Alaska earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 85 km SE of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 85 km SE of False Pass, Alaska on Fri, Dec 9, 2016, 8:49 AM AKST (17:49 UTC), 25 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 107 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2016-12-09 17:49:47 UTC
Depth
25.4 km (15.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.274° N, 162.555° 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
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 86 in the 60 days after this one and 40 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.277 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3585 days ago · 20 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 2.138 km SW of King Cove, Alaska · 3585 days ago · 14 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 2.389 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3584 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 2.381 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3584 days ago · 15 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 1.877 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 3584 days ago · 26 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 1.757 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3584 days ago · 32 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 2.2100 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3584 days ago · 13 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 1.953 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 3583 days ago · 43 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 2.197 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3583 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 2.6100 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3582 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 2.833 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3582 days ago · 117 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 2.465 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3581 days ago · 41 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 2.8146 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3581 days ago · 24 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 3.045 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3579 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 3.143 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3579 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 3.887 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3578 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 2.7147 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3578 days ago · 39 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 2.3100 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3577 days ago · 14 km deep · 18 km away
  19. 2.149 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 3577 days ago · 73 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 2.631 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3576 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  21. 2.392 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3575 days ago · 15 km deep · 60 km away
  22. 1.932 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3575 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  23. 2.189 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3574 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  24. 1.938 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3574 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  25. 2.930 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 3574 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  26. 2.490 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3573 days ago · 27 km deep · 23 km away
  27. 1.830 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3573 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  28. 2.488 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3573 days ago · 26 km deep · 68 km away
  29. 1.975 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3573 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  30. 2.073 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3572 days ago · 54 km deep · 87 km away
  31. 1.991 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3572 days ago · 20 km deep · 78 km away
  32. 2.435 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 3570 days ago · 64 km deep · 54 km away
  33. 3.122 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3566 days ago · 95 km deep · 70 km away
  34. 2.387 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3566 days ago · 20 km deep · 2 km away
  35. 2.487 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3564 days ago · 17 km deep · 5 km away
  36. 2.488 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3564 days ago · 26 km deep · 4 km away
  37. 2.341 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3564 days ago · 72 km deep · 46 km away
  38. 2.925 km E of False Pass, Alaska · 3564 days ago · 99 km deep · 67 km away
  39. 3.7122 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3563 days ago · 35 km deep · 81 km away
  40. 3.582 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3561 days ago · 35 km deep · 66 km away
  41. 2.5114 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3561 days ago · 41 km deep · 98 km away
  42. 2.9132 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3560 days ago · 29 km deep · 63 km away
  43. 2.032 km E of King Cove, Alaska · 3559 days ago · 89 km deep · 96 km away
  44. 2.092 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3559 days ago · 13 km deep · 8 km away
  45. 2.9105 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3559 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  46. 2.4143 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3559 days ago · 29 km deep · 78 km away
  47. 3.041 km SW of King Cove, Alaska · 3558 days ago · 93 km deep · 56 km away
  48. 2.888 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3558 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  49. 2.259 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3557 days ago · 67 km deep · 68 km away
  50. 2.8112 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3555 days ago · 26 km deep · 62 km away
  51. 2.5136 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3554 days ago · 16 km deep · 76 km away
  52. 2.195 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3554 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  53. 1.578 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3553 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
  54. 1.932 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3553 days ago · 82 km deep · 53 km away
  55. 1.958 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 3552 days ago · 12 km deep · 30 km away
  56. 2.913 km SSW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 3551 days ago · 99 km deep · 89 km away
  57. 3.131 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3550 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  58. 1.966 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3549 days ago · 22 km deep · 84 km away
  59. 3.695 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3549 days ago · 30 km deep · 78 km away
  60. 1.977 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 3549 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away

The first 60 of 86.

Before

  1. 2.376 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3586 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 2.045 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 3587 days ago · 66 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 2.389 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3588 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 2.4112 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3589 days ago · 28 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 1.612 km NE of King Cove, Alaska · 3589 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 2.278 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3591 days ago · 53 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 2.590 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3591 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 2.490 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3592 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 2.7160 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3595 days ago · 26 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 1.882 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3596 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 2.286 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3596 days ago · 26 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 2.330 km SW of King Cove, Alaska · 3599 days ago · 80 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 2.299 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3601 days ago · 13 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 2.168 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3601 days ago · 51 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 2.252 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 3602 days ago · 60 km deep · 100 km away
  16. 2.249 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3602 days ago · 67 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 3.278 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3603 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 2.6137 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3604 days ago · 20 km deep · 57 km away
  19. 2.288 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3604 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 3.2151 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3604 days ago · 31 km deep · 83 km away

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