Alaska earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 43 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 43 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska on Tue, Dec 26, 2023, 8:31 PM AKST (05:31 UTC), 7 km (5 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: 3.0 (ml), minor
Local time: Tue, Dec 26, 2023, 8:31 PM AKST
UTC: 2023-12-27 05:31:25 UTC
Depth: 7.4 km (4.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 54.762° N, 164.065° 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 1.4 km horizontally, 2.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.09
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 83°
Stations used: 23

Nearest places

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

King Cove, AlaskaPopulation 1,009. Forecast117 kmWSW

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 67 in the 60 days after this one and 41 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 67.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000lzz7 (also filed as av92166026, ak023gl4658u). Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 4:02 AM UTC.