Alaska earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 144 km S of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 144 km S of False Pass, Alaska on Thu, Oct 27, 2016, 4:10 AM AKDT (12:10 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 134 km S of False Pass, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2016-10-27 12:10:32 UTC
Depth
8.2 km (5.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.555° N, 163.364° 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
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 149 in the 60 days after this one and 36 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.7146 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3629 days ago · 29 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 2.5147 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3629 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 2.6162 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3629 days ago · 25 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 2.6144 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3629 days ago · 18 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 3.5151 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3629 days ago · 26 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 3.4152 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3629 days ago · 25 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 2.6139 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3629 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 5.1134 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3629 days ago · 19 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 2.8133 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3629 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 2.4147 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3629 days ago · 22 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 2.6147 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3629 days ago · 25 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 2.4Unimak Island region, Alaska · 3629 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 3.4154 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3629 days ago · 27 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 3.1147 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3629 days ago · 21 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 2.5154 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3629 days ago · 18 km deep · 13 km away
  16. 2.198 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3629 days ago · 17 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 2.5149 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3629 days ago · 14 km deep · 6 km away
  18. 2.5145 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3629 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away
  19. 3.6157 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3629 days ago · 27 km deep · 17 km away
  20. 3.5151 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3629 days ago · 23 km deep · 15 km away
  21. 3.4150 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3629 days ago · 25 km deep · 9 km away
  22. 2.5142 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3629 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  23. 3.1143 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3629 days ago · 25 km deep · 8 km away
  24. 2.6152 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3629 days ago · 28 km deep · 11 km away
  25. 2.4149 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3629 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  26. 3.7155 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3629 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  27. 3.8162 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3629 days ago · 30 km deep · 23 km away
  28. 3.2150 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3629 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  29. 3.3145 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3629 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  30. 2.5157 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3629 days ago · 25 km deep · 16 km away
  31. 4.3146 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3629 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  32. 3.3158 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3629 days ago · 21 km deep · 16 km away
  33. 2.5135 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3629 days ago · 30 km deep · 14 km away
  34. 3.8194 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3629 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  35. 2.5167 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3629 days ago · 19 km deep · 24 km away
  36. 2.4142 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3629 days ago · 20 km deep · 2 km away
  37. 2.5Unimak Island region, Alaska · 3629 days ago · 26 km deep · 20 km away
  38. 3.4154 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3629 days ago · 25 km deep · 13 km away
  39. 2.5154 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3629 days ago · 26 km deep · 15 km away
  40. 2.5160 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3629 days ago · 23 km deep · 20 km away
  41. 2.5152 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3629 days ago · 14 km deep · 12 km away
  42. 4.2139 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3629 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  43. 2.6155 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3629 days ago · 25 km deep · 14 km away
  44. 3.3159 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3629 days ago · 14 km deep · 19 km away
  45. 2.5157 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3629 days ago · 26 km deep · 17 km away
  46. 2.5156 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3629 days ago · 24 km deep · 17 km away
  47. 2.4149 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3629 days ago · 26 km deep · 5 km away
  48. 2.5150 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3629 days ago · 25 km deep · 14 km away
  49. 3.3150 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3629 days ago · 37 km deep · 9 km away
  50. 2.5126 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3629 days ago · 87 km deep · 18 km away
  51. 3.784 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3629 days ago · 18 km deep · 94 km away
  52. 3.4131 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3629 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  53. 2.6Unimak Island region, Alaska · 3629 days ago · 30 km deep · 17 km away
  54. 4.9135 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3628 days ago · 28 km deep · 12 km away
  55. 3.2153 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3627 days ago · 15 km deep · 9 km away
  56. 2.7102 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3627 days ago · 49 km deep · 97 km away
  57. 2.493 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3627 days ago · 26 km deep · 54 km away
  58. 3.4157 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3625 days ago · 40 km deep · 13 km away
  59. 3.294 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3625 days ago · 26 km deep · 50 km away
  60. 2.9144 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3624 days ago · 25 km deep · 36 km away

The first 60 of 149.

Before

  1. 3.6156 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3629 days ago · 23 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 3.5154 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3629 days ago · 21 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 3.7158 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3629 days ago · 25 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 3.9151 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3629 days ago · 20 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 3.6160 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3629 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 3.8155 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3629 days ago · 25 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 5.9141 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3629 days ago · 14 km deep · 7 km away · tsunami flag
  8. 2.4154 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3629 days ago · 26 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 2.4120 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3630 days ago · 26 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 4.9135 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3630 days ago · 18 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 2.382 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3630 days ago · 60 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 3.0153 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3631 days ago · 31 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 2.9109 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3632 days ago · 41 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 2.384 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3632 days ago · 21 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 2.487 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3633 days ago · 50 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 2.3106 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3633 days ago · 68 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 2.289 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3634 days ago · 44 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 2.5157 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3634 days ago · 15 km deep · 22 km away
  19. 2.1Unimak Island region, Alaska · 3635 days ago · 38 km deep · 60 km away
  20. 2.5105 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3636 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away

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