Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 48 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 48 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska on Wed, Jun 15, 2016, 10:57 AM AKDT (18:57 UTC), 64 km (40 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 Unimak Island region, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2016-06-15 18:57:12 UTC
Depth
64.4 km (40.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.476° N, 163.034° 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
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 80 in the 60 days after this one and 37 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.6Unimak Island region, Alaska · 3762 days ago · 24 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 2.591 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3762 days ago · 26 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 2.594 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3762 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 2.942 km NW of False Pass, Alaska · 3759 days ago · 202 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 3.4101 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3758 days ago · 27 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 2.799 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3755 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 3.098 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3751 days ago · 26 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 2.177 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 3751 days ago · 87 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 2.393 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3751 days ago · 27 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 1.863 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3751 days ago · 64 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 1.840 km SW of King Cove, Alaska · 3751 days ago · 80 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 1.967 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3750 days ago · 26 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 4.631 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 3749 days ago · 70 km deep · 88 km away · tsunami flag
  14. 2.182 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 3746 days ago · 82 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 1.9113 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3746 days ago · 26 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 2.042 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3745 days ago · 60 km deep · 13 km away
  17. 2.286 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3744 days ago · 63 km deep · 100 km away
  18. 1.959 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3744 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  19. 1.946 km WNW of False Pass, Alaska · 3744 days ago · 159 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 1.637 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 3743 days ago · 71 km deep · 60 km away
  21. 1.8108 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3743 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
  22. 1.8112 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3743 days ago · 26 km deep · 84 km away
  23. 3.5145 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3742 days ago · 24 km deep · 100 km away
  24. 2.237 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3742 days ago · 78 km deep · 21 km away
  25. 2.289 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3740 days ago · 21 km deep · 56 km away
  26. 2.367 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3739 days ago · 164 km deep · 91 km away
  27. 2.283 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3739 days ago · 20 km deep · 47 km away
  28. 2.743 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3738 days ago · 123 km deep · 71 km away
  29. 2.522 km WNW of False Pass, Alaska · 3738 days ago · 156 km deep · 69 km away
  30. 2.073 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3737 days ago · 21 km deep · 29 km away
  31. 2.2127 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3737 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
  32. 2.025 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3737 days ago · 76 km deep · 24 km away
  33. 2.743 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3736 days ago · 109 km deep · 64 km away
  34. 1.8103 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3735 days ago · 20 km deep · 86 km away
  35. 1.9104 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3734 days ago · 85 km deep · 88 km away
  36. 1.980 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 3734 days ago · 75 km deep · 76 km away
  37. 2.980 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3733 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  38. 2.041 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3733 days ago · 79 km deep · 42 km away
  39. 1.856 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 3733 days ago · 26 km deep · 48 km away
  40. 2.0106 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3732 days ago · 20 km deep · 83 km away
  41. 2.079 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3730 days ago · 16 km deep · 88 km away
  42. 2.054 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3730 days ago · 59 km deep · 9 km away
  43. 1.9113 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3729 days ago · 40 km deep · 90 km away
  44. 1.753 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3729 days ago · 45 km deep · 70 km away
  45. 1.9112 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3728 days ago · 17 km deep · 83 km away
  46. 2.490 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3728 days ago · 13 km deep · 43 km away
  47. 2.289 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3727 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  48. 2.4103 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3727 days ago · 28 km deep · 67 km away
  49. 3.288 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3726 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  50. 2.087 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3726 days ago · 47 km deep · 78 km away
  51. 1.953 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 3725 days ago · 52 km deep · 31 km away
  52. 2.2132 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3724 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  53. 2.153 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 3724 days ago · 19 km deep · 39 km away
  54. 2.118 km ENE of King Cove, Alaska · 3723 days ago · 113 km deep · 94 km away
  55. 2.478 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3722 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away
  56. 2.031 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 3721 days ago · 63 km deep · 58 km away
  57. 2.096 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3721 days ago · 19 km deep · 66 km away
  58. 1.8115 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3720 days ago · 19 km deep · 74 km away
  59. 2.043 km NNW of False Pass, Alaska · 3719 days ago · 161 km deep · 92 km away
  60. 2.260 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 3719 days ago · 53 km deep · 30 km away

The first 60 of 80.

Before

  1. 2.021 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3763 days ago · 97 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 2.3116 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3763 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 2.168 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3764 days ago · 42 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 2.148 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3764 days ago · 74 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 2.194 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3764 days ago · 26 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 2.990 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3764 days ago · 34 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 2.955 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3765 days ago · 134 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 2.183 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3765 days ago · 20 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 2.053 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3765 days ago · 55 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 2.187 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3765 days ago · 19 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 2.391 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3766 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 1.8106 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3766 days ago · 29 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 2.292 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3766 days ago · 26 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 2.052 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 3767 days ago · 51 km deep · 33 km away
  15. 2.188 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3768 days ago · 19 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 2.0103 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3768 days ago · 25 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 2.313 km ESE of False Pass, Alaska · 3772 days ago · 171 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 1.9105 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3772 days ago · 31 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 3.7108 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3773 days ago · 39 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 2.3116 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3774 days ago · 42 km deep · 98 km away

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