Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 160 km S of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 160 km S of False Pass, Alaska on Sat, Aug 8, 2015, 4:49 AM AKDT (12:49 UTC), 41 km (25 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 114 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2015-08-08 12:49:53 UTC
Depth
40.8 km (25.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.414° N, 163.558° 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
33

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 87 in the 60 days after this one and 48 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.469 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 4076 days ago · 48 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 2.4164 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 4076 days ago · 31 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 2.283 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 4076 days ago · 56 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 2.5100 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 4072 days ago · 22 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 1.8100 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 4071 days ago · 34 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 1.6114 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 4071 days ago · 89 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 2.296 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 4068 days ago · 38 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 2.377 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 4067 days ago · 63 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 2.0Unimak Island region, Alaska · 4067 days ago · 20 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 2.084 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 4067 days ago · 63 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 3.8153 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 4067 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 2.287 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 4065 days ago · 28 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 1.981 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 4065 days ago · 38 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 4.5163 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 4065 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 4.5168 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 4065 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  16. 2.4154 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 4065 days ago · 47 km deep · 7 km away
  17. 2.7158 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 4065 days ago · 21 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 2.1149 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 4065 days ago · 14 km deep · 17 km away
  19. 2.7155 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 4064 days ago · 34 km deep · 9 km away
  20. 3.9164 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 4064 days ago · 38 km deep · 4 km away
  21. 2.2160 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 4064 days ago · 24 km deep · 4 km away
  22. 2.0155 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 4064 days ago · 41 km deep · 7 km away
  23. 2.0159 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 4064 days ago · 42 km deep · 5 km away
  24. 1.7106 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 4064 days ago · 46 km deep · 93 km away
  25. 2.1161 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 4064 days ago · 35 km deep · 68 km away
  26. 2.392 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 4064 days ago · 35 km deep · 70 km away
  27. 2.177 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 4063 days ago · 66 km deep · 91 km away
  28. 2.8158 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 4063 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  29. 2.3148 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 4060 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
  30. 3.0157 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 4059 days ago · 26 km deep · 15 km away
  31. 2.085 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 4058 days ago · 39 km deep · 77 km away
  32. 1.895 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 4056 days ago · 31 km deep · 75 km away
  33. 2.3106 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 4056 days ago · 26 km deep · 61 km away
  34. 2.0125 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 4052 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  35. 1.881 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 4052 days ago · 58 km deep · 88 km away
  36. 2.3102 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 4049 days ago · 17 km deep · 62 km away
  37. 2.4212 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 4048 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
  38. 1.892 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 4048 days ago · 41 km deep · 97 km away
  39. 2.291 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 4048 days ago · 68 km deep · 95 km away
  40. 1.668 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 4047 days ago · 76 km deep · 99 km away
  41. 3.1114 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 4047 days ago · 26 km deep · 59 km away
  42. 1.673 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 4047 days ago · 55 km deep · 96 km away
  43. 3.285 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 4046 days ago · 19 km deep · 90 km away
  44. 2.691 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 4046 days ago · 42 km deep · 70 km away
  45. 3.193 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 4046 days ago · 24 km deep · 86 km away
  46. 2.1131 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 4045 days ago · 66 km deep · 40 km away
  47. 1.777 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 4045 days ago · 63 km deep · 92 km away
  48. 4.0122 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 4045 days ago · 42 km deep · 82 km away
  49. 2.1136 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 4045 days ago · 40 km deep · 32 km away
  50. 1.9124 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 4044 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  51. 2.185 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 4044 days ago · 50 km deep · 89 km away
  52. 2.290 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 4044 days ago · 59 km deep · 78 km away
  53. 1.7130 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 4044 days ago · 17 km deep · 77 km away
  54. 1.9138 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 4044 days ago · 25 km deep · 77 km away
  55. 3.2165 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 4044 days ago · 26 km deep · 6 km away
  56. 3.2229 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 4042 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  57. 1.875 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 4041 days ago · 54 km deep · 95 km away
  58. 4.3106 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 4041 days ago · 36 km deep · 68 km away
  59. 3.9108 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 4041 days ago · 18 km deep · 68 km away
  60. 2.6191 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 4041 days ago · 19 km deep · 35 km away

The first 60 of 87.

Before

  1. 2.4100 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 4077 days ago · 25 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 2.2133 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 4077 days ago · 39 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 3.1157 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 4078 days ago · 24 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 2.2186 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 4078 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 2.6156 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 4081 days ago · 26 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 2.2105 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 4082 days ago · 42 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 2.1107 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 4082 days ago · 41 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 2.291 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 4083 days ago · 29 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 1.8101 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 4083 days ago · 48 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 1.9102 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 4083 days ago · 34 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 2.1159 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 4083 days ago · 64 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 2.295 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 4084 days ago · 26 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 2.8223 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 4086 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 1.996 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 4086 days ago · 69 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 2.398 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 4088 days ago · 26 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 2.6159 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 4089 days ago · 24 km deep · 9 km away
  17. 2.197 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 4089 days ago · 48 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 2.9148 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 4090 days ago · 36 km deep · 49 km away
  19. 2.9178 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 4091 days ago · 22 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 2.1140 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 4091 days ago · 26 km deep · 76 km away

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