M2.8 earthquake 107 km S of False Pass, Alaska

Magnitude

2.8 (ml), micro

Local time

Sat, Dec 23, 2023, 4:54 AM AKST

UTC

2023-12-23 13:54:26 UTC

Depth

35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

53.901° N, 163.637° W

Region

Alaska

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 2.2 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.12

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

217°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

16

• Akutan, AlaskaPopulation 1,040. Forecast142 kmE

After

1. 2.4131 km SE of Akutan, AlaskaSat, Dec 23, 2:09 PM AKST · 1009 days ago · 23 km deep · 96 km away
2. 2.298 km SSE of False Pass, AlaskaSun, Dec 24, 9:18 PM AKST · 1008 days ago · 24 km deep · 66 km away
3. 2.3107 km S of False Pass, AlaskaMon, Dec 25, 6:22 AM AKST · 1008 days ago · 25 km deep · 23 km away
4. 4.6150 km S of False Pass, AlaskaMon, Dec 25, 8:32 AM AKST · 1007 days ago · 23 km deep · 46 km away
5. 2.5142 km S of False Pass, AlaskaMon, Dec 25, 9:55 AM AKST · 1007 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
6. 2.287 km S of False Pass, AlaskaMon, Dec 25, 12:57 PM AKST · 1007 days ago · 20 km deep · 19 km away
7. 2.961 km SE of Akutan, AlaskaMon, Dec 25, 8:32 PM AKST · 1007 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away
8. 1.644 km WSW of False Pass, AlaskaMon, Dec 25, 8:50 PM AKST · 1007 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
9. 2.179 km E of Akutan, AlaskaTue, Dec 26, 3:06 AM AKST · 1007 days ago · 17 km deep · 63 km away
10. 2.693 km S of King Cove, AlaskaTue, Dec 26, 6:33 AM AKST · 1007 days ago · 25 km deep · 93 km away
11. 2.6156 km S of False Pass, AlaskaTue, Dec 26, 7:28 AM AKST · 1007 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
12. 2.120 km S of False Pass, AlaskaTue, Dec 26, 3:12 PM AKST · 1006 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
13. 3.043 km WSW of False Pass, AlaskaTue, Dec 26, 8:31 PM AKST · 1006 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
14. 2.694 km S of King Cove, AlaskaWed, Dec 27, 3:28 AM AKST · 1006 days ago · 35 km deep · 92 km away
15. 1.946 km WSW of False Pass, AlaskaWed, Dec 27, 5:18 AM AKST · 1006 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
16. 1.531 km SSE of False Pass, AlaskaWed, Dec 27, 4:28 PM AKST · 1005 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away
17. 1.874 km SE of Akutan, AlaskaWed, Dec 27, 6:30 PM AKST · 1005 days ago · 43 km deep · 85 km away
18. 3.283 km SE of False Pass, AlaskaWed, Dec 27, 6:58 PM AKST · 1005 days ago · 20 km deep · 86 km away
19. 2.6111 km ESE of Akutan, AlaskaThu, Dec 28, 9:21 PM AKST · 1004 days ago · 30 km deep · 39 km away
20. 3.091 km S of King Cove, AlaskaFri, Dec 29, 12:12 PM AKST · 1003 days ago · 35 km deep · 90 km away
21. 2.696 km S of King Cove, AlaskaSat, Dec 30, 12:59 AM AKST · 1003 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
22. 3.188 km SE of Akutan, AlaskaSun, Dec 31, 4:11 AM AKST · 1002 days ago · 35 km deep · 72 km away
23. 2.379 km S of False Pass, AlaskaSun, Dec 31, 11:54 PM AKST · 1001 days ago · 80 km deep · 28 km away
24. 2.581 km S of False Pass, AlaskaMon, Jan 1, 7:45 PM AKST · 1000 days ago · 83 km deep · 25 km away
25. 3.1109 km SE of Akutan, AlaskaWed, Jan 3, 1:15 AM AKST · 999 days ago · 35 km deep · 81 km away
26. 3.097 km SE of Akutan, AlaskaThu, Jan 4, 1:01 PM AKST · 997 days ago · 35 km deep · 77 km away
27. 3.8140 km S of False Pass, AlaskaSun, Jan 7, 3:10 AM AKST · 995 days ago · 35 km deep · 35 km away
