Alaska earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 55 km W of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 55 km W of False Pass, Alaska on Thu, May 19, 2016, 4:21 AM AKDT (12:21 UTC), 148 km (92 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
2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2016-05-19 12:21:25 UTC
Depth
147.8 km (91.8 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
54.940° N, 164.269° 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: 36 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.961 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3790 days ago · 93 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 2.359 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3789 days ago · 80 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 3.057 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3787 days ago · 79 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 2.34 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 3785 days ago · 114 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 2.268 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3781 days ago · 75 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 2.861 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3781 days ago · 39 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 4.3110 km NW of False Pass, Alaska · 3774 days ago · 223 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 2.313 km ESE of False Pass, Alaska · 3773 days ago · 171 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 2.071 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3768 days ago · 73 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 1.867 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3767 days ago · 83 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 2.053 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3766 days ago · 55 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 2.955 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3766 days ago · 134 km deep · 23 km away
  13. 2.148 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3765 days ago · 74 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 2.021 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3764 days ago · 97 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 1.948 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3763 days ago · 64 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 2.942 km NW of False Pass, Alaska · 3760 days ago · 202 km deep · 27 km away
  17. 3.4101 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3759 days ago · 27 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 2.265 km N of Akutan, Alaska · 3758 days ago · 159 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 2.177 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 3752 days ago · 87 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 1.840 km SW of King Cove, Alaska · 3751 days ago · 80 km deep · 99 km away
  21. 2.182 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 3747 days ago · 82 km deep · 78 km away
  22. 2.042 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3746 days ago · 60 km deep · 93 km away
  23. 2.286 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3745 days ago · 63 km deep · 91 km away
  24. 1.863 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3745 days ago · 83 km deep · 86 km away
  25. 1.946 km WNW of False Pass, Alaska · 3744 days ago · 159 km deep · 14 km away
  26. 2.237 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3743 days ago · 78 km deep · 90 km away
  27. 2.367 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3740 days ago · 164 km deep · 31 km away
  28. 2.743 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3739 days ago · 123 km deep · 28 km away
  29. 1.683 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 3739 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  30. 2.522 km WNW of False Pass, Alaska · 3738 days ago · 156 km deep · 37 km away
  31. 2.025 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3737 days ago · 76 km deep · 77 km away
  32. 2.743 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3737 days ago · 109 km deep · 37 km away
  33. 2.280 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3735 days ago · 73 km deep · 99 km away
  34. 1.980 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 3734 days ago · 75 km deep · 74 km away
  35. 2.041 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3734 days ago · 79 km deep · 60 km away
  36. 2.984 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 3731 days ago · 186 km deep · 51 km away

Before

  1. 2.629 km WSW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 3794 days ago · 162 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 2.838 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3797 days ago · 78 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 2.759 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 3805 days ago · 73 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 2.069 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3805 days ago · 67 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 2.150 km W of False Pass, Alaska · 3805 days ago · 104 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 3.784 km W of False Pass, Alaska · 3811 days ago · 187 km deep · 37 km away

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