Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 61 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 61 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska on Sun, Nov 15, 2015, 10:39 AM AKST (19:39 UTC), 45 km (28 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 Alaska Peninsula. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2015-11-15 19:39:13 UTC
Depth
45.2 km (28.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.325° N, 163.118° 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: 69 in the 60 days after this one and 43 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.697 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3976 days ago · 18 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 1.922 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3975 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 3.485 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3975 days ago · 35 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 1.847 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 3974 days ago · 26 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 2.077 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 3974 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 3.895 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3974 days ago · 36 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 2.7115 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3972 days ago · 28 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 3.188 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 3971 days ago · 23 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 2.5108 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3970 days ago · 41 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 2.4105 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3970 days ago · 52 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 2.079 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3967 days ago · 23 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 2.396 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3966 days ago · 27 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 2.0Unimak Island region, Alaska · 3965 days ago · 66 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 2.480 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3964 days ago · 64 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 2.194 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3962 days ago · 25 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 1.982 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3961 days ago · 20 km deep · 24 km away
  17. 1.868 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3959 days ago · 53 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 2.062 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3958 days ago · 26 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 2.096 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3958 days ago · 61 km deep · 64 km away
  20. 2.3100 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3957 days ago · 16 km deep · 40 km away
  21. 3.5148 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3957 days ago · 31 km deep · 95 km away
  22. 2.2152 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3956 days ago · 66 km deep · 96 km away
  23. 2.5106 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3956 days ago · 44 km deep · 93 km away
  24. 2.032 km SSW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 3955 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
  25. 2.421 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3955 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  26. 2.2108 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3955 days ago · 41 km deep · 68 km away
  27. 1.960 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3954 days ago · 65 km deep · 41 km away
  28. 2.191 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3954 days ago · 26 km deep · 69 km away
  29. 2.290 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3952 days ago · 21 km deep · 44 km away
  30. 2.096 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3952 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away
  31. 2.791 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3949 days ago · 30 km deep · 65 km away
  32. 2.190 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3949 days ago · 24 km deep · 32 km away
  33. 2.755 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 3948 days ago · 25 km deep · 46 km away
  34. 2.468 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 3946 days ago · 90 km deep · 64 km away
  35. 3.093 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3945 days ago · 28 km deep · 53 km away
  36. 2.541 km E of False Pass, Alaska · 3945 days ago · 72 km deep · 56 km away
  37. 2.8138 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3943 days ago · 35 km deep · 80 km away
  38. 1.893 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 3943 days ago · 25 km deep · 78 km away
  39. 2.482 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 3940 days ago · 60 km deep · 94 km away
  40. 2.371 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3939 days ago · 63 km deep · 49 km away
  41. 3.098 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3939 days ago · 25 km deep · 47 km away
  42. 2.569 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3938 days ago · 26 km deep · 97 km away
  43. 2.594 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3936 days ago · 54 km deep · 87 km away
  44. 2.796 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3933 days ago · 37 km deep · 41 km away
  45. 3.3113 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3932 days ago · 36 km deep · 75 km away
  46. 2.4105 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3932 days ago · 51 km deep · 69 km away
  47. 2.325 km N of False Pass, Alaska · 3930 days ago · 119 km deep · 85 km away
  48. 2.182 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3930 days ago · 44 km deep · 47 km away
  49. 1.9Alaska Peninsula · 3927 days ago · 14 km deep · 42 km away
  50. 1.977 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3927 days ago · 40 km deep · 43 km away
  51. 2.299 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3927 days ago · 37 km deep · 41 km away
  52. 2.756 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3927 days ago · 75 km deep · 98 km away
  53. 2.661 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3926 days ago · 74 km deep · 92 km away
  54. 3.089 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3926 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  55. 2.781 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 3926 days ago · 41 km deep · 55 km away
  56. 2.756 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 3925 days ago · 90 km deep · 54 km away
  57. 2.2112 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3925 days ago · 55 km deep · 82 km away
  58. 2.8116 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3923 days ago · 31 km deep · 83 km away
  59. 2.6111 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3923 days ago · 59 km deep · 85 km away
  60. 2.5114 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3923 days ago · 50 km deep · 82 km away

The first 60 of 69.

Before

  1. 2.322 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3976 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 2.223 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3976 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 3.1115 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3977 days ago · 17 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 2.043 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 3977 days ago · 65 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 1.997 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 3977 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 3.242 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3977 days ago · 94 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 2.277 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3977 days ago · 17 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 2.0104 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3978 days ago · 26 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 2.9Alaska Peninsula · 3979 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 2.686 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 3979 days ago · 12 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 2.681 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 3979 days ago · 14 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 2.484 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 3979 days ago · 15 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 2.683 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 3979 days ago · 11 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 3.396 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 3979 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 4.685 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3980 days ago · 45 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 2.667 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3981 days ago · 56 km deep · 49 km away
  17. 2.989 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3982 days ago · 31 km deep · 39 km away
  18. 2.455 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3982 days ago · 62 km deep · 10 km away
  19. 2.577 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 3988 days ago · 17 km deep · 46 km away
  20. 2.5103 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3989 days ago · 38 km deep · 41 km away

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