Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 77 km S of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 77 km S of False Pass, Alaska on Sun, Aug 16, 2015, 6:54 PM AKDT (02:54 UTC), 63 km (39 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
2015-08-17 02:54:15 UTC
Depth
63.2 km (39.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.170° N, 163.619° 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
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 97 in the 60 days after this one and 43 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.0Unimak Island region, Alaska · 4067 days ago · 20 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 2.084 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 4067 days ago · 63 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 3.8153 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 4067 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 2.125 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 4066 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 2.287 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 4065 days ago · 28 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 2.063 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 4065 days ago · 74 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 4.5163 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 4065 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 4.5168 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 4065 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 2.4154 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 4065 days ago · 47 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 2.7158 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 4065 days ago · 21 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 2.1149 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 4065 days ago · 14 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 2.7155 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 4064 days ago · 34 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 3.9164 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 4064 days ago · 38 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 2.2160 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 4064 days ago · 24 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 2.0155 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 4064 days ago · 41 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 2.0159 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 4064 days ago · 42 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 2.392 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 4064 days ago · 35 km deep · 26 km away
  18. 1.923 km E of False Pass, Alaska · 4064 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 2.177 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 4063 days ago · 66 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 2.8158 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 4063 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  21. 2.358 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 4060 days ago · 80 km deep · 26 km away
  22. 2.3148 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 4060 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
  23. 1.871 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 4059 days ago · 51 km deep · 69 km away
  24. 3.0157 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 4059 days ago · 26 km deep · 84 km away
  25. 2.160 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 4058 days ago · 70 km deep · 84 km away
  26. 2.085 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 4058 days ago · 39 km deep · 8 km away
  27. 1.895 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 4056 days ago · 31 km deep · 95 km away
  28. 2.3106 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 4056 days ago · 26 km deep · 68 km away
  29. 2.0125 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 4052 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  30. 1.881 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 4052 days ago · 58 km deep · 69 km away
  31. 1.975 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 4052 days ago · 75 km deep · 66 km away
  32. 1.524 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 4052 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  33. 2.3102 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 4049 days ago · 17 km deep · 37 km away
  34. 1.892 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 4048 days ago · 41 km deep · 42 km away
  35. 2.291 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 4048 days ago · 68 km deep · 39 km away
  36. 1.668 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 4047 days ago · 76 km deep · 97 km away
  37. 3.1114 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 4047 days ago · 26 km deep · 40 km away
  38. 2.691 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 4046 days ago · 42 km deep · 23 km away
  39. 3.127 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 4045 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  40. 2.1131 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 4045 days ago · 66 km deep · 55 km away
  41. 1.777 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 4045 days ago · 63 km deep · 97 km away
  42. 4.0122 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 4045 days ago · 42 km deep · 76 km away
  43. 2.1136 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 4045 days ago · 40 km deep · 59 km away
  44. 2.290 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 4044 days ago · 59 km deep · 66 km away
  45. 1.998 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 4044 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
  46. 3.2165 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 4044 days ago · 26 km deep · 89 km away
  47. 4.3106 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 4041 days ago · 36 km deep · 49 km away
  48. 3.9108 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 4041 days ago · 18 km deep · 46 km away
  49. 2.1132 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 4040 days ago · 27 km deep · 89 km away
  50. 2.274 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 4039 days ago · 71 km deep · 79 km away
  51. 1.997 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 4038 days ago · 39 km deep · 47 km away
  52. 2.4152 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 4038 days ago · 35 km deep · 77 km away
  53. 2.499 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 4036 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  54. 2.274 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 4035 days ago · 65 km deep · 68 km away
  55. 4.7114 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 4032 days ago · 43 km deep · 46 km away
  56. 2.5114 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 4032 days ago · 51 km deep · 47 km away
  57. 2.2103 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 4031 days ago · 50 km deep · 54 km away
  58. 3.1107 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 4031 days ago · 48 km deep · 54 km away
  59. 1.847 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 4030 days ago · 24 km deep · 95 km away
  60. 2.2113 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 4030 days ago · 26 km deep · 37 km away

The first 60 of 97.

Before

  1. 2.187 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 4067 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 2.296 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 4068 days ago · 38 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 1.8100 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 4071 days ago · 34 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 2.5100 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 4072 days ago · 22 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 2.283 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 4076 days ago · 56 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 2.4164 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 4076 days ago · 31 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 2.469 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 4076 days ago · 48 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 2.3160 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 4076 days ago · 41 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 2.766 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 4076 days ago · 54 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 2.4100 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 4077 days ago · 25 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 1.825 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 4077 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 2.2133 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 4077 days ago · 39 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 3.1157 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 4078 days ago · 24 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 2.184 km NE of Akutan, Alaska · 4078 days ago · 122 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 1.924 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 4079 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 2.6156 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 4081 days ago · 26 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 2.2105 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 4082 days ago · 42 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 2.1107 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 4082 days ago · 41 km deep · 69 km away
  19. 2.553 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 4083 days ago · 60 km deep · 43 km away
  20. 2.040 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 4083 days ago · 74 km deep · 37 km away

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