Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 58 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 58 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska on Sun, Aug 23, 2015, 3:51 PM AKDT (23:51 UTC), 80 km (49 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
2015-08-23 23:51:31 UTC
Depth
79.5 km (49.4 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
54.377° N, 163.801° 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
28

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 79 in the 60 days after this one and 35 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.871 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 4060 days ago · 51 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 2.160 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 4059 days ago · 70 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 2.085 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 4058 days ago · 39 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 2.3106 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 4056 days ago · 26 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 2.0125 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 4052 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 1.881 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 4052 days ago · 58 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 1.975 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 4052 days ago · 75 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 1.524 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 4052 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 2.3102 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 4049 days ago · 17 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 1.892 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 4048 days ago · 41 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 1.534 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 4048 days ago · 80 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 2.291 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 4048 days ago · 68 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 3.1114 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 4047 days ago · 26 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 2.691 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 4046 days ago · 42 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 3.127 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 4046 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  16. 2.1131 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 4045 days ago · 66 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 4.0122 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 4045 days ago · 42 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 2.1136 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 4045 days ago · 40 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 2.290 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 4044 days ago · 59 km deep · 73 km away
  20. 1.998 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 4044 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
  21. 4.3106 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 4041 days ago · 36 km deep · 60 km away
  22. 3.9108 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 4041 days ago · 18 km deep · 57 km away
  23. 2.274 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 4039 days ago · 71 km deep · 82 km away
  24. 1.997 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 4038 days ago · 39 km deep · 50 km away
  25. 2.499 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 4036 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  26. 2.274 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 4035 days ago · 65 km deep · 65 km away
  27. 4.7114 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 4032 days ago · 43 km deep · 60 km away
  28. 2.5114 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 4032 days ago · 51 km deep · 62 km away
  29. 2.2103 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 4031 days ago · 50 km deep · 64 km away
  30. 3.1107 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 4031 days ago · 48 km deep · 66 km away
  31. 3.487 km NNE of Akutan, Alaska · 4031 days ago · 153 km deep · 96 km away
  32. 1.847 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 4031 days ago · 24 km deep · 84 km away
  33. 2.2113 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 4030 days ago · 26 km deep · 56 km away
  34. 3.986 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 4029 days ago · 51 km deep · 89 km away
  35. 3.383 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 4028 days ago · 32 km deep · 83 km away
  36. 2.3100 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 4028 days ago · 58 km deep · 70 km away
  37. 2.0107 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 4028 days ago · 26 km deep · 77 km away
  38. 2.480 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 4027 days ago · 42 km deep · 28 km away
  39. 2.2114 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 4026 days ago · 52 km deep · 86 km away
  40. 2.269 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 4025 days ago · 20 km deep · 61 km away
  41. 2.453 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 4024 days ago · 68 km deep · 9 km away
  42. 2.889 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 4023 days ago · 53 km deep · 55 km away
  43. 2.180 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 4022 days ago · 82 km deep · 45 km away
  44. 2.681 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 4022 days ago · 42 km deep · 38 km away
  45. 2.971 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 4022 days ago · 43 km deep · 73 km away
  46. 2.725 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 4021 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  47. 2.4100 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 4021 days ago · 16 km deep · 57 km away
  48. 2.145 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 4021 days ago · 73 km deep · 89 km away
  49. 2.0104 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 4020 days ago · 20 km deep · 79 km away
  50. 1.944 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 4017 days ago · 76 km deep · 87 km away
  51. 2.096 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 4017 days ago · 45 km deep · 57 km away
  52. 1.694 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 4017 days ago · 13 km deep · 36 km away
  53. 3.6110 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 4014 days ago · 41 km deep · 69 km away
  54. 2.353 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 4014 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away
  55. 2.282 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 4013 days ago · 52 km deep · 60 km away
  56. 2.4108 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 4013 days ago · 25 km deep · 74 km away
  57. 2.974 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 4011 days ago · 26 km deep · 89 km away
  58. 2.180 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 4011 days ago · 47 km deep · 73 km away
  59. 2.662 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 4010 days ago · 64 km deep · 93 km away
  60. 2.156 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 4010 days ago · 52 km deep · 67 km away

The first 60 of 79.

Before

  1. 1.923 km E of False Pass, Alaska · 4064 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 2.392 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 4064 days ago · 35 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 2.1149 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 4065 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 2.063 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 4065 days ago · 74 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 2.287 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 4065 days ago · 28 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 2.125 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 4066 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 2.084 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 4067 days ago · 63 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 2.0Unimak Island region, Alaska · 4067 days ago · 20 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 2.377 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 4067 days ago · 63 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 2.187 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 4068 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 2.296 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 4069 days ago · 38 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 1.8100 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 4071 days ago · 34 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 2.5100 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 4072 days ago · 22 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 2.925 km NNW of False Pass, Alaska · 4075 days ago · 170 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 2.283 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 4076 days ago · 56 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 2.469 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 4076 days ago · 48 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 2.766 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 4076 days ago · 54 km deep · 66 km away
  18. 2.4100 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 4077 days ago · 25 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 1.825 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 4077 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  20. 2.2133 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 4077 days ago · 39 km deep · 83 km away

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