M2.9 earthquake 13 km N of False Pass, Alaska

Magnitude

2.9 (ml), micro

Local time

Fri, Jan 6, 2023, 3:27 AM AKST

UTC

2023-01-06 12:27:19 UTC

Depth

165.1 km (102.6 mi), intermediate-depth

Epicenter

54.972° N, 163.432° W

Region

Alaska

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 5.3 km horizontally, 3.9 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.07

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

149°

Stations used

30

• King Cove, AlaskaPopulation 1,009. Forecast72 kmW

After

1. 1.91 km SSE of King Cove, AlaskaFri, Jan 6, 2:33 PM AKST · 1360 days ago · 106 km deep · 72 km away
2. 1.973 km SE of False Pass, AlaskaFri, Jan 6, 3:28 PM AKST · 1360 days ago · 19 km deep · 84 km away
3. 2.787 km SE of False Pass, AlaskaFri, Jan 6, 6:45 PM AKST · 1359 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
4. 2.017 km SSW of King Cove, AlaskaSat, Jan 7, 3:02 AM AKST · 1359 days ago · 83 km deep · 64 km away
5. 1.840 km SE of King Cove, AlaskaSat, Jan 7, 3:33 AM AKST · 1359 days ago · 81 km deep · 100 km away
6. 1.927 km SSE of False Pass, AlaskaSat, Jan 7, 9:34 AM AKST · 1359 days ago · 12 km deep · 41 km away
7. 1.929 km S of Cold Bay, AlaskaSat, Jan 7, 11:02 AM AKST · 1359 days ago · 90 km deep · 45 km away
8. 2.253 km S of King Cove, AlaskaSat, Jan 7, 9:26 PM AKST · 1358 days ago · 51 km deep · 79 km away
9. 2.051 km SSE of False Pass, AlaskaMon, Jan 9, 8:18 PM AKST · 1356 days ago · 59 km deep · 64 km away
10. 1.977 km SE of False Pass, AlaskaMon, Jan 9, 10:24 PM AKST · 1356 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
11. 1.952 km SSW of King Cove, AlaskaTue, Jan 10, 9:27 PM AKST · 1355 days ago · 19 km deep · 73 km away
12. 1.959 km SSE of King Cove, AlaskaWed, Jan 11, 1:32 PM AKST · 1355 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
13. 2.586 km SE of False Pass, AlaskaWed, Jan 11, 4:23 PM AKST · 1355 days ago · 31 km deep · 98 km away
14. 1.544 km S of King Cove, AlaskaWed, Jan 11, 10:17 PM AKST · 1354 days ago · 22 km deep · 83 km away
15. 3.140 km WNW of False Pass, AlaskaFri, Jan 13, 8:43 PM AKST · 1352 days ago · 146 km deep · 35 km away
16. 1.853 km SSW of King Cove, AlaskaFri, Jan 13, 8:50 PM AKST · 1352 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
17. 1.825 km ESE of False Pass, AlaskaSat, Jan 14, 9:52 AM AKST · 1352 days ago · 80 km deep · 34 km away
18. 2.524 km NE of False Pass, AlaskaSat, Jan 14, 10:38 PM AKST · 1351 days ago · 123 km deep · 17 km away
19. 2.188 km SE of False Pass, AlaskaSun, Jan 15, 1:19 PM AKST · 1351 days ago · 17 km deep · 99 km away
20. 1.762 km SSE of False Pass, AlaskaMon, Jan 16, 3:29 AM AKST · 1350 days ago · 52 km deep · 75 km away
21. 1.914 km SSW of Cold Bay, AlaskaMon, Jan 16, 7:06 AM AKST · 1350 days ago · 104 km deep · 41 km away
22. 1.640 km S of False Pass, AlaskaMon, Jan 16, 11:14 AM AKST · 1350 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
23. 2.663 km SSW of King Cove, AlaskaTue, Jan 17, 3:51 PM AKST · 1349 days ago · 35 km deep · 78 km away
24. 1.9Unimak Island region, AlaskaWed, Jan 18, 5:37 AM AKST · 1348 days ago · 14 km deep · 41 km away
25. 2.827 km NE of Cold Bay, AlaskaWed, Jan 18, 4:02 PM AKST · 1348 days ago · 159 km deep · 78 km away
26. 3.123 km SE of False Pass, AlaskaThu, Jan 19, 9:08 AM AKST · 1347 days ago · 89 km deep · 36 km away
27. 2.7Alaska PeninsulaFri, Jan 20, 12:06 PM AKST · 1346 days ago · 32 km deep · 89 km away
28. 2.568 km S of False Pass, AlaskaSat, Jan 21, 11:36 AM AKST · 1345 days ago · 35 km deep · 81 km away
