Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 50 km W of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 50 km W of False Pass, Alaska on Wed, May 4, 2016, 4:10 AM AKDT (12:10 UTC), 104 km (64 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 110 km NW of False Pass, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2016-05-04 12:10:51 UTC
Depth
103.6 km (64.4 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
54.864° N, 164.203° 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
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 38 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.069 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3805 days ago · 67 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 2.759 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 3804 days ago · 73 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 2.838 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3797 days ago · 78 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 3.569 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3796 days ago · 50 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 2.629 km WSW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 3794 days ago · 162 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 2.290 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3793 days ago · 22 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 2.455 km W of False Pass, Alaska · 3790 days ago · 148 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 1.961 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3790 days ago · 93 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 2.359 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3789 days ago · 80 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 3.057 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3787 days ago · 79 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 2.154 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3785 days ago · 58 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 2.34 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 3784 days ago · 114 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 2.268 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3781 days ago · 75 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 2.861 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3780 days ago · 39 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 1.889 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3780 days ago · 57 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 2.68 km NNW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 3779 days ago · 155 km deep · 100 km away
  17. 2.146 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3777 days ago · 85 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 4.3110 km NW of False Pass, Alaska · 3773 days ago · 223 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 1.9105 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3773 days ago · 31 km deep · 100 km away
  20. 2.313 km ESE of False Pass, Alaska · 3772 days ago · 171 km deep · 62 km away
  21. 2.0103 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3769 days ago · 25 km deep · 97 km away
  22. 2.071 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3768 days ago · 73 km deep · 83 km away
  23. 2.391 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3766 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
  24. 1.867 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3766 days ago · 83 km deep · 78 km away
  25. 2.187 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3766 days ago · 19 km deep · 98 km away
  26. 2.053 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3765 days ago · 55 km deep · 71 km away
  27. 2.955 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3765 days ago · 134 km deep · 15 km away
  28. 2.148 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3764 days ago · 74 km deep · 65 km away
  29. 2.168 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3764 days ago · 42 km deep · 95 km away
  30. 2.021 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3764 days ago · 97 km deep · 59 km away
  31. 1.948 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3763 days ago · 64 km deep · 87 km away
  32. 2.942 km NW of False Pass, Alaska · 3759 days ago · 202 km deep · 30 km away
  33. 3.4101 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3758 days ago · 27 km deep · 88 km away
  34. 2.265 km N of Akutan, Alaska · 3758 days ago · 159 km deep · 93 km away
  35. 2.177 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 3751 days ago · 87 km deep · 58 km away
  36. 1.840 km SW of King Cove, Alaska · 3751 days ago · 80 km deep · 94 km away
  37. 2.182 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 3746 days ago · 82 km deep · 69 km away
  38. 2.042 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3745 days ago · 60 km deep · 86 km away

Before

  1. 2.429 km SW of King Cove, Alaska · 3809 days ago · 109 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 3.784 km W of False Pass, Alaska · 3811 days ago · 187 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 3.498 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3814 days ago · 40 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 2.293 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3826 days ago · 26 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 2.192 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3826 days ago · 21 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 2.477 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3829 days ago · 71 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 2.537 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3829 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 2.785 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3830 days ago · 64 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 2.799 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3830 days ago · 29 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 2.250 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3832 days ago · 18 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 2.186 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3833 days ago · 64 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 2.278 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 3833 days ago · 79 km deep · 64 km away

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