Alaska earthquakes

M3.8 earthquake 140 km S of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 140 km S of False Pass, Alaska on Sun, Jan 7, 2024, 3:10 AM AKST (12:10 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 151 km S of False Pass, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.8 (mb), minor
Local time
UTC
2024-01-07 12:10:42 UTC
Depth
35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.596° N, 163.500° W
Region
Alaska
Strongest shaking
I, not felt shaking
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Shaking

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

Strongest estimated
I, not felt shaking
Peak ground acceleration
0.0% of gravity
Peak ground velocity
-4.6 cm/s
Map
Automatic
USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter
Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

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 3.6 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
211°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
54

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 96 in the 60 days after this one and 37 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.483 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 994 days ago · 63 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 3.0104 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 991 days ago · 28 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 3.3154 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 990 days ago · 29 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 2.9153 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 990 days ago · 29 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 2.4126 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 990 days ago · 26 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 2.9164 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 988 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 2.6156 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 987 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 2.7158 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 987 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 1.942 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 987 days ago · 63 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 2.9143 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 987 days ago · 35 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 2.8114 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 987 days ago · 30 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 3.285 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 986 days ago · 35 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 2.6156 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 986 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 2.5119 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 986 days ago · 35 km deep · 43 km away
  15. 2.7149 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 984 days ago · 35 km deep · 10 km away
  16. 2.184 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 984 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  17. 3.2105 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 984 days ago · 35 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 3.047 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 982 days ago · 130 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 2.9100 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 981 days ago · 35 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 2.4105 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 981 days ago · 35 km deep · 60 km away
  21. 3.1115 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 980 days ago · 32 km deep · 46 km away
  22. 2.583 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 980 days ago · 35 km deep · 97 km away
  23. 2.1103 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 978 days ago · 26 km deep · 55 km away
  24. 1.955 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 978 days ago · 62 km deep · 90 km away
  25. 1.892 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 977 days ago · 26 km deep · 50 km away
  26. 2.9156 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 977 days ago · 35 km deep · 17 km away
  27. 2.1105 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 977 days ago · 25 km deep · 59 km away
  28. 2.3111 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 976 days ago · 25 km deep · 58 km away
  29. 2.5108 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 974 days ago · 35 km deep · 54 km away
  30. 2.295 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 974 days ago · 38 km deep · 65 km away
  31. 2.788 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 974 days ago · 35 km deep · 78 km away
  32. 2.183 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 974 days ago · 69 km deep · 73 km away
  33. 2.3138 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 973 days ago · 17 km deep · 85 km away
  34. 2.7102 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 973 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  35. 2.691 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 973 days ago · 35 km deep · 97 km away
  36. 2.189 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 972 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  37. 2.2137 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 970 days ago · 12 km deep · 7 km away
  38. 3.4155 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 970 days ago · 35 km deep · 18 km away
  39. 2.179 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 969 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
  40. 2.585 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 969 days ago · 18 km deep · 90 km away
  41. 2.180 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 969 days ago · 17 km deep · 97 km away
  42. 2.379 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 969 days ago · 27 km deep · 99 km away
  43. 2.481 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 969 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
  44. 2.9215 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 967 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  45. 2.584 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 966 days ago · 35 km deep · 79 km away
  46. 3.1103 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 965 days ago · 35 km deep · 58 km away
  47. 2.288 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 963 days ago · 19 km deep · 52 km away
  48. 2.5109 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 963 days ago · 35 km deep · 49 km away
  49. 2.9117 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 963 days ago · 35 km deep · 44 km away
  50. 2.772 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 963 days ago · 67 km deep · 89 km away
  51. 2.9111 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 962 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
  52. 2.174 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 959 days ago · 26 km deep · 65 km away
  53. 2.065 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 959 days ago · 24 km deep · 75 km away
  54. 2.191 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 959 days ago · 15 km deep · 57 km away
  55. 2.1102 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 959 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  56. 2.799 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 958 days ago · 35 km deep · 71 km away
  57. 2.465 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 958 days ago · 74 km deep · 75 km away
  58. 2.795 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 957 days ago · 32 km deep · 45 km away
  59. 2.493 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 957 days ago · 17 km deep · 51 km away
  60. 2.395 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 956 days ago · 23 km deep · 47 km away

The first 60 of 96.

Before

  1. 3.097 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 997 days ago · 35 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 3.1109 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 999 days ago · 35 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 2.581 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1000 days ago · 83 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 2.379 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1001 days ago · 80 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 3.188 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1002 days ago · 35 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 2.6111 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1004 days ago · 30 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 1.874 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1005 days ago · 43 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 3.593 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1006 days ago · 35 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 3.0134 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1006 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 2.6156 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1007 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 2.179 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1007 days ago · 17 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 2.287 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1007 days ago · 20 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 2.5142 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1008 days ago · 33 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 4.6150 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1008 days ago · 23 km deep · 11 km away
  15. 2.3107 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1008 days ago · 25 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 2.298 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1008 days ago · 24 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 2.4131 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1009 days ago · 23 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 2.8107 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1010 days ago · 35 km deep · 35 km away
  19. 4.089 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1012 days ago · 38 km deep · 55 km away
  20. 2.498 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1012 days ago · 26 km deep · 42 km away

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