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1288 days ago · 52 km deep · 87 km away
  44. 2.333 km NNW of False Pass, Alaska · 1287 days ago · 140 km deep · 57 km away
  45. 2.9106 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1287 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away
  46. 2.184 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 1286 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  47. 1.981 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 1285 days ago · 13 km deep · 46 km away
  48. 2.362 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1285 days ago · 103 km deep · 83 km away
  49. 2.428 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1284 days ago · 97 km deep · 38 km away
  50. 2.088 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1284 days ago · 41 km deep · 82 km away
  51. 2.560 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1283 days ago · 53 km deep · 84 km away
  52. 2.946 km NNE of Akutan, Alaska · 1283 days ago · 134 km deep · 92 km away
  53. 3.369 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1282 days ago · 28 km deep · 77 km away
  54. 2.665 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1282 days ago · 25 km deep · 79 km away
  55. 2.183 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1282 days ago · 25 km deep · 77 km away
  56. 2.150 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 1279 days ago · 91 km deep · 19 km away
  57. 1.826 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1278 days ago · 13 km deep · 54 km away
  58. 2.6Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1277 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  59. 1.557 km NE of Akutan, Alaska · 1276 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  60. 1.882 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 1276 days ago · 13 km deep · 43 km away

The first 60 of 70.

Before

  1. 1.839 km SW of King Cove, Alaska · 1330 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 2.846 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 1330 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 2.465 km NNE of Akutan, Alaska · 1332 days ago · 169 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 2.0109 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1332 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 2.889 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1334 days ago · 30 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 1.637 km E of False Pass, Alaska · 1334 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 2.528 km W of False Pass, Alaska · 1335 days ago · 32 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 2.187 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1335 days ago · 43 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 1.911 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1337 days ago · 89 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 2.078 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 1339 days ago · 64 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 2.027 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1341 days ago · 13 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 2.195 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1342 days ago · 56 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 2.778 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1342 days ago · 35 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 2.694 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1342 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 2.560 km WNW of False Pass, Alaska · 1343 days ago · 206 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 2.613 km S of Cold Bay, Alaska · 1343 days ago · 113 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 2.2Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1345 days ago · 26 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 2.5111 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1345 days ago · 35 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 2.1102 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1346 days ago · 67 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 2.740 km NNW of False Pass, Alaska · 1346 days ago · 143 km deep · 64 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event av91758881. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:25 AM UTC.