Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 32 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 32 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska on Mon, Dec 19, 2016, 7:11 AM AKST (16:11 UTC), 10 km (6 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
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2016-12-19 16:11:11 UTC
Depth
9.9 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.609° N, 163.673° 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
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 81 in the 60 days after this one and 38 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.938 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3575 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 3.1104 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3575 days ago · 31 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 2.930 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 3574 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 2.490 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3574 days ago · 27 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 1.830 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3574 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 2.390 km NE of Akutan, Alaska · 3574 days ago · 111 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 2.073 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3573 days ago · 54 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 1.991 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3573 days ago · 20 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 2.3105 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3572 days ago · 28 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 2.435 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 3571 days ago · 64 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 2.694 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3570 days ago · 51 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 3.550 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 3569 days ago · 98 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 3.122 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3567 days ago · 95 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 2.387 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3567 days ago · 20 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 2.487 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3565 days ago · 17 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 2.488 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3565 days ago · 26 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 2.341 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3565 days ago · 72 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 2.3103 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3565 days ago · 62 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 2.925 km E of False Pass, Alaska · 3564 days ago · 99 km deep · 48 km away
  20. 2.5114 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3562 days ago · 41 km deep · 84 km away
  21. 2.082 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3560 days ago · 59 km deep · 78 km away
  22. 2.092 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3560 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
  23. 2.9105 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3560 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  24. 3.041 km SW of King Cove, Alaska · 3559 days ago · 93 km deep · 65 km away
  25. 2.888 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3558 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  26. 2.3112 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3558 days ago · 52 km deep · 89 km away
  27. 2.2109 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3558 days ago · 26 km deep · 78 km away
  28. 2.259 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3558 days ago · 67 km deep · 31 km away
  29. 2.268 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 3557 days ago · 91 km deep · 40 km away
  30. 2.1118 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3556 days ago · 29 km deep · 90 km away
  31. 2.8112 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3555 days ago · 26 km deep · 90 km away
  32. 2.195 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3555 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  33. 2.438 km NW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 3555 days ago · 150 km deep · 98 km away
  34. 2.122 km WNW of False Pass, Alaska · 3555 days ago · 107 km deep · 37 km away
  35. 2.672 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3554 days ago · 77 km deep · 81 km away
  36. 1.932 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3553 days ago · 82 km deep · 42 km away
  37. 3.479 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3553 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  38. 1.958 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 3553 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away
  39. 2.913 km SSW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 3552 days ago · 99 km deep · 77 km away
  40. 3.131 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3551 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  41. 2.4103 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3550 days ago · 61 km deep · 86 km away
  42. 3.695 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3550 days ago · 30 km deep · 67 km away
  43. 3.896 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3550 days ago · 15 km deep · 65 km away
  44. 3.191 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3549 days ago · 14 km deep · 59 km away
  45. 1.951 km NE of Akutan, Alaska · 3547 days ago · 95 km deep · 99 km away
  46. 2.4102 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3543 days ago · 26 km deep · 74 km away
  47. 2.7102 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3541 days ago · 47 km deep · 95 km away
  48. 2.729 km SW of King Cove, Alaska · 3541 days ago · 87 km deep · 72 km away
  49. 2.556 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3540 days ago · 20 km deep · 41 km away
  50. 2.413 km SSW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 3540 days ago · 115 km deep · 76 km away
  51. 2.284 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 3540 days ago · 68 km deep · 53 km away
  52. 2.498 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3540 days ago · 26 km deep · 68 km away
  53. 3.810 km W of Cold Bay, Alaska · 3540 days ago · 114 km deep · 81 km away
  54. 3.053 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 81 km deep · 69 km away
  55. 3.2121 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3538 days ago · 23 km deep · 99 km away
  56. 4.5107 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3538 days ago · 27 km deep · 77 km away
  57. 2.2110 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3538 days ago · 16 km deep · 80 km away
  58. 2.475 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3538 days ago · 63 km deep · 44 km away
  59. 2.4108 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3537 days ago · 40 km deep · 77 km away
  60. 2.284 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3533 days ago · 66 km deep · 52 km away

The first 60 of 81.

Before

  1. 2.270 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3576 days ago · 60 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 2.392 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3576 days ago · 15 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 2.5110 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3577 days ago · 46 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 2.631 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3577 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.66 km W of Cold Bay, Alaska · 3578 days ago · 106 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 2.3100 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3578 days ago · 14 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 2.4115 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3578 days ago · 26 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 3.582 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3579 days ago · 77 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 2.3106 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3579 days ago · 51 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 3.5112 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3579 days ago · 46 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 3.143 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3580 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 3.045 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3580 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 2.599 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3581 days ago · 65 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 2.465 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3582 days ago · 41 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 2.833 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3582 days ago · 117 km deep · 17 km away
  16. 2.3113 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3583 days ago · 28 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 2.197 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3584 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 1.953 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 3584 days ago · 43 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 2.2100 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3584 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 2.1111 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3585 days ago · 45 km deep · 92 km away

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