Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 43 km NNW of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 43 km NNW of False Pass, Alaska on Thu, Jul 28, 2016, 7:52 PM AKDT (03:52 UTC), 161 km (100 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 31 km ESE 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
2016-07-29 03:52:58 UTC
Depth
161.2 km (100.2 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
55.207° N, 163.700° 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
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.935 km NW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 3719 days ago · 157 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 1.619 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3719 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 1.942 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3698 days ago · 70 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 2.531 km ESE of False Pass, Alaska · 3695 days ago · 82 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 2.346 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 3694 days ago · 63 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 2.515 km N of King Cove, Alaska · 3693 days ago · 147 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 2.465 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 3692 days ago · 124 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 2.28 km NW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 3690 days ago · 157 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 1.838 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3685 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 2.169 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 3673 days ago · 87 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 2.439 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 3667 days ago · 91 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 2.156 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3663 days ago · 57 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 2.270 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3660 days ago · 143 km deep · 78 km away

Before

  1. 2.084 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 3724 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 1.953 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 3725 days ago · 52 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 2.054 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3730 days ago · 59 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 2.984 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 3730 days ago · 186 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 2.041 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3733 days ago · 79 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 2.743 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3736 days ago · 109 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 2.025 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3737 days ago · 76 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 2.522 km WNW of False Pass, Alaska · 3738 days ago · 156 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 1.683 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 3738 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 2.743 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3738 days ago · 123 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 2.367 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3739 days ago · 164 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 2.237 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3742 days ago · 78 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 1.946 km WNW of False Pass, Alaska · 3744 days ago · 159 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 2.042 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3745 days ago · 60 km deep · 84 km away

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