Amukta Pass is a wide strait

Strait

A strait or straits is a narrow, typically navigable channel of water that connects two larger, navigable bodies of water. It most commonly refers to a channel of water that lies between two land masses, but it may also refer to a navigable channel through a body of water that is otherwise not...

 between the Bering Sea

Bering Sea

The Bering Sea is a marginal sea of the Pacific Ocean. It comprises a deep water basin, which then rises through a narrow slope into the shallower water above the continental shelves....

 and the North Pacific Ocean in the Aleutian Islands in Alaska

Alaska

Alaska is the largest state in the United States by area. It is situated in the northwest extremity of the North American continent, with Canada to the east, the Arctic Ocean to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, with Russia further west across the Bering Strait...

. It lies between Amukta Island to the east and Seguam Island

Seguam Island

Seguam Island is a small volcanic island in the Andreanof Islands group in the Aleutian Islands of Alaska. The island is mountainous and oval shaped with a land area of . It is long and wide. The 2000 census reported a population of one person....

to the west.

2011 earthquake

On June 23, 2011 at 7:10 PM Alaska Daylight Time, an earthquake was hit 20 miles (32 km) southeast of Amukta Pass. With an initially reported magnitude of 7.4 and later on revised to 7.2, there was a tsunami warning due to the size of the earthquake. The warning was issued within 155 miles (250 km) from the epicenter. However, the warning was canceled as there were no tsunamis to be found and recorded nearby.