Alaska earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 272 km S of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 272 km S of False Pass, Alaska on Mon, May 22, 2023, 9:40 PM AKDT (05:40 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 3.1 (ml), minor
Local time: Mon, May 22, 2023, 9:40 PM AKDT
UTC: 2023-05-23 05:40:33 UTC
Depth: 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 52.444° N, 162.682° 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 3.3 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.10
Depth from: Operator assigned
Station coverage gap: 238°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used: 29

Nearest places

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

Akutan, AlaskaPopulation 1,040. Forecast278 kmSE

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000k426 (also filed as ak0236kl2g3i). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 2:16 AM UTC.