29. 2.740 km NNW of False Pass, AlaskaWed, Jan 25, 12:24 AM AKST · 1341 days ago · 143 km deep · 28 km away
30. 2.613 km S of Cold Bay, AlaskaFri, Jan 27, 2:46 PM AKST · 1339 days ago · 113 km deep · 44 km away
31. 1.515 km E of King Cove, AlaskaFri, Jan 27, 3:00 PM AKST · 1339 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
32. 2.560 km WNW of False Pass, AlaskaSat, Jan 28, 1:21 AM AKST · 1338 days ago · 206 km deep · 56 km away
33. 2.778 km SSE of False Pass, AlaskaSun, Jan 29, 7:52 AM AKST · 1337 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away
34. 2.027 km S of False Pass, AlaskaSun, Jan 29, 3:21 PM AKST · 1337 days ago · 13 km deep · 40 km away
35. 2.078 km SW of False Pass, AlaskaTue, Jan 31, 8:45 PM AKST · 1334 days ago · 64 km deep · 88 km away
36. 1.911 km SSE of False Pass, AlaskaThu, Feb 2, 9:03 PM AKST · 1332 days ago · 89 km deep · 25 km away
37. 2.528 km W of False Pass, AlaskaSat, Feb 4, 11:46 PM AKST · 1330 days ago · 32 km deep · 32 km away
38. 1.613 km NE of King Cove, AlaskaSun, Feb 5, 12:49 AM AKST · 1330 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
39. 1.637 km E of False Pass, AlaskaSun, Feb 5, 11:10 AM AKST · 1330 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
40. 1.547 km SSW of King Cove, AlaskaTue, Feb 7, 8:54 PM AKST · 1327 days ago · 24 km deep · 71 km away
41. 2.846 km SSW of King Cove, AlaskaThu, Feb 9, 9:17 PM AKST · 1325 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
42. 1.839 km SW of King Cove, AlaskaFri, Feb 10, 7:25 AM AKST · 1325 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
43. 1.648 km WSW of False Pass, AlaskaFri, Feb 10, 2:14 PM AKST · 1325 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
44. 3.050 km SSE of King Cove, AlaskaSat, Feb 11, 2:15 AM AKST · 1324 days ago · 35 km deep · 97 km away
45. 2.9Alaska PeninsulaSat, Feb 11, 12:28 PM AKST · 1324 days ago · 83 km deep · 84 km away
46. 2.580 km SW of False Pass, AlaskaSun, Feb 12, 10:35 PM AKST · 1322 days ago · 63 km deep · 88 km away
47. 2.675 km SW of False Pass, AlaskaMon, Feb 13, 8:32 AM AKST · 1322 days ago · 62 km deep · 83 km away
48. 2.633 km WNW of False Pass, AlaskaMon, Feb 13, 9:27 PM AKST · 1321 days ago · 85 km deep · 31 km away
49. 1.954 km SSW of King Cove, AlaskaWed, Feb 15, 3:47 AM AKST · 1320 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
50. 2.023 km ESE of False Pass, AlaskaThu, Feb 16, 12:42 AM AKST · 1319 days ago · 13 km deep · 32 km away
51. 2.041 km SSW of King Cove, AlaskaFri, Feb 17, 8:01 PM AKST · 1317 days ago · 65 km deep · 65 km away
52. 2.283 km SE of False Pass, AlaskaFri, Feb 17, 9:52 PM AKST · 1317 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
53. 2.787 km SE of False Pass, AlaskaSat, Feb 18, 5:46 PM AKST · 1317 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away
54. 1.638 km SSW of King Cove, AlaskaSun, Feb 19, 7:51 AM AKST · 1316 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
55. 2.956 km S of King Cove, AlaskaTue, Feb 21, 3:03 AM AKST · 1314 days ago · 57 km deep · 78 km away
56. 1.9Unimak Island region, AlaskaTue, Feb 21, 11:21 PM AKST · 1313 days ago · 12 km deep · 43 km away
57. 1.531 km WSW of False Pass, AlaskaSat, Feb 25, 4:08 AM AKST · 1310 days ago · 35 km deep · 39 km away
58. 2.762 km SSE of King Cove, AlaskaSun, Feb 26, 3:55 PM AKST · 1309 days ago · 35 km deep · 100 km away
59. 2.616 km SW of Cold Bay, AlaskaSun, Feb 26, 9:23 PM AKST · 1308 days ago · 117 km deep · 35 km away
60. 2.285 km S of False Pass, AlaskaTue, Feb 28, 8:43 AM AKST · 1307 days ago · 26 km deep · 98 km away

