Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 44 km SE of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 44 km SE of False Pass, Alaska on Thu, Jan 9, 2025, 9:17 AM AKST (18:17 UTC), 55 km (34 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 105 km S of False Pass, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2025-01-09 18:17:30 UTC
Depth
54.8 km (34.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.570° N, 162.916° 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.

Stations used
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 156 in the 60 days after this one and 81 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.781 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 630 days ago · 17 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 2.983 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 630 days ago · 35 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 2.051 km W of False Pass, Alaska · 629 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 2.7122 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 626 days ago · 35 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 2.875 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 625 days ago · 35 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 2.727 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 625 days ago · 118 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 2.391 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 625 days ago · 40 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 1.821 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 625 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 1.850 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 625 days ago · 53 km deep · 21 km away
  10. 1.614 km ESE of False Pass, Alaska · 624 days ago · 13 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 1.614 km W of False Pass, Alaska · 624 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 3.8121 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 624 days ago · 35 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 2.783 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 624 days ago · 35 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 2.869 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 624 days ago · 35 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 3.127 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 623 days ago · 112 km deep · 59 km away
  16. 3.381 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 622 days ago · 45 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 2.565 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 622 days ago · 72 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 1.944 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 620 days ago · 13 km deep · 24 km away
  19. 1.528 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 620 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  20. 2.185 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 620 days ago · 13 km deep · 41 km away
  21. 2.265 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 620 days ago · 21 km deep · 85 km away
  22. 2.283 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 619 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
  23. 2.281 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 619 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  24. 2.7101 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 619 days ago · 35 km deep · 64 km away
  25. 2.253 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 619 days ago · 64 km deep · 53 km away
  26. 2.875 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 619 days ago · 35 km deep · 37 km away
  27. 2.795 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 618 days ago · 35 km deep · 94 km away
  28. 1.635 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 615 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  29. 2.691 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 615 days ago · 35 km deep · 75 km away
  30. 2.960 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 614 days ago · 35 km deep · 63 km away
  31. 2.881 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 612 days ago · 35 km deep · 87 km away
  32. 2.078 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 612 days ago · 16 km deep · 34 km away
  33. 2.571 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 611 days ago · 35 km deep · 72 km away
  34. 2.180 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 611 days ago · 17 km deep · 83 km away
  35. 4.2105 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 611 days ago · 38 km deep · 76 km away
  36. 2.894 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 611 days ago · 35 km deep · 67 km away
  37. 1.966 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 610 days ago · 64 km deep · 39 km away
  38. 2.142 km W of False Pass, Alaska · 610 days ago · 107 km deep · 80 km away
  39. 2.195 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 610 days ago · 26 km deep · 95 km away
  40. 1.564 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 610 days ago · 26 km deep · 74 km away
  41. 2.129 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 610 days ago · 77 km deep · 47 km away
  42. 2.298 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 610 days ago · 26 km deep · 82 km away
  43. 3.079 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 609 days ago · 60 km deep · 68 km away
  44. 2.595 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 609 days ago · 35 km deep · 73 km away
  45. 2.187 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 609 days ago · 26 km deep · 66 km away
  46. 1.926 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 609 days ago · 12 km deep · 27 km away
  47. 2.975 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 609 days ago · 35 km deep · 79 km away
  48. 1.988 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 609 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away
  49. 2.9108 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 607 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away
  50. 2.6108 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 607 days ago · 23 km deep · 99 km away
  51. 2.017 km NE of King Cove, Alaska · 607 days ago · 108 km deep · 84 km away
  52. 2.762 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 607 days ago · 35 km deep · 50 km away
  53. 1.983 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 607 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  54. 1.831 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 607 days ago · 13 km deep · 39 km away
  55. 2.234 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 607 days ago · 74 km deep · 81 km away
  56. 2.163 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 606 days ago · 35 km deep · 70 km away
  57. 1.779 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 605 days ago · 18 km deep · 87 km away
  58. 1.884 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 604 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
  59. 1.784 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 604 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away
  60. 2.039 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 604 days ago · 14 km deep · 70 km away

The first 60 of 156.

Before

  1. 1.833 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 631 days ago · 11 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 1.994 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 632 days ago · 26 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 2.694 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 632 days ago · 27 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 1.957 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 633 days ago · 21 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 1.741 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 633 days ago · 13 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 2.7125 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 634 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 2.881 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 634 days ago · 35 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 2.982 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 634 days ago · 22 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 1.937 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 634 days ago · 17 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 2.584 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 635 days ago · 35 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 2.295 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 635 days ago · 26 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 3.230 km NE of Cold Bay, Alaska · 637 days ago · 154 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 2.6103 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 638 days ago · 35 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 2.029 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 638 days ago · 13 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 2.173 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 639 days ago · 16 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 2.194 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 640 days ago · 42 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 2.196 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 640 days ago · 26 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 2.380 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 640 days ago · 38 km deep · 55 km away
  19. 2.1100 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 640 days ago · 50 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 2.446 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 641 days ago · 49 km deep · 60 km away

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