Alaska earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 238 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 238 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska on Fri, May 26, 2023, 7:10 AM AKDT (15:10 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 151 km S of False Pass, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-05-26 15:10:26 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
52.833° N, 162.226° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 7.0 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
264°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.1248 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1216 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 4.0149 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1214 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 2.6Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1214 days ago · 35 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 2.6160 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1212 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 2.7155 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1211 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 4.7151 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1211 days ago · 17 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 2.6161 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1211 days ago · 16 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 3.2Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1211 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 1.9161 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1208 days ago · 26 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 2.2228 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1204 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 2.8south of Alaska · 1202 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 2.6146 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1200 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 3.0212 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1192 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 2.2south of Alaska · 1187 days ago · 26 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 2.5144 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1187 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 3.2south of Alaska · 1185 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  17. 3.0Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1168 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 2.7171 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1166 days ago · 26 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 2.7284 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1166 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away

Before

  1. 3.1272 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1226 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 2.6214 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1226 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 2.6218 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1228 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 3.1221 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1228 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 2.9228 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1231 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 2.9187 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1233 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 2.5230 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1239 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 2.6219 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1239 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 2.5south of Alaska · 1244 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 2.5160 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1249 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 3.0255 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1251 days ago · 17 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 2.6211 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1252 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 2.7south of Alaska · 1252 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000k5l1 (also filed as ak0236ppgdlo). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 10:10 PM UTC.