Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 77 km S of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 77 km S of False Pass, Alaska on Thu, Aug 18, 2016, 4:18 PM AKDT (00:18 UTC), 18 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 117 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2016-08-19 00:18:13 UTC
Depth
17.7 km (11.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.162° N, 163.593° 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
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 83 in the 60 days after this one and 58 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.095 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3698 days ago · 11 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 1.942 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3697 days ago · 70 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 2.0103 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3696 days ago · 16 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 2.6110 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3696 days ago · 50 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 1.9113 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3696 days ago · 15 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 2.158 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 3695 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 2.531 km ESE of False Pass, Alaska · 3694 days ago · 82 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 2.193 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3694 days ago · 31 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 2.346 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 3693 days ago · 63 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 1.8105 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3693 days ago · 55 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 2.465 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 3692 days ago · 124 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 1.9107 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3692 days ago · 21 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 2.098 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3691 days ago · 19 km deep · 21 km away
  14. 2.5139 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3691 days ago · 50 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 1.981 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3690 days ago · 26 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 1.798 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3689 days ago · 65 km deep · 61 km away
  17. 1.994 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3689 days ago · 25 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 3.8141 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3688 days ago · 25 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 2.0110 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3685 days ago · 23 km deep · 39 km away
  20. 2.7104 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3685 days ago · 21 km deep · 39 km away
  21. 1.838 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3684 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  22. 2.3Unimak Island region, Alaska · 3684 days ago · 51 km deep · 99 km away
  23. 3.4129 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3682 days ago · 15 km deep · 52 km away
  24. 3.1100 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3680 days ago · 58 km deep · 62 km away
  25. 3.4109 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3680 days ago · 27 km deep · 70 km away
  26. 2.4106 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3680 days ago · 47 km deep · 61 km away
  27. 2.2101 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3680 days ago · 53 km deep · 62 km away
  28. 1.9104 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3680 days ago · 48 km deep · 67 km away
  29. 2.497 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3680 days ago · 57 km deep · 66 km away
  30. 2.1102 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3680 days ago · 16 km deep · 36 km away
  31. 1.992 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3679 days ago · 72 km deep · 61 km away
  32. 2.6110 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3678 days ago · 15 km deep · 48 km away
  33. 2.4121 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3675 days ago · 57 km deep · 64 km away
  34. 3.097 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3674 days ago · 39 km deep · 72 km away
  35. 2.169 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 3673 days ago · 87 km deep · 42 km away
  36. 2.399 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3673 days ago · 26 km deep · 24 km away
  37. 2.065 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3671 days ago · 65 km deep · 80 km away
  38. 2.359 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3670 days ago · 65 km deep · 85 km away
  39. 3.9123 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3670 days ago · 43 km deep · 72 km away
  40. 4.7117 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3670 days ago · 37 km deep · 63 km away
  41. 2.1112 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3670 days ago · 61 km deep · 59 km away
  42. 3.0116 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3670 days ago · 41 km deep · 63 km away
  43. 2.1113 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3670 days ago · 26 km deep · 65 km away
  44. 3.8113 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3670 days ago · 45 km deep · 58 km away
  45. 2.0115 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3670 days ago · 15 km deep · 65 km away
  46. 2.3118 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3669 days ago · 26 km deep · 67 km away
  47. 2.439 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 3667 days ago · 91 km deep · 91 km away
  48. 2.163 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3665 days ago · 73 km deep · 87 km away
  49. 2.9Alaska Peninsula · 3665 days ago · 30 km deep · 91 km away
  50. 3.2112 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3665 days ago · 26 km deep · 43 km away
  51. 4.7155 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3662 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
  52. 3.0150 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3662 days ago · 25 km deep · 74 km away
  53. 2.5158 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3662 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
  54. 2.156 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3662 days ago · 57 km deep · 72 km away
  55. 2.4104 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3662 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
  56. 2.2152 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3662 days ago · 37 km deep · 76 km away
  57. 3.5147 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3661 days ago · 25 km deep · 71 km away
  58. 2.4154 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3661 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
  59. 2.3151 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3660 days ago · 23 km deep · 75 km away
  60. 2.270 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3660 days ago · 143 km deep · 78 km away

The first 60 of 83.

Before

  1. 1.778 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3698 days ago · 26 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 2.4106 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3698 days ago · 55 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 2.5109 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3698 days ago · 48 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 2.297 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3698 days ago · 16 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 3.3101 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3698 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 2.576 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3700 days ago · 19 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 2.2100 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3701 days ago · 18 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 2.088 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 3702 days ago · 27 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 4.0152 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3702 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 1.6111 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3705 days ago · 46 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 1.575 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3705 days ago · 66 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 1.692 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3705 days ago · 39 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 1.7102 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3706 days ago · 54 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 1.764 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3706 days ago · 65 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 1.9100 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3706 days ago · 28 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 3.0112 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3708 days ago · 26 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 2.587 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3708 days ago · 57 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 1.994 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3708 days ago · 19 km deep · 18 km away
  19. 2.465 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3708 days ago · 56 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 2.3112 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3708 days ago · 27 km deep · 36 km away

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