Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 94 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 94 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska on Mon, Oct 10, 2016, 7:37 AM AKDT (15:37 UTC), 50 km (31 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.9 141 km S of False Pass, 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
2016-10-10 15:37:56 UTC
Depth
50.3 km (31.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.074° N, 163.991° 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
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 176 in the 60 days after this one and 47 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.869 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3644 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 1.834 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3643 days ago · 55 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 3.871 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3643 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 1.971 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3642 days ago · 44 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 1.762 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 3641 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 1.571 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3641 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 1.670 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3641 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 2.4Unimak Island region, Alaska · 3640 days ago · 26 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 2.121 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 3640 days ago · 95 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 4.579 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3638 days ago · 43 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 2.267 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3637 days ago · 46 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 3.369 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3635 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 2.0Unimak Island region, Alaska · 3635 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  14. 3.977 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3635 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 3.573 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3635 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 3.769 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3635 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 2.5105 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3635 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  18. 2.169 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3635 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  19. 2.1Unimak Island region, Alaska · 3634 days ago · 38 km deep · 32 km away
  20. 2.5157 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3633 days ago · 15 km deep · 73 km away
  21. 1.570 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3633 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  22. 2.289 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3633 days ago · 44 km deep · 78 km away
  23. 1.771 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3633 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  24. 2.269 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3632 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  25. 2.470 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3632 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  26. 2.3106 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3632 days ago · 68 km deep · 97 km away
  27. 2.487 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3632 days ago · 50 km deep · 30 km away
  28. 2.965 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3632 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  29. 2.384 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3631 days ago · 21 km deep · 28 km away
  30. 2.9109 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3631 days ago · 41 km deep · 18 km away
  31. 3.0153 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3630 days ago · 31 km deep · 83 km away
  32. 3.071 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3630 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  33. 3.577 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3629 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  34. 2.382 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3629 days ago · 60 km deep · 13 km away
  35. 4.9135 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3629 days ago · 18 km deep · 52 km away
  36. 2.4120 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3629 days ago · 26 km deep · 38 km away
  37. 2.4154 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3628 days ago · 26 km deep · 75 km away
  38. 5.9141 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3628 days ago · 14 km deep · 72 km away · tsunami flag
  39. 3.8155 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3628 days ago · 25 km deep · 85 km away
  40. 3.6160 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3628 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  41. 3.9151 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3628 days ago · 20 km deep · 85 km away
  42. 3.7158 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3628 days ago · 25 km deep · 89 km away
  43. 3.5154 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3628 days ago · 21 km deep · 85 km away
  44. 3.6156 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3628 days ago · 23 km deep · 87 km away
  45. 2.6144 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3628 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  46. 2.7146 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3628 days ago · 29 km deep · 79 km away
  47. 2.5147 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3628 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  48. 2.6162 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3628 days ago · 25 km deep · 92 km away
  49. 2.6144 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3628 days ago · 18 km deep · 72 km away
  50. 3.5151 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3628 days ago · 26 km deep · 82 km away
  51. 3.4152 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3628 days ago · 25 km deep · 83 km away
  52. 2.6139 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3628 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  53. 5.1134 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3628 days ago · 19 km deep · 65 km away
  54. 2.8133 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3628 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  55. 2.4147 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3628 days ago · 22 km deep · 74 km away
  56. 2.6147 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3628 days ago · 25 km deep · 77 km away
  57. 2.4Unimak Island region, Alaska · 3628 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  58. 3.4154 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3628 days ago · 27 km deep · 86 km away
  59. 3.1147 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3628 days ago · 21 km deep · 77 km away
  60. 2.5154 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3628 days ago · 18 km deep · 83 km away

The first 60 of 176.

Before

  1. 2.673 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3646 days ago · 60 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 2.369 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3649 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 2.982 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 3650 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 2.2100 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3650 days ago · 52 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 3.066 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3651 days ago · 54 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 2.582 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3651 days ago · 23 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 2.189 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3653 days ago · 22 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 2.3108 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3653 days ago · 25 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 2.595 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3653 days ago · 72 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 2.3100 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3654 days ago · 29 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 3.9157 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3655 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 2.4108 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3655 days ago · 62 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 2.093 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3658 days ago · 25 km deep · 35 km away
  14. 1.952 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3658 days ago · 73 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 3.1159 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3658 days ago · 24 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 3.578 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3659 days ago · 55 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 2.270 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3660 days ago · 143 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 2.3151 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3660 days ago · 23 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 2.4154 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3661 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 3.5147 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3661 days ago · 25 km deep · 71 km away

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