Alaska earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 67 km SE of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 67 km SE of False Pass, Alaska on Sun, Oct 15, 2023, 6:35 PM AKDT (02:35 UTC), 48 km (30 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 79 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 3.0 (ml), minor
Local time: Sun, Oct 15, 2023, 6:35 PM AKDT
UTC: 2023-10-16 02:35:08 UTC
Depth: 48.3 km (30.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 54.451° N, 162.635° 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 3.5 km horizontally, 9.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.12
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 203°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used: 39

Nearest places

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

King Cove, AlaskaPopulation 1,009. Forecast71 kmSSW

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 126 in the 60 days after this one and 91 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 126.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000l7zk (also filed as ak023d9zpoka). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:23 PM UTC.