Alaska earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 206 km S of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 206 km S of False Pass, Alaska on Thu, Oct 15, 2015, 4:04 PM AKDT (00:04 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 230 km SSE 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
2015-10-16 00:04:44 UTC
Depth
1.7 km (1.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
52.998° N, 163.285° 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
27

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 29 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.3217 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 4007 days ago · 25 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 3.8114 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 4006 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 2.0110 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 4004 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 2.3115 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 4004 days ago · 38 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 2.1144 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 4002 days ago · 25 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 2.4154 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 4000 days ago · 38 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 2.9157 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3999 days ago · 27 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 2.7250 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3990 days ago · 17 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 3.9230 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3986 days ago · 21 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 3.1115 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3977 days ago · 17 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 2.2119 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3977 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 3.2232 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3974 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 3.0198 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3965 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 2.5258 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3961 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 3.3141 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3961 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 3.6255 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3960 days ago · 36 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 3.2217 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 3958 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 2.4180 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3958 days ago · 12 km deep · 29 km away
  19. 3.5148 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3957 days ago · 31 km deep · 64 km away
  20. 2.4205 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3957 days ago · 26 km deep · 47 km away
  21. 2.8156 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3957 days ago · 18 km deep · 55 km away
  22. 3.1155 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3957 days ago · 27 km deep · 53 km away
  23. 2.4155 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3957 days ago · 13 km deep · 55 km away
  24. 3.5164 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3956 days ago · 15 km deep · 45 km away
  25. 2.2162 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3956 days ago · 21 km deep · 46 km away
  26. 2.3163 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3956 days ago · 28 km deep · 45 km away
  27. 2.2152 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3956 days ago · 66 km deep · 56 km away
  28. 2.4159 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3951 days ago · 22 km deep · 51 km away
  29. 2.5161 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3950 days ago · 28 km deep · 50 km away

Before

  1. 2.4145 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 4008 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 3.3149 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 4024 days ago · 44 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 2.2114 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 4026 days ago · 52 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 2.0108 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 4026 days ago · 23 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 2.9246 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 4028 days ago · 11 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 2.1127 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 4034 days ago · 20 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 2.3122 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 4034 days ago · 83 km deep · 95 km away

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