M2.1 earthquake 25 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska

Magnitude

2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Alaska Earthquake Center

Local time

Mon, Aug 17, 2015, 9:57 PM AKDT

UTC

2015-08-18 05:57:56 UTC

Depth

4.8 km (3.0 mi), shallow

Epicenter

54.639° N, 163.550° W

Region

Alaska

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Stations used

27

• King Cove, AlaskaPopulation 1,009. Forecast92 kmWSW

After

1. 2.287 km S of False Pass, AlaskaTue, Aug 18, 7:03 PM AKDT · 4065 days ago · 28 km deep · 63 km away
2. 2.063 km SSW of False Pass, AlaskaTue, Aug 18, 10:26 PM AKDT · 4065 days ago · 74 km deep · 39 km away
3. 2.392 km S of False Pass, AlaskaThu, Aug 20, 8:04 AM AKDT · 4064 days ago · 35 km deep · 70 km away
4. 1.923 km E of False Pass, AlaskaThu, Aug 20, 9:30 AM AKDT · 4064 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
5. 2.358 km SSW of False Pass, AlaskaSun, Aug 23, 3:51 PM AKDT · 4060 days ago · 80 km deep · 33 km away
6. 1.871 km E of Akutan, AlaskaMon, Aug 24, 6:04 PM AKDT · 4059 days ago · 51 km deep · 93 km away
7. 2.085 km S of False Pass, AlaskaTue, Aug 25, 8:10 PM AKDT · 4058 days ago · 39 km deep · 60 km away
8. 2.038 km SSE of King Cove, AlaskaWed, Aug 26, 5:46 AM AKDT · 4058 days ago · 61 km deep · 92 km away
9. 1.975 km E of Akutan, AlaskaTue, Sep 1, 1:44 AM AKDT · 4052 days ago · 75 km deep · 87 km away
10. 1.524 km SSW of False Pass, AlaskaTue, Sep 1, 6:18 AM AKDT · 4052 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
11. 2.3102 km S of False Pass, AlaskaThu, Sep 3, 11:36 PM AKDT · 4049 days ago · 17 km deep · 81 km away
12. 1.892 km SW of False Pass, AlaskaSat, Sep 5, 2:20 AM AKDT · 4048 days ago · 41 km deep · 68 km away
13. 2.291 km SW of False Pass, AlaskaSat, Sep 5, 5:55 AM AKDT · 4048 days ago · 68 km deep · 67 km away
14. 3.1114 km SSW of False Pass, AlaskaSun, Sep 6, 6:55 AM AKDT · 4047 days ago · 26 km deep · 89 km away
15. 2.691 km S of False Pass, AlaskaMon, Sep 7, 8:07 AM AKDT · 4046 days ago · 42 km deep · 68 km away
16. 3.127 km SW of False Pass, AlaskaMon, Sep 7, 2:15 PM AKDT · 4045 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
17. 1.998 km SE of False Pass, AlaskaWed, Sep 9, 12:21 AM AKDT · 4044 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
18. 4.3106 km ESE of Akutan, AlaskaSat, Sep 12, 4:14 AM AKDT · 4041 days ago · 36 km deep · 93 km away
19. 3.9108 km ESE of Akutan, AlaskaSat, Sep 12, 4:17 AM AKDT · 4041 days ago · 18 km deep · 91 km away
20. 1.997 km E of Akutan, AlaskaTue, Sep 15, 12:53 AM AKDT · 4038 days ago · 39 km deep · 83 km away
21. 2.499 km SSE of False Pass, AlaskaThu, Sep 17, 1:09 AM AKDT · 4036 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
22. 2.274 km E of Akutan, AlaskaFri, Sep 18, 8:49 AM AKDT · 4035 days ago · 65 km deep · 96 km away
23. 4.7114 km ESE of Akutan, AlaskaMon, Sep 21, 11:27 AM AKDT · 4032 days ago · 43 km deep · 93 km away
24. 2.5114 km ESE of Akutan, AlaskaMon, Sep 21, 11:40 AM AKDT · 4032 days ago · 51 km deep · 95 km away
25. 2.2103 km ESE of Akutan, AlaskaMon, Sep 21, 11:49 PM AKDT · 4031 days ago · 50 km deep · 97 km away