The first 60 of 69.

Before

1. 2.029 km S of False Pass, AlaskaThu, Jan 5, 4:02 PM AKST · 1361 days ago · 14 km deep · 42 km away
2. 2.170 km SE of False Pass, AlaskaThu, Jan 5, 2:34 AM AKST · 1361 days ago · 76 km deep · 81 km away
3. 3.141 km SSE of False Pass, AlaskaTue, Jan 3, 10:48 PM AKST · 1362 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
4. 2.770 km SE of False Pass, AlaskaTue, Jan 3, 6:45 PM AKST · 1362 days ago · 27 km deep · 82 km away
5. 2.270 km SSW of False Pass, AlaskaTue, Jan 3, 7:29 AM AKST · 1363 days ago · 62 km deep · 82 km away
6. 2.216 km NNE of False Pass, AlaskaTue, Jan 3, 3:35 AM AKST · 1363 days ago · 121 km deep · 10 km away
7. 1.5Unimak Island region, AlaskaTue, Jan 3, 12:03 AM AKST · 1363 days ago · 0 km deep · 29 km away
8. 1.621 km SW of False Pass, AlaskaMon, Jan 2, 10:35 PM AKST · 1363 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
9. 1.921 km WSW of False Pass, AlaskaMon, Jan 2, 10:13 PM AKST · 1363 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
10. 1.621 km WSW of False Pass, AlaskaMon, Jan 2, 6:25 PM AKST · 1363 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
11. 1.520 km WSW of False Pass, AlaskaMon, Jan 2, 5:22 PM AKST · 1364 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
12. 1.522 km WSW of False Pass, AlaskaMon, Jan 2, 3:28 PM AKST · 1364 days ago · -1 km deep · 30 km away
13. 1.821 km WSW of False Pass, AlaskaMon, Jan 2, 1:02 PM AKST · 1364 days ago · 0 km deep · 29 km away
14. 2.121 km SW of False Pass, AlaskaMon, Jan 2, 11:47 AM AKST · 1364 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
15. 2.020 km WSW of False Pass, AlaskaMon, Jan 2, 11:36 AM AKST · 1364 days ago · 0 km deep · 29 km away
16. 2.552 km SSW of King Cove, AlaskaMon, Jan 2, 1:13 AM AKST · 1364 days ago · 15 km deep · 66 km away
17. 1.654 km SSW of King Cove, AlaskaSat, Dec 31, 3:48 AM AKST · 1366 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
18. 2.385 km S of False Pass, AlaskaThu, Dec 29, 11:47 PM AKST · 1367 days ago · 30 km deep · 99 km away
19. 1.985 km SSE of False Pass, AlaskaThu, Dec 29, 8:30 PM AKST · 1367 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
20. 2.686 km W of False Pass, AlaskaThu, Dec 29, 11:30 AM AKST · 1368 days ago · 135 km deep · 85 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000j2il (also filed as ak023a4j4bi). Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 2:49 PM UTC.