Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 13 km SW of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 13 km SW of False Pass, Alaska on Wed, May 3, 2023, 3:13 AM AKDT (11:13 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 Alaska Peninsula. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-05-03 11:13:36 UTC
Depth
0.1 km (0.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.761° N, 163.550° 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.

Location uncertainty
About 0.9 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
212°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 110 in the 60 days after this one and 53 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.3105 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1244 days ago · 26 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 4.2Alaska Peninsula · 1243 days ago · 35 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 2.594 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1243 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 2.644 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1243 days ago · 50 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 1.730 km ESE of False Pass, Alaska · 1243 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 2.1100 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1242 days ago · 52 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 2.098 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1241 days ago · 53 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 1.952 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1240 days ago · 76 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 2.598 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1240 days ago · 35 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 2.097 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1240 days ago · 26 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 1.688 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1240 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 1.636 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1240 days ago · 76 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 2.395 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1239 days ago · 26 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 2.186 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1238 days ago · 26 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 1.991 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1238 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 3.0101 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1238 days ago · 35 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 2.496 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1238 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 3.295 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1238 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 3.096 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1237 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 1.981 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1237 days ago · 21 km deep · 72 km away
  21. 2.197 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1237 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
  22. 2.147 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 1237 days ago · 94 km deep · 33 km away
  23. 2.8111 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1236 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away
  24. 2.122 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1236 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
  25. 2.774 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1235 days ago · 35 km deep · 78 km away
  26. 2.792 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1235 days ago · 35 km deep · 100 km away
  27. 2.995 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1234 days ago · 35 km deep · 88 km away
  28. 2.193 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1233 days ago · 24 km deep · 80 km away
  29. 3.142 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1233 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  30. 2.759 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 1232 days ago · 60 km deep · 58 km away
  31. 2.398 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1229 days ago · 25 km deep · 87 km away
  32. 1.785 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1229 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
  33. 2.7105 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1228 days ago · 35 km deep · 92 km away
  34. 2.683 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1227 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  35. 2.3109 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1227 days ago · 26 km deep · 99 km away
  36. 2.171 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1227 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
  37. 3.287 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 1227 days ago · 35 km deep · 86 km away
  38. 2.290 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1227 days ago · 26 km deep · 82 km away
  39. 2.193 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1227 days ago · 26 km deep · 86 km away
  40. 2.0101 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1226 days ago · 57 km deep · 88 km away
  41. 2.8Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1226 days ago · 35 km deep · 89 km away
  42. 2.091 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1226 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  43. 2.097 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1226 days ago · 25 km deep · 89 km away
  44. 2.223 km NNE of False Pass, Alaska · 1225 days ago · 111 km deep · 37 km away
  45. 1.84 km E of King Cove, Alaska · 1224 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  46. 1.748 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1224 days ago · 17 km deep · 73 km away
  47. 2.593 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1222 days ago · 35 km deep · 82 km away
  48. 2.738 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1221 days ago · 34 km deep · 85 km away
  49. 2.662 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1221 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  50. 1.641 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1221 days ago · 23 km deep · 87 km away
  51. 2.0102 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1221 days ago · 41 km deep · 91 km away
  52. 2.073 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1221 days ago · 67 km deep · 61 km away
  53. 2.667 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1220 days ago · 35 km deep · 80 km away
  54. 2.056 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1220 days ago · 59 km deep · 45 km away
  55. 2.699 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 1220 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  56. 3.289 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 1219 days ago · 27 km deep · 88 km away
  57. 2.894 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 1219 days ago · 35 km deep · 93 km away
  58. 2.938 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1219 days ago · 98 km deep · 83 km away
  59. 2.744 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 1219 days ago · 65 km deep · 67 km away
  60. 2.096 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1217 days ago · 20 km deep · 84 km away

The first 60 of 110.

Before

  1. 2.672 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1245 days ago · 60 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 1.978 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 1246 days ago · 20 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 2.487 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1247 days ago · 87 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 2.828 km W of Cold Bay, Alaska · 1248 days ago · 185 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 2.2109 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1248 days ago · 26 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 2.025 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 1250 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 1.78 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 1251 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 2.187 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1251 days ago · 47 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 2.0Alaska Peninsula · 1251 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 1.59 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1251 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 1.986 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1253 days ago · 26 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 2.131 km NW of False Pass, Alaska · 1253 days ago · 136 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 2.097 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1253 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 2.292 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1254 days ago · 26 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 2.222 km SSW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 1256 days ago · 123 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 1.740 km ESE of False Pass, Alaska · 1256 days ago · 59 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 2.6Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1257 days ago · 141 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 1.84 km E of King Cove, Alaska · 1257 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 1.765 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 1259 days ago · 37 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 2.0105 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1259 days ago · 26 km deep · 94 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event av91872471. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 12:07 PM UTC.