Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 91 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 91 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska on Wed, Oct 14, 2015, 3:33 PM AKDT (23:33 UTC), 40 km (25 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
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2015-10-14 23:33:38 UTC
Depth
39.6 km (24.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.130° N, 164.082° 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
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 89 in the 60 days after this one and 48 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.2118 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 4008 days ago · 45 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 2.1103 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 4007 days ago · 41 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 1.845 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 4007 days ago · 79 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 1.7111 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 4006 days ago · 24 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 3.8114 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 4006 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 4.7103 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 4006 days ago · 31 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 1.635 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 4005 days ago · 64 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 2.2111 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 4005 days ago · 57 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 2.0110 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 4005 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 1.831 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 4004 days ago · 70 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 2.197 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 4004 days ago · 46 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 2.3115 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 4004 days ago · 38 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 2.1144 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 4002 days ago · 25 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 1.995 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 4001 days ago · 39 km deep · 26 km away
  15. 1.778 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 4001 days ago · 47 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 2.4154 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 4000 days ago · 38 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 2.367 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3995 days ago · 49 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 1.9111 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3994 days ago · 26 km deep · 24 km away
  19. 2.4112 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3992 days ago · 19 km deep · 29 km away
  20. 2.187 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3991 days ago · 43 km deep · 26 km away
  21. 2.0114 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3990 days ago · 60 km deep · 84 km away
  22. 3.1106 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3990 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  23. 2.5103 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3990 days ago · 38 km deep · 78 km away
  24. 2.139 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3989 days ago · 73 km deep · 72 km away
  25. 2.177 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3988 days ago · 61 km deep · 36 km away
  26. 2.337 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3986 days ago · 93 km deep · 92 km away
  27. 2.026 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3985 days ago · 75 km deep · 84 km away
  28. 2.455 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3983 days ago · 62 km deep · 60 km away
  29. 2.775 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3982 days ago · 53 km deep · 95 km away
  30. 2.667 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3982 days ago · 56 km deep · 24 km away
  31. 2.777 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3981 days ago · 52 km deep · 77 km away
  32. 2.681 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3981 days ago · 48 km deep · 83 km away
  33. 2.257 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3979 days ago · 50 km deep · 86 km away
  34. 2.0104 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3978 days ago · 26 km deep · 41 km away
  35. 3.242 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3978 days ago · 94 km deep · 50 km away
  36. 3.1115 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3977 days ago · 17 km deep · 46 km away
  37. 2.2119 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3977 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  38. 2.223 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3976 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  39. 2.322 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3976 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  40. 1.861 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3976 days ago · 45 km deep · 66 km away
  41. 1.697 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3976 days ago · 18 km deep · 54 km away
  42. 1.922 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3976 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  43. 3.485 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3975 days ago · 35 km deep · 97 km away
  44. 3.895 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3974 days ago · 36 km deep · 60 km away
  45. 2.7115 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3973 days ago · 28 km deep · 30 km away
  46. 2.5108 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3971 days ago · 41 km deep · 27 km away
  47. 2.4105 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3970 days ago · 52 km deep · 16 km away
  48. 3.8Unimak Island region, Alaska · 3969 days ago · 91 km deep · 61 km away
  49. 2.744 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3969 days ago · 59 km deep · 82 km away
  50. 2.079 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3968 days ago · 23 km deep · 38 km away
  51. 2.583 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3968 days ago · 44 km deep · 87 km away
  52. 1.837 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3967 days ago · 44 km deep · 94 km away
  53. 2.396 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3966 days ago · 27 km deep · 31 km away
  54. 1.653 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3966 days ago · 51 km deep · 90 km away
  55. 2.0Unimak Island region, Alaska · 3966 days ago · 66 km deep · 57 km away
  56. 2.480 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3964 days ago · 64 km deep · 30 km away
  57. 2.194 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3963 days ago · 25 km deep · 28 km away
  58. 1.957 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3962 days ago · 60 km deep · 79 km away
  59. 3.3141 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3961 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  60. 1.982 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3961 days ago · 20 km deep · 55 km away

The first 60 of 89.

Before

  1. 2.4145 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 4008 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 1.8Unimak Island region, Alaska · 4009 days ago · 26 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 2.952 km NE of Akutan, Alaska · 4009 days ago · 110 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 2.196 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 4009 days ago · 45 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 2.191 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 4009 days ago · 32 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 2.348 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 4010 days ago · 62 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 2.156 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 4010 days ago · 52 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 2.180 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 4011 days ago · 47 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 2.4108 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 4012 days ago · 25 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 2.282 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 4013 days ago · 52 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 3.6110 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 4014 days ago · 41 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 2.080 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 4014 days ago · 22 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 1.736 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 4014 days ago · 64 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 1.839 km NNE of Akutan, Alaska · 4015 days ago · 104 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 1.926 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 4015 days ago · 122 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 1.694 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 4016 days ago · 13 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 2.096 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 4017 days ago · 45 km deep · 24 km away
  18. 1.944 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 4017 days ago · 76 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 2.0104 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 4020 days ago · 20 km deep · 47 km away
  20. 2.145 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 4020 days ago · 73 km deep · 65 km away

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