M2.6 earthquake 18 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska

Magnitude

2.6 (ml), micro

Local time

Sat, Dec 16, 2023, 12:50 PM AKST

UTC

2023-12-16 21:50:13 UTC

Depth

92.8 km (57.7 mi), intermediate-depth

Epicenter

54.703° N, 163.521° W

Region

Alaska

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 8.7 km horizontally, 4.9 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.13

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

176°

Stations used

13

• King Cove, AlaskaPopulation 1,009. Forecast87 kmWSW

After

1. 2.576 km S of False Pass, AlaskaSat, Dec 16, 4:23 PM AKST · 1016 days ago · 35 km deep · 60 km away
2. 2.79 km SW of False Pass, AlaskaSat, Dec 16, 8:21 PM AKST · 1016 days ago · 99 km deep · 10 km away
3. 2.044 km SSW of King Cove, AlaskaSun, Dec 17, 11:07 AM AKST · 1015 days ago · 62 km deep · 57 km away
4. 2.2110 km SSW of False Pass, AlaskaSun, Dec 17, 5:18 PM AKST · 1015 days ago · 42 km deep · 92 km away
5. 2.085 km S of King Cove, AlaskaMon, Dec 18, 4:22 AM AKST · 1015 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
6. 2.237 km S of False Pass, AlaskaMon, Dec 18, 8:22 AM AKST · 1015 days ago · 82 km deep · 21 km away
7. 1.649 km W of False Pass, AlaskaMon, Dec 18, 9:16 AM AKST · 1015 days ago · 12 km deep · 42 km away
8. 2.082 km S of King Cove, AlaskaTue, Dec 19, 12:38 PM AKST · 1013 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
9. 2.287 km S of King Cove, AlaskaTue, Dec 19, 12:40 PM AKST · 1013 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
10. 2.721 km W of Cold Bay, AlaskaWed, Dec 20, 2:47 AM AKST · 1013 days ago · 129 km deep · 64 km away
11. 1.784 km S of King Cove, AlaskaWed, Dec 20, 8:46 AM AKST · 1013 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
12. 1.639 km SW of King Cove, AlaskaWed, Dec 20, 12:33 PM AKST · 1012 days ago · 69 km deep · 55 km away
13. 2.498 km S of False Pass, AlaskaThu, Dec 21, 4:10 AM AKST · 1012 days ago · 26 km deep · 81 km away
14. 4.089 km SSW of False Pass, AlaskaThu, Dec 21, 6:03 AM AKST · 1012 days ago · 38 km deep · 71 km away
15. 2.8107 km S of False Pass, AlaskaSat, Dec 23, 4:54 AM AKST · 1010 days ago · 35 km deep · 89 km away
16. 2.445 km SSW of King Cove, AlaskaSun, Dec 24, 5:44 PM AKST · 1008 days ago · 22 km deep · 64 km away
17. 2.298 km SSE of False Pass, AlaskaSun, Dec 24, 9:18 PM AKST · 1008 days ago · 24 km deep · 88 km away
18. 2.3107 km S of False Pass, AlaskaMon, Dec 25, 6:22 AM AKST · 1008 days ago · 25 km deep · 91 km away
19. 2.287 km S of False Pass, AlaskaMon, Dec 25, 12:57 PM AKST · 1007 days ago · 20 km deep · 70 km away
20. 1.644 km WSW of False Pass, AlaskaMon, Dec 25, 8:50 PM AKST · 1007 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
21. 2.179 km E of Akutan, AlaskaTue, Dec 26, 3:06 AM AKST · 1007 days ago · 17 km deep · 99 km away
22. 2.693 km S of King Cove, AlaskaTue, Dec 26, 6:33 AM AKST · 1007 days ago · 25 km deep · 94 km away
23. 2.120 km S of False Pass, AlaskaTue, Dec 26, 3:12 PM AKST · 1006 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
24. 3.043 km WSW of False Pass, AlaskaTue, Dec 26, 8:31 PM AKST · 1006 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
25. 3.646 km WSW of False Pass, AlaskaTue, Dec 26, 8:37 PM AKST · 1006 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
26. 2.694 km S of King Cove, AlaskaWed, Dec 27, 3:28 AM AKST · 1006 days ago · 35 km deep · 94 km away
27. 1.946 km WSW of False Pass, AlaskaWed, Dec 27, 5:18 AM AKST · 1006 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
