Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 42 km SE of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 42 km SE of False Pass, Alaska on Thu, Aug 18, 2016, 10:56 PM AKDT (06:56 UTC), 70 km (43 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 95 km SSE of King Cove, 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
2016-08-19 06:56:31 UTC
Depth
70.0 km (43.5 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
54.552° N, 163.017° 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
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 51 in the 60 days after this one and 44 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.0103 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3696 days ago · 16 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 2.158 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 3695 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 2.531 km ESE of False Pass, Alaska · 3695 days ago · 82 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 2.346 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 3693 days ago · 63 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 1.8105 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3693 days ago · 55 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 1.943 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 3693 days ago · 64 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 2.515 km N of King Cove, Alaska · 3692 days ago · 147 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 2.465 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 3692 days ago · 124 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 2.098 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3691 days ago · 19 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 2.5114 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 3691 days ago · 32 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 2.1112 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 3691 days ago · 38 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 1.981 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3690 days ago · 26 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 2.28 km NW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 3690 days ago · 157 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 1.842 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3689 days ago · 51 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 2.073 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3689 days ago · 20 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 2.0110 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3686 days ago · 23 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 2.7104 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3685 days ago · 21 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 2.154 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 3685 days ago · 50 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 1.838 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3684 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 2.1102 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3680 days ago · 16 km deep · 69 km away
  21. 2.341 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3679 days ago · 21 km deep · 75 km away
  22. 2.6110 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3678 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away
  23. 3.097 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3674 days ago · 39 km deep · 55 km away
  24. 2.169 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 3673 days ago · 87 km deep · 74 km away
  25. 2.399 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3673 days ago · 26 km deep · 81 km away
  26. 2.175 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3673 days ago · 17 km deep · 86 km away
  27. 2.993 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3670 days ago · 38 km deep · 97 km away
  28. 2.439 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 3667 days ago · 91 km deep · 34 km away
  29. 3.039 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3666 days ago · 58 km deep · 77 km away
  30. 2.9Alaska Peninsula · 3665 days ago · 30 km deep · 52 km away
  31. 3.2112 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3665 days ago · 26 km deep · 78 km away
  32. 2.156 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3662 days ago · 57 km deep · 19 km away
  33. 2.4104 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3662 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
  34. 2.270 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3660 days ago · 143 km deep · 93 km away
  35. 2.093 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3658 days ago · 25 km deep · 67 km away
  36. 2.3100 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3655 days ago · 29 km deep · 95 km away
  37. 2.595 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3654 days ago · 72 km deep · 70 km away
  38. 2.3108 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3653 days ago · 25 km deep · 70 km away
  39. 2.189 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3653 days ago · 22 km deep · 52 km away
  40. 4.295 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3652 days ago · 36 km deep · 97 km away
  41. 3.185 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3652 days ago · 18 km deep · 90 km away
  42. 2.2100 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3651 days ago · 52 km deep · 96 km away
  43. 2.369 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3650 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  44. 2.673 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3647 days ago · 60 km deep · 51 km away
  45. 1.864 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3645 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  46. 2.194 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3645 days ago · 50 km deep · 83 km away
  47. 1.869 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3644 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  48. 3.871 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3643 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  49. 1.971 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3642 days ago · 44 km deep · 58 km away
  50. 1.571 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3641 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  51. 1.670 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3641 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away

Before

  1. 2.095 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3698 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 2.177 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3698 days ago · 18 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 3.772 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3698 days ago · 29 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 2.297 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3699 days ago · 16 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 3.3101 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3699 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 2.238 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 3699 days ago · 64 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 2.576 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3700 days ago · 19 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 2.2100 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3701 days ago · 18 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 2.253 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3702 days ago · 47 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 2.088 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 3702 days ago · 27 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 1.692 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3706 days ago · 39 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 1.7102 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3706 days ago · 54 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 1.938 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3707 days ago · 62 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 3.0112 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3708 days ago · 26 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 1.994 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3708 days ago · 19 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 2.3112 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3709 days ago · 27 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 1.986 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3709 days ago · 41 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 2.379 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3709 days ago · 22 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 3.2118 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3711 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 2.047 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 3712 days ago · 76 km deep · 91 km away

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