Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 38 km SE of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 38 km SE of False Pass, Alaska on Thu, Sep 1, 2016, 6:49 AM AKDT (14:49 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 94 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2016-09-01 14:49:15 UTC
Depth
8.8 km (5.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.574° N, 163.054° 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
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 60 in the 60 days after this one and 40 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.1102 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3680 days ago · 16 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 2.341 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3678 days ago · 21 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 2.6110 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3678 days ago · 15 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 3.097 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3674 days ago · 39 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 2.169 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 3673 days ago · 87 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 2.399 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3672 days ago · 26 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 2.175 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3672 days ago · 17 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 2.439 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 3667 days ago · 91 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 3.039 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3666 days ago · 58 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 2.9Alaska Peninsula · 3665 days ago · 30 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 3.2112 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3665 days ago · 26 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 2.156 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3662 days ago · 57 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 2.4104 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3662 days ago · 12 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 2.270 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3660 days ago · 143 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 2.093 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3657 days ago · 25 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 2.3100 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3654 days ago · 29 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 2.595 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3653 days ago · 72 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 2.3108 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3653 days ago · 25 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 2.189 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3653 days ago · 22 km deep · 55 km away
  20. 3.185 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3652 days ago · 18 km deep · 93 km away
  21. 2.2100 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3650 days ago · 52 km deep · 95 km away
  22. 2.369 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3649 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  23. 2.673 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3646 days ago · 60 km deep · 51 km away
  24. 1.864 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3645 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  25. 2.194 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3645 days ago · 50 km deep · 82 km away
  26. 1.869 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3644 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  27. 3.871 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3643 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  28. 1.971 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3641 days ago · 44 km deep · 57 km away
  29. 1.571 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3641 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  30. 1.670 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3641 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  31. 4.394 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3635 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
  32. 3.369 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3635 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  33. 2.0Unimak Island region, Alaska · 3635 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  34. 3.977 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3635 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  35. 3.573 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3635 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  36. 3.769 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3635 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  37. 2.169 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3634 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  38. 1.570 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3633 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  39. 1.771 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3632 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  40. 2.269 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3632 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  41. 2.470 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3632 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  42. 2.487 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3632 days ago · 50 km deep · 64 km away
  43. 2.965 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3632 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  44. 2.384 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3631 days ago · 21 km deep · 62 km away
  45. 2.9109 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3631 days ago · 41 km deep · 92 km away
  46. 3.071 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3629 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  47. 2.476 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 3629 days ago · 16 km deep · 43 km away
  48. 2.416 km NE of King Cove, Alaska · 3629 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  49. 3.577 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3629 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  50. 2.382 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3629 days ago · 60 km deep · 71 km away
  51. 2.113 km NE of King Cove, Alaska · 3629 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  52. 2.113 km ENE of King Cove, Alaska · 3629 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  53. 2.198 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3628 days ago · 17 km deep · 85 km away
  54. 3.528 km N of King Cove, Alaska · 3628 days ago · 176 km deep · 95 km away
  55. 2.5126 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3628 days ago · 87 km deep · 97 km away
  56. 1.946 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3628 days ago · 26 km deep · 58 km away
  57. 2.112 km NE of King Cove, Alaska · 3628 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  58. 2.686 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3626 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  59. 2.493 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3626 days ago · 26 km deep · 62 km away
  60. 2.112 km NE of King Cove, Alaska · 3625 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away

Before

  1. 2.154 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 3685 days ago · 50 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 2.7104 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3685 days ago · 21 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 2.0110 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3685 days ago · 23 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 2.073 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3689 days ago · 20 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 1.842 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3689 days ago · 51 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 2.28 km NW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 3690 days ago · 157 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 1.981 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3690 days ago · 26 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 2.1112 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 3691 days ago · 38 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 2.5114 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 3691 days ago · 32 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 2.098 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3691 days ago · 19 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 2.465 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 3691 days ago · 124 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 2.515 km N of King Cove, Alaska · 3692 days ago · 147 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 1.943 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 3693 days ago · 64 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 1.8105 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3693 days ago · 55 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 2.346 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 3693 days ago · 63 km deep · 38 km away
  16. 2.531 km ESE of False Pass, Alaska · 3694 days ago · 82 km deep · 20 km away
  17. 2.158 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 3695 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 2.0103 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3696 days ago · 16 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 1.942 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3697 days ago · 70 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 2.095 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3697 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away

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