Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 95 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 95 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska on Mon, Jan 11, 2016, 1:48 AM AKST (10:48 UTC), 19 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 169 km S of False Pass, 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
2016-01-11 10:48:36 UTC
Depth
19.4 km (12.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.011° N, 163.707° 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
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 83 in the 60 days after this one and 45 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.653 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3917 days ago · 79 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 2.9141 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3916 days ago · 26 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 2.694 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 3914 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 2.5122 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3914 days ago · 40 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 3.390 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3913 days ago · 32 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 2.489 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3913 days ago · 50 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 3.295 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3913 days ago · 25 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 2.295 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3912 days ago · 43 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 2.587 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3912 days ago · 41 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 2.271 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3911 days ago · 74 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 2.5155 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3910 days ago · 26 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 2.692 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3907 days ago · 44 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 3.4100 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3906 days ago · 23 km deep · 35 km away
  14. 2.053 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3905 days ago · 58 km deep · 45 km away
  15. 2.6144 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3905 days ago · 37 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 4.1169 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3904 days ago · 26 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 3.5153 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3904 days ago · 19 km deep · 58 km away
  18. 2.6161 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3904 days ago · 26 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 2.154 km ESE of False Pass, Alaska · 3903 days ago · 63 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 2.7Unimak Island region, Alaska · 3903 days ago · 24 km deep · 63 km away
  21. 2.9161 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3902 days ago · 38 km deep · 67 km away
  22. 2.181 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3902 days ago · 57 km deep · 86 km away
  23. 3.5177 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3901 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
  24. 2.678 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3901 days ago · 29 km deep · 78 km away
  25. 2.9160 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3900 days ago · 25 km deep · 69 km away
  26. 2.6163 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3900 days ago · 26 km deep · 69 km away
  27. 3.5157 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3899 days ago · 42 km deep · 66 km away
  28. 2.9156 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3899 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
  29. 2.7160 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3899 days ago · 22 km deep · 69 km away
  30. 2.515 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3899 days ago · 103 km deep · 87 km away
  31. 2.5161 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3898 days ago · 18 km deep · 69 km away
  32. 2.986 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3898 days ago · 51 km deep · 88 km away
  33. 2.3119 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3897 days ago · 26 km deep · 30 km away
  34. 2.5103 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3897 days ago · 42 km deep · 30 km away
  35. 2.991 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3896 days ago · 29 km deep · 18 km away
  36. 2.582 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 3895 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  37. 2.289 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3895 days ago · 47 km deep · 6 km away
  38. 2.730 km W of False Pass, Alaska · 3895 days ago · 141 km deep · 90 km away
  39. 3.3119 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3894 days ago · 36 km deep · 25 km away
  40. 2.4161 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3892 days ago · 26 km deep · 67 km away
  41. 2.084 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3891 days ago · 50 km deep · 96 km away
  42. 2.3102 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3890 days ago · 17 km deep · 15 km away
  43. 2.498 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3890 days ago · 29 km deep · 39 km away
  44. 2.5107 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3890 days ago · 26 km deep · 22 km away
  45. 2.4146 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3887 days ago · 54 km deep · 63 km away
  46. 2.091 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3887 days ago · 18 km deep · 15 km away
  47. 4.0140 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3887 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  48. 1.994 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3887 days ago · 27 km deep · 28 km away
  49. 2.485 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 3886 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  50. 2.582 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3885 days ago · 26 km deep · 37 km away
  51. 2.390 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3884 days ago · 25 km deep · 13 km away
  52. 2.154 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3884 days ago · 96 km deep · 47 km away
  53. 2.1100 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3884 days ago · 42 km deep · 9 km away
  54. 2.472 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3882 days ago · 64 km deep · 75 km away
  55. 3.995 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3881 days ago · 14 km deep · 90 km away
  56. 2.972 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3880 days ago · 50 km deep · 36 km away
  57. 2.182 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3879 days ago · 13 km deep · 60 km away
  58. 2.128 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3878 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  59. 2.390 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3878 days ago · 60 km deep · 46 km away
  60. 2.389 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3877 days ago · 51 km deep · 86 km away

The first 60 of 83.

Before

  1. 2.5122 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3920 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 2.3102 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3920 days ago · 19 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 2.271 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3921 days ago · 61 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 2.5131 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3921 days ago · 26 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 2.379 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3922 days ago · 62 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 4.083 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3922 days ago · 42 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 2.099 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3922 days ago · 47 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 2.189 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3923 days ago · 16 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 3.484 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3923 days ago · 28 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 2.5114 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3923 days ago · 50 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 2.6111 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3923 days ago · 59 km deep · 33 km away
  12. 2.8116 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3923 days ago · 31 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 2.2112 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3925 days ago · 55 km deep · 31 km away
  14. 2.756 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 3925 days ago · 90 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 2.851 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3926 days ago · 66 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 2.089 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3927 days ago · 42 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 2.299 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3927 days ago · 37 km deep · 29 km away
  18. 1.977 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3927 days ago · 40 km deep · 19 km away
  19. 1.9Alaska Peninsula · 3927 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 2.182 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3930 days ago · 44 km deep · 16 km away

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