28. 1.531 km SSE of False Pass, AlaskaWed, Dec 27, 4:28 PM AKST · 1005 days ago · 13 km deep · 24 km away
29. 3.283 km SE of False Pass, AlaskaWed, Dec 27, 6:58 PM AKST · 1005 days ago · 20 km deep · 78 km away
30. 1.920 km ENE of False Pass, AlaskaThu, Dec 28, 1:56 AM AKST · 1005 days ago · 141 km deep · 37 km away
31. 3.091 km S of King Cove, AlaskaFri, Dec 29, 12:12 PM AKST · 1003 days ago · 35 km deep · 90 km away
32. 2.696 km S of King Cove, AlaskaSat, Dec 30, 12:59 AM AKST · 1003 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
33. 1.749 km WSW of False Pass, AlaskaSun, Dec 31, 6:28 AM AKST · 1002 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
34. 2.625 km W of False Pass, AlaskaSun, Dec 31, 12:30 PM AKST · 1001 days ago · 150 km deep · 27 km away
35. 2.014 km SW of Cold Bay, AlaskaSun, Dec 31, 4:26 PM AKST · 1001 days ago · 108 km deep · 60 km away
36. 2.379 km S of False Pass, AlaskaSun, Dec 31, 11:54 PM AKST · 1001 days ago · 80 km deep · 62 km away
37. 1.960 km S of King Cove, AlaskaMon, Jan 1, 3:02 AM AKST · 1001 days ago · 43 km deep · 81 km away
38. 2.581 km S of False Pass, AlaskaMon, Jan 1, 7:45 PM AKST · 1000 days ago · 83 km deep · 64 km away
39. 2.483 km E of Akutan, AlaskaMon, Jan 8, 3:42 AM AKST · 994 days ago · 63 km deep · 98 km away
40. 1.745 km WSW of False Pass, AlaskaTue, Jan 9, 7:36 PM AKST · 992 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
41. 2.158 km SE of False Pass, AlaskaSat, Jan 13, 7:44 PM AKST · 988 days ago · 14 km deep · 58 km away
42. 2.747 km SSW of King Cove, AlaskaSat, Jan 13, 10:12 PM AKST · 988 days ago · 61 km deep · 60 km away
43. 1.839 km SSW of King Cove, AlaskaSun, Jan 14, 2:58 PM AKST · 987 days ago · 63 km deep · 63 km away
44. 1.942 km SSE of False Pass, AlaskaMon, Jan 15, 2:59 AM AKST · 987 days ago · 63 km deep · 30 km away
45. 1.958 km S of King Cove, AlaskaTue, Jan 16, 4:25 PM AKST · 985 days ago · 21 km deep · 88 km away
46. 2.438 km SW of King Cove, AlaskaWed, Jan 17, 7:11 AM AKST · 985 days ago · 86 km deep · 56 km away
47. 2.427 km SE of False Pass, AlaskaWed, Jan 17, 10:45 PM AKST · 984 days ago · 78 km deep · 29 km away
48. 2.184 km S of False Pass, AlaskaThu, Jan 18, 3:48 AM AKST · 984 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
49. 1.545 km WSW of False Pass, AlaskaSat, Jan 20, 12:07 AM AKST · 982 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
50. 3.047 km SSW of False Pass, AlaskaSat, Jan 20, 12:49 AM AKST · 982 days ago · 130 km deep · 29 km away
51. 2.9100 km E of Akutan, AlaskaSun, Jan 21, 6:28 AM AKST · 981 days ago · 35 km deep · 94 km away
52. 1.544 km WSW of False Pass, AlaskaMon, Jan 22, 12:15 AM AKST · 980 days ago · -3 km deep · 35 km away
53. 2.885 km ENE of Akutan, AlaskaMon, Jan 22, 3:02 PM AKST · 979 days ago · 83 km deep · 76 km away
54. 1.940 km SW of King Cove, AlaskaMon, Jan 22, 6:59 PM AKST · 979 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
55. 2.876 km ENE of Akutan, AlaskaTue, Jan 23, 10:10 AM AKST · 978 days ago · 94 km deep · 84 km away
56. 2.1103 km SSW of False Pass, AlaskaTue, Jan 23, 8:18 PM AKST · 978 days ago · 26 km deep · 85 km away
57. 1.955 km SSE of False Pass, AlaskaWed, Jan 24, 6:14 AM AKST · 978 days ago · 62 km deep · 43 km away
58. 1.625 km SSW of King Cove, AlaskaWed, Jan 24, 3:55 PM AKST · 977 days ago · 82 km deep · 66 km away
59. 1.892 km S of False Pass, AlaskaWed, Jan 24, 6:18 PM AKST · 977 days ago · 26 km deep · 74 km away
60. 1.844 km SSW of King Cove, AlaskaThu, Jan 25, 12:17 AM AKST · 977 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away

