Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 91 km S of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 91 km S of False Pass, Alaska on Fri, Nov 18, 2016, 11:39 PM AKST (08:39 UTC), 17 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 Unimak Island region, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2016-11-19 08:39:41 UTC
Depth
17.2 km (10.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.041° N, 163.205° 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
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 94 in the 60 days after this one and 122 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.4south of Alaska · 3605 days ago · 25 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 2.6149 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3605 days ago · 29 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 2.2Unimak Island region, Alaska · 3605 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 3.2151 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3604 days ago · 31 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 2.288 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3604 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 2.6137 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3604 days ago · 20 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 2.694 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3603 days ago · 59 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 2.249 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3602 days ago · 67 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 2.168 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3601 days ago · 51 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 2.299 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3601 days ago · 13 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 2.4122 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3601 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 2.330 km SW of King Cove, Alaska · 3599 days ago · 80 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 2.286 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3596 days ago · 26 km deep · 23 km away
  14. 1.882 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3596 days ago · 11 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 4.7Unimak Island region, Alaska · 3596 days ago · 22 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 2.190 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3595 days ago · 43 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 2.288 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3593 days ago · 51 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 2.3107 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3593 days ago · 23 km deep · 57 km away
  19. 2.278 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3591 days ago · 53 km deep · 22 km away
  20. 2.5162 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3591 days ago · 19 km deep · 75 km away
  21. 2.4112 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3589 days ago · 28 km deep · 28 km away
  22. 2.087 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3589 days ago · 56 km deep · 64 km away
  23. 2.1106 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3586 days ago · 29 km deep · 62 km away
  24. 2.485 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3585 days ago · 25 km deep · 50 km away
  25. 2.138 km SW of King Cove, Alaska · 3585 days ago · 14 km deep · 91 km away
  26. 2.1111 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3585 days ago · 45 km deep · 67 km away
  27. 2.2100 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3584 days ago · 13 km deep · 16 km away
  28. 1.953 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 3583 days ago · 43 km deep · 83 km away
  29. 2.197 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3583 days ago · 11 km deep · 21 km away
  30. 2.3113 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3582 days ago · 28 km deep · 68 km away
  31. 2.296 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3582 days ago · 22 km deep · 97 km away
  32. 2.833 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3582 days ago · 117 km deep · 86 km away
  33. 2.465 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3581 days ago · 41 km deep · 64 km away
  34. 2.8146 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3581 days ago · 24 km deep · 58 km away
  35. 2.599 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3580 days ago · 65 km deep · 72 km away
  36. 3.045 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3579 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  37. 3.143 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3579 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  38. 4.1120 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3578 days ago · 28 km deep · 69 km away
  39. 3.5112 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3578 days ago · 46 km deep · 65 km away
  40. 2.3106 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3578 days ago · 51 km deep · 67 km away
  41. 3.582 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3578 days ago · 77 km deep · 64 km away
  42. 2.7147 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3578 days ago · 39 km deep · 56 km away
  43. 2.4115 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3578 days ago · 26 km deep · 62 km away
  44. 2.3100 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3577 days ago · 14 km deep · 44 km away
  45. 2.631 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3576 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  46. 2.5110 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3576 days ago · 46 km deep · 56 km away
  47. 2.392 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3576 days ago · 15 km deep · 12 km away
  48. 2.270 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3575 days ago · 60 km deep · 99 km away
  49. 1.932 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3575 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  50. 1.938 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3574 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  51. 3.1104 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3574 days ago · 31 km deep · 72 km away
  52. 2.930 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 3574 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  53. 2.490 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3574 days ago · 27 km deep · 29 km away
  54. 1.830 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3573 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  55. 2.4157 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3573 days ago · 55 km deep · 74 km away
  56. 2.1151 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3572 days ago · 21 km deep · 94 km away
  57. 2.6124 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3572 days ago · 35 km deep · 75 km away
  58. 2.073 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3572 days ago · 54 km deep · 51 km away
  59. 1.991 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3572 days ago · 20 km deep · 31 km away
  60. 2.3105 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3572 days ago · 28 km deep · 70 km away

The first 60 of 94.

Before

  1. 2.593 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3606 days ago · 18 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 3.091 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3606 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 3.3160 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3607 days ago · 28 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 2.056 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 3607 days ago · 26 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 2.390 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3608 days ago · 50 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 2.6152 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3608 days ago · 28 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 2.942 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3609 days ago · 68 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 2.7160 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3609 days ago · 26 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 3.4158 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3610 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 3.7151 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3610 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 4.5127 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3610 days ago · 29 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 2.7108 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3610 days ago · 21 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 3.2103 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3611 days ago · 15 km deep · 20 km away
  14. 2.379 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 3611 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 3.0150 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3612 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
  16. 2.7155 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3612 days ago · 26 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 2.895 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3613 days ago · 51 km deep · 27 km away
  18. 2.283 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3613 days ago · 51 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 2.4Unimak Island region, Alaska · 3613 days ago · 43 km deep · 43 km away
  20. 3.3164 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3616 days ago · 21 km deep · 74 km away

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