Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 70 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 70 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska on Sun, Sep 25, 2016, 11:37 AM AKDT (19:37 UTC), 143 km (89 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 77 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2016-09-25 19:37:01 UTC
Depth
142.5 km (88.5 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
54.654° N, 164.446° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 58 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.578 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3660 days ago · 55 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 1.952 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3658 days ago · 73 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 2.093 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3658 days ago · 25 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 2.4108 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3656 days ago · 62 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 2.3100 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3655 days ago · 29 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 2.595 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3654 days ago · 72 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 2.2100 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3651 days ago · 52 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 2.982 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 3650 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 2.369 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3650 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 2.673 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3647 days ago · 60 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 2.194 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3645 days ago · 50 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 1.869 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3644 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 3.871 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3643 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  14. 1.971 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3642 days ago · 44 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 1.762 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 3642 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  16. 1.571 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3641 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  17. 1.670 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3641 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  18. 2.121 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 3640 days ago · 95 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 3.369 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3636 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  20. 2.0Unimak Island region, Alaska · 3635 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  21. 3.977 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3635 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  22. 3.573 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3635 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  23. 3.769 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3635 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  24. 2.5105 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3635 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  25. 2.169 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3635 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  26. 2.1Unimak Island region, Alaska · 3634 days ago · 38 km deep · 96 km away
  27. 1.570 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3633 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  28. 1.771 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3633 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  29. 2.269 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3633 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  30. 2.470 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3633 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  31. 2.487 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3632 days ago · 50 km deep · 88 km away
  32. 2.965 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3632 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  33. 2.384 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3632 days ago · 21 km deep · 84 km away
  34. 2.9109 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3631 days ago · 41 km deep · 89 km away
  35. 3.071 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3630 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  36. 3.577 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3629 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  37. 2.382 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3629 days ago · 60 km deep · 64 km away
  38. 2.198 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3629 days ago · 17 km deep · 74 km away
  39. 3.294 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3624 days ago · 26 km deep · 97 km away
  40. 2.365 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3624 days ago · 63 km deep · 86 km away
  41. 2.234 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3624 days ago · 68 km deep · 93 km away
  42. 3.469 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3622 days ago · 29 km deep · 79 km away
  43. 2.379 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3621 days ago · 26 km deep · 83 km away
  44. 3.0106 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3619 days ago · 44 km deep · 79 km away
  45. 2.283 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3614 days ago · 51 km deep · 85 km away
  46. 2.895 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3613 days ago · 51 km deep · 90 km away
  47. 2.543 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3611 days ago · 76 km deep · 81 km away
  48. 2.7108 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3610 days ago · 21 km deep · 97 km away
  49. 2.126 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3610 days ago · 78 km deep · 81 km away
  50. 3.130 km W of Cold Bay, Alaska · 3610 days ago · 187 km deep · 97 km away
  51. 2.942 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3609 days ago · 68 km deep · 62 km away
  52. 2.390 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3608 days ago · 50 km deep · 95 km away
  53. 3.091 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3606 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  54. 2.593 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3606 days ago · 18 km deep · 89 km away
  55. 2.2Unimak Island region, Alaska · 3605 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  56. 2.694 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3604 days ago · 59 km deep · 98 km away
  57. 2.249 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3603 days ago · 67 km deep · 94 km away
  58. 2.168 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3602 days ago · 51 km deep · 94 km away

Before

  1. 2.163 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3665 days ago · 73 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 2.359 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3671 days ago · 65 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 2.065 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3671 days ago · 65 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 2.242 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3671 days ago · 75 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 2.399 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3673 days ago · 26 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 2.169 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 3673 days ago · 87 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 1.935 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3674 days ago · 67 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 1.992 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3680 days ago · 72 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 2.497 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3680 days ago · 57 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 2.2101 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3680 days ago · 53 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 2.4106 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3681 days ago · 47 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 3.1100 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3681 days ago · 58 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 1.953 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3681 days ago · 73 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 1.838 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3684 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 2.0110 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3686 days ago · 23 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 1.994 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3689 days ago · 25 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 1.798 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3690 days ago · 65 km deep · 91 km away

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