The first 60 of 94.

Before

1. 1.546 km WSW of False Pass, AlaskaFri, Dec 15, 8:39 PM AKST · 1017 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
2. 3.189 km SE of False Pass, AlaskaThu, Dec 14, 3:03 AM AKST · 1019 days ago · 30 km deep · 82 km away
3. 2.496 km SSW of False Pass, AlaskaMon, Dec 11, 7:48 PM AKST · 1021 days ago · 26 km deep · 78 km away
4. 2.5102 km S of False Pass, AlaskaSun, Dec 10, 2:10 AM AKST · 1023 days ago · 35 km deep · 85 km away
5. 2.031 km SSE of False Pass, AlaskaSat, Dec 9, 4:22 PM AKST · 1023 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
6. 1.745 km SSW of King Cove, AlaskaFri, Dec 8, 4:48 PM AKST · 1024 days ago · 62 km deep · 58 km away
7. 2.696 km S of False Pass, AlaskaFri, Dec 8, 1:38 PM AKST · 1024 days ago · 35 km deep · 81 km away
8. 2.697 km SSE of False Pass, AlaskaFri, Dec 8, 5:33 AM AKST · 1025 days ago · 35 km deep · 85 km away
9. 2.178 km S of King Cove, AlaskaFri, Dec 8, 12:08 AM AKST · 1025 days ago · 16 km deep · 77 km away
10. 2.151 km S of False Pass, AlaskaThu, Dec 7, 9:40 PM AKST · 1025 days ago · 63 km deep · 36 km away
11. 2.783 km S of False Pass, AlaskaWed, Dec 6, 7:22 PM AKST · 1026 days ago · 55 km deep · 67 km away
12. 1.919 km SSW of Cold Bay, AlaskaWed, Dec 6, 6:11 AM AKST · 1027 days ago · 86 km deep · 58 km away
13. 1.929 km SSE of False Pass, AlaskaTue, Dec 5, 6:46 PM AKST · 1027 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
14. 2.028 km SSE of False Pass, AlaskaSun, Dec 3, 2:38 AM AKST · 1030 days ago · 12 km deep · 18 km away
15. 2.183 km S of King Cove, AlaskaSun, Dec 3, 1:09 AM AKST · 1030 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
16. 2.893 km S of False Pass, AlaskaSat, Dec 2, 9:20 AM AKST · 1030 days ago · 35 km deep · 76 km away
17. 1.933 km WSW of False Pass, AlaskaSat, Dec 2, 8:11 AM AKST · 1031 days ago · 25 km deep · 24 km away
18. 2.289 km S of False Pass, AlaskaSat, Dec 2, 7:51 AM AKST · 1031 days ago · 21 km deep · 72 km away
19. 1.545 km WSW of False Pass, AlaskaFri, Dec 1, 9:55 PM AKST · 1031 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
20. 2.083 km S of False Pass, AlaskaWed, Nov 29, 7:52 AM AKST · 1034 days ago · 22 km deep · 68 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000m0gn (also filed as ak023g36wbe1). Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 5:46 AM UTC.