Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 44 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 44 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska on Mon, Dec 25, 2023, 8:50 PM AKST (05:50 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 46 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-12-26 05:50:11 UTC
Depth
2.7 km (1.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.746° N, 164.084° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.25
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
271°, 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 38 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.179 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1007 days ago · 17 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 2.120 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1006 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 3.043 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1006 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 3.646 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1006 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 1.946 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1006 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.531 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1005 days ago · 13 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 1.920 km ENE of False Pass, Alaska · 1005 days ago · 141 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 1.749 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1002 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 2.625 km W of False Pass, Alaska · 1001 days ago · 150 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 2.014 km SW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 1001 days ago · 108 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 2.379 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1001 days ago · 80 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 2.581 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1000 days ago · 83 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 2.483 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 994 days ago · 63 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 1.745 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 992 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 2.158 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 988 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 2.747 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 988 days ago · 61 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 1.839 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 987 days ago · 63 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 1.942 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 987 days ago · 63 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 2.6100 km NNW of False Pass, Alaska · 986 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 2.438 km SW of King Cove, Alaska · 984 days ago · 86 km deep · 91 km away
  21. 2.427 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 984 days ago · 78 km deep · 65 km away
  22. 2.184 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 984 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  23. 1.545 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 982 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  24. 3.047 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 982 days ago · 130 km deep · 41 km away
  25. 2.9100 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 981 days ago · 35 km deep · 86 km away
  26. 1.544 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 980 days ago · -3 km deep · 2 km away
  27. 2.885 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 979 days ago · 83 km deep · 55 km away
  28. 1.940 km SW of King Cove, Alaska · 979 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  29. 2.876 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 978 days ago · 94 km deep · 53 km away
  30. 2.1103 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 978 days ago · 26 km deep · 84 km away
  31. 1.955 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 978 days ago · 62 km deep · 72 km away
  32. 1.892 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 977 days ago · 26 km deep · 84 km away
  33. 1.844 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 977 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  34. 3.261 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 975 days ago · 64 km deep · 95 km away
  35. 2.555 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 974 days ago · 35 km deep · 81 km away
  36. 2.788 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 974 days ago · 35 km deep · 63 km away
  37. 2.183 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 973 days ago · 69 km deep · 63 km away
  38. 2.637 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 973 days ago · 133 km deep · 24 km away
  39. 2.044 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 972 days ago · 57 km deep · 76 km away
  40. 2.333 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 967 days ago · 87 km deep · 32 km away
  41. 2.584 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 966 days ago · 35 km deep · 89 km away
  42. 1.950 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 966 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  43. 2.288 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 963 days ago · 19 km deep · 90 km away
  44. 2.5109 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 962 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away
  45. 2.772 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 962 days ago · 67 km deep · 99 km away
  46. 2.142 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 961 days ago · 74 km deep · 90 km away
  47. 1.635 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 960 days ago · 12 km deep · 42 km away
  48. 1.734 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 960 days ago · 14 km deep · 43 km away
  49. 2.032 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 960 days ago · 12 km deep · 40 km away
  50. 1.828 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 960 days ago · 13 km deep · 37 km away
  51. 2.174 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 959 days ago · 26 km deep · 75 km away
  52. 2.065 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 959 days ago · 24 km deep · 69 km away
  53. 2.191 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 959 days ago · 15 km deep · 100 km away
  54. 2.465 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 958 days ago · 74 km deep · 64 km away
  55. 2.795 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 957 days ago · 32 km deep · 96 km away
  56. 2.493 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 956 days ago · 17 km deep · 98 km away
  57. 2.395 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 956 days ago · 23 km deep · 99 km away
  58. 1.647 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 955 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  59. 1.651 km W of False Pass, Alaska · 955 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  60. 2.172 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 954 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away

The first 60 of 70.

Before

  1. 2.287 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1007 days ago · 20 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 2.8107 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1010 days ago · 35 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 4.089 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1012 days ago · 38 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 2.498 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1012 days ago · 26 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 1.639 km SW of King Cove, Alaska · 1012 days ago · 69 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 2.721 km W of Cold Bay, Alaska · 1013 days ago · 129 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 1.649 km W of False Pass, Alaska · 1014 days ago · 12 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 2.237 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1014 days ago · 82 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 2.2110 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1015 days ago · 42 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 2.044 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 1015 days ago · 62 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 2.165 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1016 days ago · 25 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 2.79 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 1016 days ago · 99 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 2.576 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1016 days ago · 35 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 2.618 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1016 days ago · 93 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 1.546 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1017 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 2.496 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1021 days ago · 26 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 2.5102 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1023 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 2.031 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1023 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 1.745 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 1024 days ago · 62 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 2.696 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1024 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event av92165111. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 3:20 AM UTC.