Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 69 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 69 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska on Wed, May 4, 2016, 3:09 PM AKDT (23:09 UTC), 67 km (42 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 142 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
2016-05-04 23:09:12 UTC
Depth
67.3 km (41.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.309° N, 163.924° 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
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 90 in the 60 days after this one and 31 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.759 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 3804 days ago · 73 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 2.8108 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3799 days ago · 25 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 2.3128 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3798 days ago · 14 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 2.376 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 3798 days ago · 55 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 2.838 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3797 days ago · 78 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 3.569 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3796 days ago · 50 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 2.3110 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3796 days ago · 26 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 2.1108 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3796 days ago · 55 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 2.7155 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3795 days ago · 35 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 2.629 km WSW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 3794 days ago · 162 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 2.549 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 3794 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 2.897 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3794 days ago · 35 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 2.290 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3793 days ago · 22 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 1.9Unimak Island region, Alaska · 3792 days ago · 55 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 2.673 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3792 days ago · 39 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 2.697 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3791 days ago · 28 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 2.455 km W of False Pass, Alaska · 3790 days ago · 148 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 1.961 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3790 days ago · 93 km deep · 60 km away
  19. 2.359 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3789 days ago · 80 km deep · 62 km away
  20. 2.7115 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3788 days ago · 34 km deep · 48 km away
  21. 3.057 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3787 days ago · 79 km deep · 66 km away
  22. 2.071 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3785 days ago · 75 km deep · 73 km away
  23. 2.2155 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3785 days ago · 26 km deep · 98 km away
  24. 2.0113 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3785 days ago · 25 km deep · 79 km away
  25. 2.154 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3785 days ago · 58 km deep · 71 km away
  26. 2.34 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 3784 days ago · 114 km deep · 65 km away
  27. 2.382 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3783 days ago · 35 km deep · 84 km away
  28. 2.1103 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3782 days ago · 26 km deep · 46 km away
  29. 2.9118 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3781 days ago · 47 km deep · 73 km away
  30. 2.268 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3781 days ago · 75 km deep · 55 km away
  31. 2.861 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3780 days ago · 39 km deep · 61 km away
  32. 1.889 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3780 days ago · 57 km deep · 44 km away
  33. 3.0117 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3778 days ago · 44 km deep · 64 km away
  34. 2.4103 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3777 days ago · 25 km deep · 84 km away
  35. 2.146 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3777 days ago · 85 km deep · 76 km away
  36. 2.3102 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3777 days ago · 41 km deep · 49 km away
  37. 2.886 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3775 days ago · 35 km deep · 47 km away
  38. 2.3116 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3774 days ago · 42 km deep · 54 km away
  39. 3.7108 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3774 days ago · 39 km deep · 41 km away
  40. 2.657 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3774 days ago · 60 km deep · 98 km away
  41. 1.872 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3773 days ago · 55 km deep · 94 km away
  42. 1.9105 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3773 days ago · 31 km deep · 38 km away
  43. 2.313 km ESE of False Pass, Alaska · 3772 days ago · 171 km deep · 69 km away
  44. 2.0103 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3769 days ago · 25 km deep · 36 km away
  45. 2.4108 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3768 days ago · 49 km deep · 89 km away
  46. 2.071 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3768 days ago · 73 km deep · 52 km away
  47. 2.052 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 3767 days ago · 51 km deep · 93 km away
  48. 2.292 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3767 days ago · 26 km deep · 49 km away
  49. 1.8106 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3767 days ago · 29 km deep · 40 km away
  50. 2.391 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3766 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
  51. 1.867 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3766 days ago · 83 km deep · 55 km away
  52. 2.187 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3766 days ago · 19 km deep · 37 km away
  53. 2.053 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3765 days ago · 55 km deep · 29 km away
  54. 2.955 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3765 days ago · 134 km deep · 51 km away
  55. 2.194 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3764 days ago · 26 km deep · 72 km away
  56. 2.148 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3764 days ago · 74 km deep · 28 km away
  57. 2.168 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3764 days ago · 42 km deep · 50 km away
  58. 2.3116 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3764 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  59. 2.021 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3764 days ago · 97 km deep · 54 km away
  60. 2.3147 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3763 days ago · 25 km deep · 98 km away

The first 60 of 90.

Before

  1. 1.685 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3805 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 2.150 km W of False Pass, Alaska · 3805 days ago · 104 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 1.9103 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3807 days ago · 56 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 3.784 km W of False Pass, Alaska · 3811 days ago · 187 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 2.6109 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3813 days ago · 44 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 3.498 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3814 days ago · 40 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 2.589 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3816 days ago · 37 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 2.275 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3819 days ago · 57 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 2.383 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3823 days ago · 59 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 2.478 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3824 days ago · 50 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 2.656 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 3824 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 4.097 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3825 days ago · 31 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 3.093 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3825 days ago · 42 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 2.440 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3826 days ago · 65 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 2.832 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3826 days ago · 73 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 2.293 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3826 days ago · 26 km deep · 24 km away
  17. 2.192 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3826 days ago · 21 km deep · 23 km away
  18. 2.7120 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3828 days ago · 26 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 2.180 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3828 days ago · 59 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 2.477 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3829 days ago · 71 km deep · 46 km away

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