28. 2.483 km E of Akutan, AlaskaMon, Jan 8, 3:42 AM AKST · 994 days ago · 63 km deep · 59 km away
29. 1.745 km WSW of False Pass, AlaskaTue, Jan 9, 7:36 PM AKST · 992 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
30. 3.0104 km ESE of Akutan, AlaskaWed, Jan 10, 11:10 PM AKST · 991 days ago · 28 km deep · 45 km away
31. 3.3154 km S of False Pass, AlaskaThu, Jan 11, 10:44 PM AKST · 990 days ago · 29 km deep · 50 km away
32. 2.9153 km S of False Pass, AlaskaThu, Jan 11, 11:40 PM AKST · 990 days ago · 29 km deep · 49 km away
33. 2.4126 km SSW of False Pass, AlaskaFri, Jan 12, 7:51 AM AKST · 990 days ago · 26 km deep · 24 km away
34. 2.158 km SE of False Pass, AlaskaSat, Jan 13, 7:44 PM AKST · 988 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
35. 2.9164 km S of False Pass, AlaskaSun, Jan 14, 8:12 AM AKST · 988 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
36. 2.6156 km S of False Pass, AlaskaSun, Jan 14, 1:20 PM AKST · 987 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
37. 2.7158 km S of False Pass, AlaskaSun, Jan 14, 1:41 PM AKST · 987 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
38. 1.942 km SSE of False Pass, AlaskaMon, Jan 15, 2:59 AM AKST · 987 days ago · 63 km deep · 69 km away
39. 2.9143 km SE of Akutan, AlaskaMon, Jan 15, 6:27 AM AKST · 987 days ago · 35 km deep · 76 km away
40. 2.8114 km ESE of Akutan, AlaskaMon, Jan 15, 7:17 AM AKST · 987 days ago · 30 km deep · 34 km away
41. 2.058 km ESE of Akutan, AlaskaMon, Jan 15, 9:01 AM AKST · 986 days ago · 55 km deep · 85 km away
42. 3.285 km ESE of Akutan, AlaskaMon, Jan 15, 1:57 PM AKST · 986 days ago · 35 km deep · 61 km away
43. 2.6156 km S of False Pass, AlaskaTue, Jan 16, 1:19 AM AKST · 986 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
44. 2.5119 km SSW of False Pass, AlaskaTue, Jan 16, 6:44 AM AKST · 986 days ago · 35 km deep · 25 km away
45. 2.7149 km S of False Pass, AlaskaWed, Jan 17, 3:23 PM AKST · 984 days ago · 35 km deep · 45 km away
46. 2.427 km SE of False Pass, AlaskaWed, Jan 17, 10:45 PM AKST · 984 days ago · 78 km deep · 97 km away
47. 2.184 km S of False Pass, AlaskaThu, Jan 18, 3:48 AM AKST · 984 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
48. 3.2105 km ESE of Akutan, AlaskaThu, Jan 18, 9:26 AM AKST · 983 days ago · 35 km deep · 44 km away
49. 1.545 km WSW of False Pass, AlaskaSat, Jan 20, 12:07 AM AKST · 982 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
50. 3.047 km SSW of False Pass, AlaskaSat, Jan 20, 12:49 AM AKST · 982 days ago · 130 km deep · 62 km away
51. 2.9100 km E of Akutan, AlaskaSun, Jan 21, 6:28 AM AKST · 981 days ago · 35 km deep · 42 km away
52. 2.4105 km ESE of Akutan, AlaskaSun, Jan 21, 7:03 AM AKST · 981 days ago · 35 km deep · 58 km away
53. 3.1115 km ESE of Akutan, AlaskaSun, Jan 21, 11:58 AM AKST · 980 days ago · 32 km deep · 40 km away
54. 2.583 km SE of Akutan, AlaskaSun, Jan 21, 1:33 PM AKST · 980 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away
55. 1.544 km WSW of False Pass, AlaskaMon, Jan 22, 12:15 AM AKST · 980 days ago · -3 km deep · 97 km away
56. 2.885 km ENE of Akutan, AlaskaMon, Jan 22, 3:02 PM AKST · 979 days ago · 83 km deep · 72 km away
57. 2.876 km ENE of Akutan, AlaskaTue, Jan 23, 10:10 AM AKST · 978 days ago · 94 km deep · 99 km away
58. 2.1103 km SSW of False Pass, AlaskaTue, Jan 23, 8:18 PM AKST · 978 days ago · 26 km deep · 25 km away
59. 1.955 km SSE of False Pass, AlaskaWed, Jan 24, 6:14 AM AKST · 978 days ago · 62 km deep · 62 km away
60. 1.892 km S of False Pass, AlaskaWed, Jan 24, 6:18 PM AKST · 977 days ago · 26 km deep · 15 km away

