Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 110 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 110 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska on Sun, Oct 18, 2015, 6:30 AM AKDT (14:30 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 95 km S of False Pass, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2015-10-18 14:30:47 UTC
Depth
11.8 km (7.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.879° N, 163.073° 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
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 76 in the 60 days after this one and 46 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.3115 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 4004 days ago · 38 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 2.1144 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 4001 days ago · 25 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 1.995 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 4001 days ago · 39 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 3.065 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 4000 days ago · 53 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 2.4154 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3999 days ago · 38 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 2.9157 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3999 days ago · 27 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 2.367 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3995 days ago · 49 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 2.168 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 3995 days ago · 51 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 1.9111 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3994 days ago · 26 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 2.4112 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3992 days ago · 19 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 2.187 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3991 days ago · 43 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 2.0114 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3990 days ago · 60 km deep · 14 km away
  13. 3.1106 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3990 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 2.5103 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3989 days ago · 38 km deep · 15 km away
  15. 2.577 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 3988 days ago · 17 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 2.455 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3982 days ago · 62 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 2.989 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3982 days ago · 31 km deep · 53 km away
  18. 2.667 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3982 days ago · 56 km deep · 71 km away
  19. 3.396 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 3979 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 2.683 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 3979 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
  21. 2.484 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 3979 days ago · 15 km deep · 66 km away
  22. 2.681 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 3979 days ago · 14 km deep · 67 km away
  23. 2.686 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 3979 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away
  24. 2.9Alaska Peninsula · 3979 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  25. 2.0104 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3978 days ago · 26 km deep · 33 km away
  26. 3.242 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3977 days ago · 94 km deep · 86 km away
  27. 1.997 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 3977 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  28. 2.043 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 3977 days ago · 65 km deep · 97 km away
  29. 3.1115 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3977 days ago · 17 km deep · 74 km away
  30. 2.2119 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3976 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  31. 2.223 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3976 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  32. 2.322 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3976 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  33. 1.861 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3976 days ago · 45 km deep · 50 km away
  34. 1.697 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3976 days ago · 18 km deep · 19 km away
  35. 1.922 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3975 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  36. 3.485 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3975 days ago · 35 km deep · 51 km away
  37. 1.847 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 3974 days ago · 26 km deep · 97 km away
  38. 2.077 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 3974 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  39. 3.895 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3974 days ago · 36 km deep · 16 km away
  40. 2.7115 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3972 days ago · 28 km deep · 59 km away
  41. 3.188 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 3971 days ago · 23 km deep · 62 km away
  42. 2.5108 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3971 days ago · 41 km deep · 53 km away
  43. 2.4105 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3970 days ago · 52 km deep · 66 km away
  44. 2.079 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3967 days ago · 23 km deep · 40 km away
  45. 2.396 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3966 days ago · 27 km deep · 41 km away
  46. 2.0Unimak Island region, Alaska · 3966 days ago · 66 km deep · 61 km away
  47. 2.194 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3962 days ago · 25 km deep · 44 km away
  48. 3.3141 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3961 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  49. 1.982 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3961 days ago · 20 km deep · 29 km away
  50. 1.868 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3959 days ago · 53 km deep · 53 km away
  51. 2.096 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3958 days ago · 61 km deep · 63 km away
  52. 2.4180 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3957 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
  53. 2.3100 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3957 days ago · 16 km deep · 11 km away
  54. 3.5148 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3957 days ago · 31 km deep · 55 km away
  55. 2.8156 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3957 days ago · 18 km deep · 58 km away
  56. 3.1155 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3956 days ago · 27 km deep · 55 km away
  57. 2.4155 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3956 days ago · 13 km deep · 57 km away
  58. 3.5164 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3956 days ago · 15 km deep · 62 km away
  59. 2.2162 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3956 days ago · 21 km deep · 61 km away
  60. 2.3163 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3956 days ago · 28 km deep · 61 km away

The first 60 of 76.

Before

  1. 2.2111 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 4004 days ago · 57 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 1.635 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 4005 days ago · 64 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 4.7103 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 4006 days ago · 31 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 3.8114 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 4006 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 1.7111 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 4006 days ago · 24 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 1.955 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 4007 days ago · 17 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 2.4206 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 4007 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 2.1103 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 4007 days ago · 41 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 2.2118 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 4008 days ago · 45 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 2.191 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 4008 days ago · 40 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 2.4145 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 4008 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 1.8Unimak Island region, Alaska · 4008 days ago · 26 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 2.191 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 4009 days ago · 32 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 2.156 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 4010 days ago · 52 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 2.662 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 4010 days ago · 64 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 2.180 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 4010 days ago · 47 km deep · 100 km away
  17. 2.974 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 4010 days ago · 26 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 2.4108 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 4012 days ago · 25 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 2.282 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 4012 days ago · 52 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 3.2158 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 4013 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away

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