Alaska earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 100 km S of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 100 km S of False Pass, Alaska on Fri, Oct 2, 2015, 8:36 AM AKDT (16:36 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 103 km S of False Pass, 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
2015-10-02 16:36:42 UTC
Depth
15.6 km (9.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.957° N, 163.292° 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
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 78 in the 60 days after this one and 41 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.0104 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 4020 days ago · 20 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 1.756 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 4019 days ago · 22 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 2.096 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 4017 days ago · 45 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 1.694 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 4017 days ago · 13 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 3.6110 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 4014 days ago · 41 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 2.353 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 4014 days ago · 15 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 2.282 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 4013 days ago · 52 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 2.4108 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 4013 days ago · 25 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 2.974 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 4011 days ago · 26 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 2.180 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 4011 days ago · 47 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 2.662 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 4010 days ago · 64 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 2.156 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 4010 days ago · 52 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 2.191 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 4010 days ago · 32 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 1.8Unimak Island region, Alaska · 4009 days ago · 26 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 2.4145 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 4009 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 2.191 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 4009 days ago · 40 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 2.2118 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 4008 days ago · 45 km deep · 52 km away
  18. 2.1103 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 4008 days ago · 41 km deep · 48 km away
  19. 1.955 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 4008 days ago · 17 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 1.7111 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 4007 days ago · 24 km deep · 61 km away
  21. 3.8114 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 4007 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  22. 4.7103 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 4006 days ago · 31 km deep · 4 km away
  23. 1.635 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 4006 days ago · 64 km deep · 65 km away
  24. 2.2111 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 4005 days ago · 57 km deep · 56 km away
  25. 2.0110 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 4005 days ago · 12 km deep · 17 km away
  26. 2.197 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 4004 days ago · 46 km deep · 98 km away
  27. 2.3115 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 4004 days ago · 38 km deep · 17 km away
  28. 2.1144 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 4002 days ago · 25 km deep · 49 km away
  29. 1.995 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 4002 days ago · 39 km deep · 30 km away
  30. 1.778 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 4001 days ago · 47 km deep · 90 km away
  31. 3.065 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 4001 days ago · 53 km deep · 84 km away
  32. 2.4154 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 4000 days ago · 38 km deep · 55 km away
  33. 2.9157 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 4000 days ago · 27 km deep · 79 km away
  34. 2.367 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3996 days ago · 49 km deep · 50 km away
  35. 2.168 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 3995 days ago · 51 km deep · 88 km away
  36. 1.9111 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3995 days ago · 26 km deep · 49 km away
  37. 2.4112 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3993 days ago · 19 km deep · 41 km away
  38. 2.187 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3992 days ago · 43 km deep · 30 km away
  39. 2.0114 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3990 days ago · 60 km deep · 29 km away
  40. 3.1106 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3990 days ago · 11 km deep · 23 km away
  41. 2.5103 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3990 days ago · 38 km deep · 25 km away
  42. 2.577 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 3989 days ago · 17 km deep · 73 km away
  43. 2.177 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3988 days ago · 61 km deep · 87 km away
  44. 2.455 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3983 days ago · 62 km deep · 46 km away
  45. 2.989 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3983 days ago · 31 km deep · 58 km away
  46. 2.667 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3982 days ago · 56 km deep · 55 km away
  47. 3.396 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 3980 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
  48. 2.683 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 3980 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  49. 2.484 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 3980 days ago · 15 km deep · 71 km away
  50. 2.681 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 3980 days ago · 14 km deep · 72 km away
  51. 2.686 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 3980 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
  52. 2.9Alaska Peninsula · 3979 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  53. 2.0104 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3978 days ago · 26 km deep · 18 km away
  54. 3.242 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3978 days ago · 94 km deep · 72 km away
  55. 1.997 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 3978 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  56. 2.043 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 3978 days ago · 65 km deep · 94 km away
  57. 3.1115 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3978 days ago · 17 km deep · 63 km away
  58. 2.2119 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3977 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  59. 2.223 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3977 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  60. 2.322 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3977 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away

The first 60 of 78.

Before

  1. 2.725 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 4021 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 2.971 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 4022 days ago · 43 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 2.681 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 4022 days ago · 42 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 2.180 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 4022 days ago · 82 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 2.889 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 4023 days ago · 53 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 2.453 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 4024 days ago · 68 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 3.3149 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 4024 days ago · 44 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 2.269 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 4025 days ago · 20 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 2.2114 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 4026 days ago · 52 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 2.0108 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 4027 days ago · 23 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 2.480 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 4027 days ago · 42 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 2.0107 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 4028 days ago · 26 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 2.3100 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 4028 days ago · 58 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 3.383 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 4028 days ago · 32 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 3.986 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 4029 days ago · 51 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 2.2113 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 4030 days ago · 26 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 3.1107 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 4031 days ago · 48 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 2.2103 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 4031 days ago · 50 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 2.5114 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 4032 days ago · 51 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 4.7114 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 4032 days ago · 43 km deep · 54 km away

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