Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 71 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 71 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska on Fri, Oct 14, 2016, 9:52 AM AKDT (17:52 UTC), 9 km (5 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
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2016-10-14 17:52:29 UTC
Depth
8.6 km (5.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.581° N, 164.422° 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
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 62 in the 60 days after this one and 25 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.670 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3641 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.121 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 3639 days ago · 95 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 3.369 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3635 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 2.0Unimak Island region, Alaska · 3635 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 3.977 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3635 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 3.573 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3635 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 3.769 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3635 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 2.5105 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3634 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 2.169 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3634 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 2.1Unimak Island region, Alaska · 3634 days ago · 38 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 1.524 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3633 days ago · 68 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 1.570 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3633 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 1.771 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3632 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  14. 2.269 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3632 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 2.470 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3632 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 2.487 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3632 days ago · 50 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 2.965 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3632 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  18. 2.384 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3631 days ago · 21 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 2.9109 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3631 days ago · 41 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 3.071 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3629 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  21. 3.577 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3629 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  22. 2.382 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3629 days ago · 60 km deep · 56 km away
  23. 2.4120 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3628 days ago · 26 km deep · 97 km away
  24. 2.198 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3628 days ago · 17 km deep · 66 km away
  25. 3.294 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3624 days ago · 26 km deep · 90 km away
  26. 2.365 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3624 days ago · 63 km deep · 79 km away
  27. 2.234 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3623 days ago · 68 km deep · 88 km away
  28. 3.469 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3622 days ago · 29 km deep · 73 km away
  29. 2.379 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3621 days ago · 26 km deep · 76 km away
  30. 2.070 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3620 days ago · 69 km deep · 93 km away
  31. 3.0106 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3618 days ago · 44 km deep · 71 km away
  32. 2.4Unimak Island region, Alaska · 3613 days ago · 43 km deep · 98 km away
  33. 2.283 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3613 days ago · 51 km deep · 77 km away
  34. 2.895 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3613 days ago · 51 km deep · 83 km away
  35. 3.2103 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3611 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away
  36. 2.543 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3611 days ago · 76 km deep · 75 km away
  37. 2.7108 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3610 days ago · 21 km deep · 88 km away
  38. 2.126 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3609 days ago · 78 km deep · 77 km away
  39. 2.041 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3609 days ago · 61 km deep · 99 km away
  40. 2.942 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3608 days ago · 68 km deep · 59 km away
  41. 2.390 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3608 days ago · 50 km deep · 87 km away
  42. 3.091 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3606 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  43. 2.593 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3606 days ago · 18 km deep · 82 km away
  44. 2.391 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3605 days ago · 17 km deep · 99 km away
  45. 2.2Unimak Island region, Alaska · 3604 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  46. 2.694 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3603 days ago · 59 km deep · 90 km away
  47. 2.249 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3602 days ago · 67 km deep · 91 km away
  48. 2.168 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3601 days ago · 51 km deep · 89 km away
  49. 2.118 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3599 days ago · 83 km deep · 84 km away
  50. 2.574 km NE of Akutan, Alaska · 3599 days ago · 116 km deep · 40 km away
  51. 2.286 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3596 days ago · 26 km deep · 79 km away
  52. 1.882 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3596 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
  53. 2.190 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3595 days ago · 43 km deep · 78 km away
  54. 2.288 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3593 days ago · 51 km deep · 65 km away
  55. 2.3107 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3593 days ago · 23 km deep · 72 km away
  56. 2.278 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3591 days ago · 53 km deep · 77 km away
  57. 2.087 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3589 days ago · 56 km deep · 46 km away
  58. 2.1106 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3585 days ago · 29 km deep · 67 km away
  59. 2.1111 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3584 days ago · 45 km deep · 85 km away
  60. 2.3113 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3582 days ago · 28 km deep · 90 km away

The first 60 of 62.

Before

  1. 1.762 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 3641 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 1.971 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3641 days ago · 44 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 3.871 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3643 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 1.869 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3644 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 2.194 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3645 days ago · 50 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 2.673 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3646 days ago · 60 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 2.369 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3649 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 2.982 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 3650 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 2.2100 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3650 days ago · 52 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 2.595 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3653 days ago · 72 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 2.3100 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3654 days ago · 29 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 2.4108 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3655 days ago · 62 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 2.093 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3657 days ago · 25 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 1.952 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3658 days ago · 73 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 3.578 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3659 days ago · 55 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 2.270 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3660 days ago · 143 km deep · 8 km away
  17. 2.163 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3665 days ago · 73 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 2.0115 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3670 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 3.8113 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3670 days ago · 45 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 2.1113 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3670 days ago · 26 km deep · 99 km away

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