26. 3.1107 km ESE of Akutan, AlaskaTue, Sep 22, 5:48 AM AKDT · 4031 days ago · 48 km deep · 99 km away
27. 2.2113 km SSW of False Pass, AlaskaWed, Sep 23, 4:01 AM AKDT · 4030 days ago · 26 km deep · 88 km away
28. 3.383 km SE of False Pass, AlaskaThu, Sep 24, 7:39 PM AKDT · 4028 days ago · 32 km deep · 76 km away
29. 2.480 km S of False Pass, AlaskaSat, Sep 26, 12:13 AM AKDT · 4027 days ago · 42 km deep · 55 km away
30. 2.269 km SSE of False Pass, AlaskaMon, Sep 28, 1:21 PM AKDT · 4024 days ago · 20 km deep · 57 km away
31. 2.453 km SSW of False Pass, AlaskaTue, Sep 29, 4:10 AM AKDT · 4024 days ago · 68 km deep · 28 km away
32. 2.889 km E of Akutan, AlaskaTue, Sep 29, 6:55 PM AKDT · 4023 days ago · 53 km deep · 87 km away
33. 2.180 km WSW of False Pass, AlaskaWed, Sep 30, 11:34 PM AKDT · 4022 days ago · 82 km deep · 62 km away
34. 2.264 km SSE of King Cove, AlaskaThu, Oct 1, 6:10 AM AKDT · 4022 days ago · 62 km deep · 99 km away
35. 2.681 km S of False Pass, AlaskaThu, Oct 1, 1:46 PM AKDT · 4021 days ago · 42 km deep · 58 km away
36. 2.971 km SE of False Pass, AlaskaThu, Oct 1, 5:49 PM AKDT · 4021 days ago · 43 km deep · 64 km away
37. 2.725 km SSW of False Pass, AlaskaThu, Oct 1, 10:08 PM AKDT · 4021 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
38. 2.4100 km S of False Pass, AlaskaFri, Oct 2, 8:36 AM AKDT · 4021 days ago · 16 km deep · 78 km away
39. 2.453 km SSE of King Cove, AlaskaFri, Oct 2, 11:29 PM AKDT · 4020 days ago · 23 km deep · 93 km away
40. 1.756 km S of King Cove, AlaskaSun, Oct 4, 5:47 AM AKDT · 4019 days ago · 22 km deep · 86 km away
41. 2.096 km ESE of Akutan, AlaskaTue, Oct 6, 5:45 AM AKDT · 4017 days ago · 45 km deep · 90 km away
42. 1.694 km SSW of False Pass, AlaskaTue, Oct 6, 12:41 PM AKDT · 4016 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away
43. 2.353 km S of King Cove, AlaskaFri, Oct 9, 1:38 PM AKDT · 4013 days ago · 15 km deep · 70 km away
44. 2.282 km E of Akutan, AlaskaSat, Oct 10, 3:27 AM AKDT · 4013 days ago · 52 km deep · 91 km away
45. 2.974 km S of King Cove, AlaskaMon, Oct 12, 1:43 AM AKDT · 4011 days ago · 26 km deep · 77 km away
46. 2.662 km S of King Cove, AlaskaMon, Oct 12, 8:28 PM AKDT · 4010 days ago · 64 km deep · 78 km away
47. 2.156 km SE of False Pass, AlaskaMon, Oct 12, 9:57 PM AKDT · 4010 days ago · 52 km deep · 52 km away
48. 2.191 km SSW of False Pass, AlaskaTue, Oct 13, 12:32 PM AKDT · 4009 days ago · 32 km deep · 66 km away
49. 1.8Unimak Island region, AlaskaWed, Oct 14, 3:15 AM AKDT · 4009 days ago · 26 km deep · 65 km away
50. 2.191 km SSW of False Pass, AlaskaWed, Oct 14, 3:33 PM AKDT · 4008 days ago · 40 km deep · 66 km away
51. 2.2118 km ESE of Akutan, AlaskaWed, Oct 14, 7:44 PM AKDT · 4008 days ago · 45 km deep · 97 km away
52. 2.1103 km SSW of False Pass, AlaskaThu, Oct 15, 7:00 AM AKDT · 4008 days ago · 41 km deep · 78 km away
53. 1.955 km S of King Cove, AlaskaThu, Oct 15, 4:08 PM AKDT · 4007 days ago · 17 km deep · 78 km away
54. 3.8114 km S of False Pass, AlaskaFri, Oct 16, 4:29 PM AKDT · 4006 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
55. 4.7103 km S of False Pass, AlaskaFri, Oct 16, 5:51 PM AKDT · 4006 days ago · 31 km deep · 81 km away

