Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 93 km SE of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 93 km SE of False Pass, Alaska on Sun, Jun 26, 2016, 9:44 PM AKDT (05:44 UTC), 27 km (17 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 31 km ESE of King Cove, 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
2016-06-27 05:44:01 UTC
Depth
26.8 km (16.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.207° N, 162.480° 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: 94 in the 60 days after this one and 34 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.863 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3750 days ago · 64 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 1.840 km SW of King Cove, Alaska · 3750 days ago · 80 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 1.967 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3750 days ago · 26 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 2.8148 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3749 days ago · 32 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 2.8147 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3748 days ago · 20 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 4.631 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 3748 days ago · 70 km deep · 87 km away · tsunami flag
  7. 2.042 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3744 days ago · 60 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 2.1100 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3744 days ago · 26 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 1.975 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3744 days ago · 18 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 1.959 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3744 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 1.637 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 3743 days ago · 71 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 2.357 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 3743 days ago · 81 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 1.8108 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3743 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 1.8112 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3743 days ago · 26 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 3.5145 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3742 days ago · 24 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 2.237 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3742 days ago · 78 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 2.295 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3740 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 2.289 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3740 days ago · 21 km deep · 69 km away
  19. 2.2148 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3739 days ago · 34 km deep · 73 km away
  20. 2.283 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3738 days ago · 20 km deep · 60 km away
  21. 2.4120 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3738 days ago · 26 km deep · 83 km away
  22. 2.7103 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3738 days ago · 26 km deep · 80 km away
  23. 2.994 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3738 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  24. 2.073 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3737 days ago · 21 km deep · 41 km away
  25. 2.2127 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3737 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
  26. 2.396 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3737 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
  27. 1.991 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3737 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away
  28. 2.025 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3736 days ago · 76 km deep · 68 km away
  29. 3.4154 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3735 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
  30. 3.3159 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3735 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  31. 2.8148 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3735 days ago · 26 km deep · 87 km away
  32. 2.9157 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3735 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  33. 2.980 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3733 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  34. 2.041 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3733 days ago · 79 km deep · 85 km away
  35. 1.856 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 3732 days ago · 26 km deep · 41 km away
  36. 2.0106 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3732 days ago · 20 km deep · 98 km away
  37. 2.079 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3730 days ago · 16 km deep · 59 km away
  38. 2.054 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3730 days ago · 59 km deep · 39 km away
  39. 2.283 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3729 days ago · 26 km deep · 91 km away
  40. 1.753 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3728 days ago · 45 km deep · 57 km away
  41. 1.9112 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3728 days ago · 17 km deep · 92 km away
  42. 2.490 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3727 days ago · 13 km deep · 4 km away
  43. 2.299 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3727 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
  44. 2.289 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3727 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  45. 2.4103 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3726 days ago · 28 km deep · 72 km away
  46. 3.288 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3725 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  47. 1.953 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 3724 days ago · 52 km deep · 45 km away
  48. 2.2132 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3724 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  49. 2.153 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 3724 days ago · 19 km deep · 42 km away
  50. 2.478 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3721 days ago · 15 km deep · 70 km away
  51. 2.031 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 3720 days ago · 63 km deep · 65 km away
  52. 2.486 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3720 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
  53. 3.2124 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3720 days ago · 32 km deep · 79 km away
  54. 2.096 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3720 days ago · 19 km deep · 78 km away
  55. 1.8115 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3719 days ago · 19 km deep · 66 km away
  56. 2.260 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 3719 days ago · 53 km deep · 38 km away
  57. 1.681 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3718 days ago · 25 km deep · 90 km away
  58. 2.797 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3718 days ago · 41 km deep · 64 km away
  59. 1.847 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3717 days ago · 74 km deep · 82 km away
  60. 2.3109 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3717 days ago · 41 km deep · 61 km away

The first 60 of 94.

Before

  1. 3.098 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3751 days ago · 26 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 2.6148 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3751 days ago · 25 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 2.799 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3755 days ago · 13 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 2.5142 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3759 days ago · 40 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 3.2148 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3759 days ago · 37 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 2.9148 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3760 days ago · 48 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 2.7142 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3760 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 5.0142 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3760 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 2.594 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3762 days ago · 15 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 2.591 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3762 days ago · 26 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 4.6Unimak Island region, Alaska · 3762 days ago · 24 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 1.948 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3762 days ago · 64 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 2.3147 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3762 days ago · 25 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 2.021 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3763 days ago · 97 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 2.586 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3763 days ago · 26 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 2.3116 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3763 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 2.168 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3763 days ago · 42 km deep · 45 km away
  18. 2.148 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3764 days ago · 74 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 2.194 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3764 days ago · 26 km deep · 32 km away
  20. 2.990 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3764 days ago · 34 km deep · 63 km away

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