Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 93 km SW of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 93 km SW of False Pass, Alaska on Fri, Dec 18, 2015, 9:00 AM AKST (18:00 UTC), 25 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 80 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska. 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
2015-12-18 18:00:11 UTC
Depth
25.4 km (15.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.199° N, 164.306° 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
20

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 54 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.482 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 3940 days ago · 60 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 2.371 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3940 days ago · 63 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 1.977 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3939 days ago · 16 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 2.277 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3937 days ago · 20 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 2.283 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3937 days ago · 26 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 2.594 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3936 days ago · 54 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 2.491 km NNE of Akutan, Alaska · 3935 days ago · 139 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 2.588 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3934 days ago · 45 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 3.689 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3934 days ago · 46 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 3.384 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3934 days ago · 54 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 3.3113 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3933 days ago · 36 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 2.4105 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3933 days ago · 51 km deep · 33 km away
  13. 1.967 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3932 days ago · 43 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 2.5159 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3932 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 3.212 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3932 days ago · 104 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 2.182 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3931 days ago · 44 km deep · 35 km away
  17. 1.977 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3928 days ago · 40 km deep · 38 km away
  18. 2.299 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3928 days ago · 37 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 2.089 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3928 days ago · 42 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 2.851 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3927 days ago · 66 km deep · 46 km away
  21. 2.756 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 3926 days ago · 90 km deep · 36 km away
  22. 2.2112 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3925 days ago · 55 km deep · 38 km away
  23. 2.8116 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3924 days ago · 31 km deep · 43 km away
  24. 2.6111 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3924 days ago · 59 km deep · 40 km away
  25. 2.5114 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3924 days ago · 50 km deep · 40 km away
  26. 3.484 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3924 days ago · 28 km deep · 69 km away
  27. 2.189 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3924 days ago · 16 km deep · 86 km away
  28. 2.099 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3923 days ago · 47 km deep · 74 km away
  29. 4.083 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3923 days ago · 42 km deep · 63 km away
  30. 2.379 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3923 days ago · 62 km deep · 70 km away
  31. 2.5131 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3922 days ago · 26 km deep · 70 km away
  32. 2.271 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3921 days ago · 61 km deep · 68 km away
  33. 2.3102 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3921 days ago · 19 km deep · 78 km away
  34. 2.5122 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3921 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  35. 2.395 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3920 days ago · 19 km deep · 44 km away
  36. 2.653 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3917 days ago · 79 km deep · 67 km away
  37. 2.9141 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3917 days ago · 26 km deep · 76 km away
  38. 2.425 km NNE of Akutan, Alaska · 3916 days ago · 109 km deep · 88 km away
  39. 2.235 km NE of Akutan, Alaska · 3916 days ago · 80 km deep · 72 km away
  40. 2.5122 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3915 days ago · 40 km deep · 87 km away
  41. 3.390 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3914 days ago · 32 km deep · 72 km away
  42. 2.489 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3914 days ago · 50 km deep · 69 km away
  43. 2.271 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3914 days ago · 49 km deep · 96 km away
  44. 3.295 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3914 days ago · 25 km deep · 75 km away
  45. 2.295 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3913 days ago · 43 km deep · 13 km away
  46. 2.587 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3913 days ago · 41 km deep · 73 km away
  47. 2.271 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3912 days ago · 74 km deep · 25 km away
  48. 2.5155 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3911 days ago · 26 km deep · 98 km away
  49. 1.839 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3909 days ago · 66 km deep · 71 km away
  50. 1.977 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3909 days ago · 55 km deep · 93 km away
  51. 3.982 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3908 days ago · 40 km deep · 95 km away
  52. 2.692 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3908 days ago · 44 km deep · 61 km away
  53. 3.4100 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3907 days ago · 23 km deep · 78 km away
  54. 2.053 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3906 days ago · 58 km deep · 45 km away
  55. 2.6144 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3906 days ago · 37 km deep · 92 km away
  56. 3.5153 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3905 days ago · 19 km deep · 89 km away
  57. 2.6161 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3905 days ago · 26 km deep · 98 km away
  58. 2.7Unimak Island region, Alaska · 3904 days ago · 24 km deep · 94 km away
  59. 2.9161 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3903 days ago · 38 km deep · 98 km away
  60. 2.181 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3903 days ago · 57 km deep · 72 km away

The first 60 of 91.

Before

  1. 2.8138 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3944 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 2.485 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3945 days ago · 50 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 2.066 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3945 days ago · 51 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 1.923 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3946 days ago · 75 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 1.870 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3946 days ago · 64 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 2.395 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3946 days ago · 35 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 3.093 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3946 days ago · 28 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 2.468 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 3947 days ago · 90 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 2.474 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3948 days ago · 86 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 2.190 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3950 days ago · 24 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 2.791 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3950 days ago · 30 km deep · 18 km away
  12. 2.5161 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3951 days ago · 28 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 2.110 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3951 days ago · 85 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 2.183 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3951 days ago · 37 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 2.4159 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3951 days ago · 22 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 2.096 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3953 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 2.290 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3953 days ago · 21 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 2.191 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3955 days ago · 26 km deep · 13 km away
  19. 1.960 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3955 days ago · 65 km deep · 39 km away
  20. 2.2108 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3956 days ago · 41 km deep · 40 km away

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