Before

1. 2.0Unimak Island region, AlaskaMon, Aug 17, 5:56 AM AKDT · 4067 days ago · 20 km deep · 73 km away
2. 2.377 km S of False Pass, AlaskaSun, Aug 16, 6:54 PM AKDT · 4067 days ago · 63 km deep · 52 km away
3. 2.187 km S of King Cove, AlaskaSun, Aug 16, 3:24 PM AKDT · 4067 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
4. 2.296 km SSE of False Pass, AlaskaSat, Aug 15, 5:55 PM AKDT · 4068 days ago · 38 km deep · 77 km away
5. 1.8100 km SSW of False Pass, AlaskaWed, Aug 12, 9:30 PM AKDT · 4071 days ago · 34 km deep · 75 km away
6. 2.5100 km SSE of False Pass, AlaskaWed, Aug 12, 4:08 AM AKDT · 4072 days ago · 22 km deep · 84 km away
7. 2.925 km NNW of False Pass, AlaskaSun, Aug 9, 11:04 AM AKDT · 4075 days ago · 170 km deep · 49 km away
8. 2.283 km E of Akutan, AlaskaSat, Aug 8, 1:31 PM AKDT · 4075 days ago · 56 km deep · 95 km away
9. 2.766 km SE of False Pass, AlaskaSat, Aug 8, 2:51 AM AKDT · 4076 days ago · 54 km deep · 57 km away
10. 2.4100 km S of False Pass, AlaskaFri, Aug 7, 1:06 PM AKDT · 4076 days ago · 25 km deep · 77 km away
11. 1.825 km SSW of False Pass, AlaskaFri, Aug 7, 8:09 AM AKDT · 4077 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
12. 2.184 km NE of Akutan, AlaskaWed, Aug 5, 5:37 PM AKDT · 4078 days ago · 122 km deep · 76 km away
13. 1.924 km SSW of False Pass, AlaskaWed, Aug 5, 3:03 AM AKDT · 4079 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
14. 2.553 km SSE of False Pass, AlaskaSat, Aug 1, 11:46 AM AKDT · 4083 days ago · 60 km deep · 39 km away
15. 2.040 km SSW of False Pass, AlaskaSat, Aug 1, 6:08 AM AKDT · 4083 days ago · 74 km deep · 16 km away
16. 2.291 km S of False Pass, AlaskaFri, Jul 31, 7:50 PM AKDT · 4083 days ago · 29 km deep · 67 km away
17. 2.064 km SE of False Pass, AlaskaFri, Jul 31, 8:13 AM AKDT · 4084 days ago · 43 km deep · 54 km away
18. 2.295 km S of False Pass, AlaskaThu, Jul 30, 2:39 PM AKDT · 4084 days ago · 26 km deep · 70 km away
19. 1.996 km SW of False Pass, AlaskaWed, Jul 29, 3:07 AM AKDT · 4086 days ago · 69 km deep · 72 km away
20. 1.623 km E of False Pass, AlaskaWed, Jul 29, 2:50 AM AKDT · 4086 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak015akgxbs8 (also filed as ak11686740). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:38 AM UTC.