Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 156 km S of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 156 km S of False Pass, Alaska on Thu, Jun 2, 2016, 6:15 PM AKDT (02:15 UTC), 14 km (9 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
2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2016-06-03 02:15:09 UTC
Depth
13.8 km (8.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.452° N, 163.386° 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
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 109 in the 60 days after this one and 28 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.886 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3775 days ago · 35 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 2.3116 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3774 days ago · 42 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 3.7108 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3774 days ago · 39 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 1.9105 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3773 days ago · 31 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 2.1175 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3772 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 2.292 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3770 days ago · 36 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 2.8132 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3769 days ago · 50 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 2.0103 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3769 days ago · 25 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 2.4108 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3768 days ago · 49 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 2.9111 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3767 days ago · 54 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 2.292 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3767 days ago · 26 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 1.8106 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3767 days ago · 29 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 2.391 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3767 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 2.187 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3766 days ago · 19 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 2.194 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3764 days ago · 26 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 2.168 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3764 days ago · 42 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 2.3116 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3764 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  18. 2.3147 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3763 days ago · 25 km deep · 15 km away
  19. 4.6Unimak Island region, Alaska · 3763 days ago · 24 km deep · 21 km away
  20. 2.2119 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3762 days ago · 41 km deep · 57 km away
  21. 2.1144 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3761 days ago · 26 km deep · 94 km away
  22. 5.0142 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3761 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  23. 2.7142 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3760 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
  24. 2.9148 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3760 days ago · 48 km deep · 7 km away
  25. 3.0153 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3760 days ago · 25 km deep · 3 km away
  26. 2.4141 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3760 days ago · 16 km deep · 22 km away
  27. 3.2148 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3760 days ago · 37 km deep · 8 km away
  28. 2.5142 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3760 days ago · 40 km deep · 14 km away
  29. 3.0155 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3759 days ago · 25 km deep · 2 km away
  30. 2.288 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3759 days ago · 36 km deep · 87 km away
  31. 3.4101 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3758 days ago · 27 km deep · 88 km away
  32. 2.799 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3756 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
  33. 2.4110 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3754 days ago · 26 km deep · 66 km away
  34. 3.1139 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3753 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  35. 3.0131 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3753 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  36. 3.0141 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3753 days ago · 26 km deep · 74 km away
  37. 2.1144 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3752 days ago · 39 km deep · 80 km away
  38. 3.9156 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3752 days ago · 29 km deep · 1 km away
  39. 2.6148 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3752 days ago · 25 km deep · 9 km away
  40. 3.098 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3752 days ago · 26 km deep · 96 km away
  41. 1.691 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3751 days ago · 41 km deep · 88 km away
  42. 2.8148 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3750 days ago · 32 km deep · 21 km away
  43. 2.8147 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3749 days ago · 20 km deep · 21 km away
  44. 2.3104 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3748 days ago · 48 km deep · 70 km away
  45. 1.9113 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3746 days ago · 26 km deep · 64 km away
  46. 2.597 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3746 days ago · 47 km deep · 79 km away
  47. 1.8104 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3745 days ago · 58 km deep · 74 km away
  48. 2.0139 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3745 days ago · 48 km deep · 50 km away
  49. 1.883 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3745 days ago · 65 km deep · 91 km away
  50. 1.8108 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3744 days ago · 15 km deep · 55 km away
  51. 1.8112 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3743 days ago · 26 km deep · 54 km away
  52. 3.0153 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3743 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  53. 3.5145 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3743 days ago · 24 km deep · 38 km away
  54. 2.3152 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3743 days ago · 34 km deep · 5 km away
  55. 3.7159 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3743 days ago · 38 km deep · 5 km away
  56. 2.6154 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3742 days ago · 44 km deep · 9 km away
  57. 3.6157 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3742 days ago · 12 km deep · 6 km away
  58. 3.2159 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3742 days ago · 17 km deep · 5 km away
  59. 2.5160 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3742 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  60. 2.9231 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3742 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away

The first 60 of 109.

Before

  1. 3.9152 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3776 days ago · 25 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 2.3102 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3777 days ago · 41 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 2.4103 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3777 days ago · 25 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 3.0117 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3778 days ago · 44 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 1.889 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3780 days ago · 57 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 2.9118 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3781 days ago · 47 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 2.1103 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3782 days ago · 26 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 2.382 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3783 days ago · 35 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 2.286 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3784 days ago · 51 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 2.0113 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3785 days ago · 25 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 2.2155 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3785 days ago · 26 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 2.7115 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3788 days ago · 34 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 2.3129 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3789 days ago · 25 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 2.7215 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3790 days ago · 19 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 2.697 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3791 days ago · 28 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 2.673 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3792 days ago · 39 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 1.9Unimak Island region, Alaska · 3792 days ago · 55 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 2.290 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3793 days ago · 22 km deep · 69 km away
  19. 2.897 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3794 days ago · 35 km deep · 73 km away
  20. 3.5139 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 3794 days ago · 30 km deep · 100 km away

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