Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 108 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 108 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska on Sun, Dec 6, 2015, 12:23 PM AKST (21:23 UTC), 41 km (25 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 169 km S of False Pass, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2015-12-06 21:23:34 UTC
Depth
41.0 km (25.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.927° N, 163.904° 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
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 91 in the 60 days after this one and 53 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.960 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3955 days ago · 65 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 2.191 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3955 days ago · 26 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 2.290 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3952 days ago · 21 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 2.096 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3952 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 2.4159 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3951 days ago · 22 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 2.183 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3951 days ago · 37 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 2.5161 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3950 days ago · 28 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 2.791 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3950 days ago · 30 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 2.190 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3950 days ago · 24 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 2.474 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3947 days ago · 86 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 2.468 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 3946 days ago · 90 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 3.093 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3946 days ago · 28 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 2.395 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3946 days ago · 35 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 1.870 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3946 days ago · 64 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 2.066 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3945 days ago · 51 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 2.485 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3944 days ago · 50 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 2.8138 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3943 days ago · 35 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 1.893 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 3943 days ago · 25 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 2.482 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 3940 days ago · 60 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 2.371 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3940 days ago · 63 km deep · 38 km away
  21. 3.098 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3939 days ago · 25 km deep · 99 km away
  22. 1.977 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3938 days ago · 16 km deep · 99 km away
  23. 2.277 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3937 days ago · 20 km deep · 60 km away
  24. 2.283 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3937 days ago · 26 km deep · 76 km away
  25. 2.594 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3936 days ago · 54 km deep · 30 km away
  26. 2.588 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3934 days ago · 45 km deep · 71 km away
  27. 3.689 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3934 days ago · 46 km deep · 71 km away
  28. 3.384 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3933 days ago · 54 km deep · 67 km away
  29. 2.796 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3933 days ago · 37 km deep · 90 km away
  30. 3.3113 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3932 days ago · 36 km deep · 8 km away
  31. 2.4105 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3932 days ago · 51 km deep · 7 km away
  32. 1.967 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3932 days ago · 43 km deep · 82 km away
  33. 2.5164 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3931 days ago · 20 km deep · 67 km away
  34. 2.5159 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3931 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
  35. 2.182 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3930 days ago · 44 km deep · 26 km away
  36. 1.977 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3927 days ago · 40 km deep · 30 km away
  37. 2.299 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3927 days ago · 37 km deep · 42 km away
  38. 2.089 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3927 days ago · 42 km deep · 66 km away
  39. 2.851 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3927 days ago · 66 km deep · 74 km away
  40. 2.756 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 3925 days ago · 90 km deep · 57 km away
  41. 2.2112 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3925 days ago · 55 km deep · 15 km away
  42. 2.8116 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3924 days ago · 31 km deep · 15 km away
  43. 2.6111 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3924 days ago · 59 km deep · 17 km away
  44. 2.5114 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3923 days ago · 50 km deep · 15 km away
  45. 3.484 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3923 days ago · 28 km deep · 66 km away
  46. 2.189 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3923 days ago · 16 km deep · 81 km away
  47. 2.099 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3922 days ago · 47 km deep · 62 km away
  48. 4.083 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3922 days ago · 42 km deep · 61 km away
  49. 2.379 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3922 days ago · 62 km deep · 69 km away
  50. 2.5131 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3921 days ago · 26 km deep · 37 km away
  51. 2.271 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3921 days ago · 61 km deep · 72 km away
  52. 2.3102 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3920 days ago · 19 km deep · 47 km away
  53. 2.5122 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3920 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  54. 2.395 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3919 days ago · 19 km deep · 16 km away
  55. 2.653 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3917 days ago · 79 km deep · 63 km away
  56. 2.9141 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3916 days ago · 26 km deep · 38 km away
  57. 2.5122 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3914 days ago · 40 km deep · 49 km away
  58. 3.390 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3913 days ago · 32 km deep · 65 km away
  59. 2.489 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3913 days ago · 50 km deep · 63 km away
  60. 3.295 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3913 days ago · 25 km deep · 65 km away

The first 60 of 91.

Before

  1. 2.421 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3955 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 2.5106 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3956 days ago · 44 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 2.2152 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3956 days ago · 66 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 1.984 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3956 days ago · 50 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 2.3163 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3956 days ago · 28 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 2.2162 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3956 days ago · 21 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 3.5164 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3956 days ago · 15 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 2.4155 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3956 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 3.1155 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3956 days ago · 27 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 2.8156 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3957 days ago · 18 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 3.5148 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3957 days ago · 31 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 2.3100 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3957 days ago · 16 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 2.4180 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3957 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 2.096 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3958 days ago · 61 km deep · 15 km away
  15. 2.0Unimak Island region, Alaska · 3958 days ago · 45 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 2.286 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3958 days ago · 40 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 1.854 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3958 days ago · 26 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 1.9Unimak Island region, Alaska · 3958 days ago · 49 km deep · 76 km away
  19. 1.868 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3959 days ago · 53 km deep · 41 km away
  20. 1.982 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3961 days ago · 20 km deep · 49 km away

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