Alaska earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 99 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 99 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska on Thu, Sep 17, 2015, 1:09 AM AKDT (09:09 UTC), 6 km (4 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
2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2015-09-17 09:09:04 UTC
Depth
6.2 km (3.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.981° N, 163.070° 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 41 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.994 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 4035 days ago · 34 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 4.7114 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 4032 days ago · 43 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 2.5114 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 4031 days ago · 51 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 2.2103 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 4031 days ago · 50 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 3.1107 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 4031 days ago · 48 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 2.2113 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 4030 days ago · 26 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 3.383 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 4028 days ago · 32 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 2.3100 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 4028 days ago · 58 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 2.0107 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 4028 days ago · 26 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 2.480 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 4027 days ago · 42 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 2.2114 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 4026 days ago · 52 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 2.269 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 4024 days ago · 20 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 2.453 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 4024 days ago · 68 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 2.889 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 4023 days ago · 53 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 2.264 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 4022 days ago · 62 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 2.681 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 4021 days ago · 42 km deep · 27 km away
  17. 2.971 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 4021 days ago · 43 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 2.725 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 4021 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 2.4100 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 4021 days ago · 16 km deep · 15 km away
  20. 2.453 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 4020 days ago · 23 km deep · 93 km away
  21. 2.0104 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 4020 days ago · 20 km deep · 87 km away
  22. 1.756 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 4019 days ago · 22 km deep · 84 km away
  23. 2.096 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 4017 days ago · 45 km deep · 82 km away
  24. 1.694 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 4016 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
  25. 3.6110 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 4014 days ago · 41 km deep · 76 km away
  26. 2.353 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 4013 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
  27. 2.282 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 4013 days ago · 52 km deep · 96 km away
  28. 2.4108 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 4013 days ago · 25 km deep · 81 km away
  29. 2.974 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 4011 days ago · 26 km deep · 62 km away
  30. 2.662 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 4010 days ago · 64 km deep · 73 km away
  31. 2.156 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 4010 days ago · 52 km deep · 61 km away
  32. 2.191 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 4009 days ago · 32 km deep · 73 km away
  33. 1.8Unimak Island region, Alaska · 4009 days ago · 26 km deep · 71 km away
  34. 2.4145 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 4009 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  35. 2.191 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 4008 days ago · 40 km deep · 68 km away
  36. 2.2118 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 4008 days ago · 45 km deep · 67 km away
  37. 2.1103 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 4008 days ago · 41 km deep · 63 km away
  38. 1.955 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 4007 days ago · 17 km deep · 80 km away
  39. 1.7111 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 4007 days ago · 24 km deep · 76 km away
  40. 3.8114 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 4006 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  41. 4.7103 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 4006 days ago · 31 km deep · 13 km away
  42. 1.635 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 4006 days ago · 64 km deep · 66 km away
  43. 2.2111 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 4005 days ago · 57 km deep · 71 km away
  44. 2.0110 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 4005 days ago · 12 km deep · 11 km away
  45. 2.3115 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 4004 days ago · 38 km deep · 18 km away
  46. 2.1144 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 4002 days ago · 25 km deep · 60 km away
  47. 1.995 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 4001 days ago · 39 km deep · 43 km away
  48. 3.065 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 4001 days ago · 53 km deep · 72 km away
  49. 2.4154 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 4000 days ago · 38 km deep · 63 km away
  50. 2.9157 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 4000 days ago · 27 km deep · 68 km away
  51. 2.367 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3995 days ago · 49 km deep · 41 km away
  52. 2.168 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 3995 days ago · 51 km deep · 75 km away
  53. 1.9111 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3995 days ago · 26 km deep · 64 km away
  54. 2.4112 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3992 days ago · 19 km deep · 56 km away
  55. 2.187 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3991 days ago · 43 km deep · 42 km away
  56. 2.0114 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3990 days ago · 60 km deep · 18 km away
  57. 3.1106 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3990 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
  58. 2.5103 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3990 days ago · 38 km deep · 11 km away
  59. 2.577 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 3989 days ago · 17 km deep · 61 km away
  60. 2.455 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3983 days ago · 62 km deep · 44 km away

The first 60 of 79.

Before

  1. 2.4152 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 4038 days ago · 35 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 1.997 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 4038 days ago · 39 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 2.1132 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 4040 days ago · 27 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 2.6191 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 4041 days ago · 19 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 3.9108 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 4041 days ago · 18 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 4.3106 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 4041 days ago · 36 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 3.2165 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 4044 days ago · 26 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 1.998 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 4044 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 2.290 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 4044 days ago · 59 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 2.1136 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 4045 days ago · 40 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 4.0122 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 4045 days ago · 42 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 2.1131 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 4045 days ago · 66 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 3.127 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 4045 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 2.691 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 4046 days ago · 42 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 3.1114 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 4047 days ago · 26 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 2.291 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 4048 days ago · 68 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 1.892 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 4048 days ago · 41 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 2.3102 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 4049 days ago · 17 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 1.524 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 4052 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 1.881 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 4052 days ago · 58 km deep · 99 km away

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