The first 60 of 119.

Before

1. 4.089 km SSW of False Pass, AlaskaThu, Dec 21, 6:03 AM AKST · 1012 days ago · 38 km deep · 20 km away
2. 2.498 km S of False Pass, AlaskaThu, Dec 21, 4:10 AM AKST · 1012 days ago · 26 km deep · 9 km away
3. 3.0155 km S of False Pass, AlaskaWed, Dec 20, 12:59 PM AKST · 1012 days ago · 28 km deep · 49 km away
4. 3.3165 km S of False Pass, AlaskaWed, Dec 20, 11:03 AM AKST · 1012 days ago · 35 km deep · 60 km away
5. 2.6128 km SE of Akutan, AlaskaWed, Dec 20, 9:28 AM AKST · 1012 days ago · 30 km deep · 57 km away
6. 1.784 km S of King Cove, AlaskaWed, Dec 20, 8:46 AM AKST · 1012 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
7. 2.287 km S of King Cove, AlaskaTue, Dec 19, 12:40 PM AKST · 1013 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
8. 2.082 km S of King Cove, AlaskaTue, Dec 19, 12:38 PM AKST · 1013 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
9. 2.237 km S of False Pass, AlaskaMon, Dec 18, 8:22 AM AKST · 1015 days ago · 82 km deep · 69 km away
10. 2.085 km S of King Cove, AlaskaMon, Dec 18, 4:22 AM AKST · 1015 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
11. 2.1113 km ESE of Akutan, AlaskaMon, Dec 18, 1:24 AM AKST · 1015 days ago · 26 km deep · 37 km away
12. 2.2110 km SSW of False Pass, AlaskaSun, Dec 17, 5:18 PM AKST · 1015 days ago · 42 km deep · 25 km away
13. 2.7160 km S of False Pass, AlaskaSun, Dec 17, 1:38 PM AKST · 1015 days ago · 35 km deep · 55 km away
14. 2.165 km E of Akutan, AlaskaSat, Dec 16, 11:08 PM AKST · 1016 days ago · 25 km deep · 79 km away
15. 2.79 km SW of False Pass, AlaskaSat, Dec 16, 8:21 PM AKST · 1016 days ago · 99 km deep · 99 km away
16. 2.576 km S of False Pass, AlaskaSat, Dec 16, 4:23 PM AKST · 1016 days ago · 35 km deep · 34 km away
17. 2.618 km SSW of False Pass, AlaskaSat, Dec 16, 12:50 PM AKST · 1016 days ago · 93 km deep · 89 km away
18. 3.4159 km S of False Pass, AlaskaSat, Dec 16, 10:03 AM AKST · 1016 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
19. 1.546 km WSW of False Pass, AlaskaFri, Dec 15, 8:39 PM AKST · 1017 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
20. 2.6121 km ESE of Akutan, AlaskaFri, Dec 15, 2:52 PM AKST · 1017 days ago · 35 km deep · 29 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000m2sx (also filed as ak023gemx5x5). Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 5:01 AM UTC.