Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 68 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 68 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska on Wed, Nov 23, 2016, 5:16 AM AKST (14:16 UTC), 51 km (32 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
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2016-11-23 14:16:41 UTC
Depth
51.3 km (31.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.259° N, 163.162° 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

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Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 87 in the 60 days after this one and 116 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 87.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak016f2opf3r (also filed as ak14511903). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:48 PM UTC.