Alaska earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake Alaska Peninsula

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck in the Alaska Peninsula on Sat, Feb 4, 2017, 8:37 AM AKST (17:37 UTC), 41 km (26 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 46 km SSE 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
2017-02-04 17:37:30 UTC
Depth
41.4 km (25.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.507° N, 162.504° 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: 71 in the 60 days after this one and 31 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.3116 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3527 days ago · 26 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 2.218 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3526 days ago · 91 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 2.428 km NNE of King Cove, Alaska · 3526 days ago · 116 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 2.093 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3525 days ago · 25 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 1.735 km SW of King Cove, Alaska · 3524 days ago · 61 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 1.9100 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3524 days ago · 24 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 2.790 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3524 days ago · 17 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 1.852 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3524 days ago · 14 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 2.296 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3522 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 2.4Alaska Peninsula · 3522 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 2.268 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3519 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 2.276 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3519 days ago · 26 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 2.583 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3519 days ago · 23 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 3.499 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3518 days ago · 12 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 2.282 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3515 days ago · 20 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 3.0Alaska Peninsula · 3515 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 2.187 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3514 days ago · 45 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 2.1103 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3514 days ago · 18 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 1.973 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3513 days ago · 26 km deep · 44 km away
  20. 2.287 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3513 days ago · 13 km deep · 59 km away
  21. 2.494 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3513 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
  22. 2.4110 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3512 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  23. 2.483 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3512 days ago · 17 km deep · 83 km away
  24. 2.372 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3511 days ago · 17 km deep · 53 km away
  25. 1.993 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3511 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
  26. 2.4118 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3511 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  27. 2.885 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3511 days ago · 23 km deep · 91 km away
  28. 3.083 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3511 days ago · 22 km deep · 52 km away
  29. 2.299 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3506 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  30. 2.8112 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3506 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
  31. 2.449 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 3502 days ago · 46 km deep · 13 km away
  32. 2.587 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3501 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  33. 2.462 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 3500 days ago · 20 km deep · 24 km away
  34. 2.339 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 3500 days ago · 67 km deep · 29 km away
  35. 2.046 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3499 days ago · 21 km deep · 40 km away
  36. 1.986 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 3499 days ago · 25 km deep · 28 km away
  37. 2.379 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3499 days ago · 55 km deep · 91 km away
  38. 2.144 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3497 days ago · 52 km deep · 55 km away
  39. 1.964 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3496 days ago · 57 km deep · 58 km away
  40. 2.3103 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3496 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  41. 2.337 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3496 days ago · 87 km deep · 35 km away
  42. 2.1100 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3494 days ago · 46 km deep · 97 km away
  43. 2.132 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 3492 days ago · 88 km deep · 64 km away
  44. 2.162 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 3492 days ago · 75 km deep · 3 km away
  45. 2.179 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3489 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  46. 2.285 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3489 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
  47. 2.391 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3487 days ago · 24 km deep · 68 km away
  48. 2.1112 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3485 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  49. 2.142 km E of King Cove, Alaska · 3485 days ago · 77 km deep · 79 km away
  50. 2.284 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 3485 days ago · 16 km deep · 22 km away
  51. 2.365 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 3485 days ago · 84 km deep · 99 km away
  52. 2.8129 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3484 days ago · 26 km deep · 70 km away
  53. 2.048 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3483 days ago · 72 km deep · 81 km away
  54. 2.198 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3482 days ago · 19 km deep · 71 km away
  55. 2.278 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3482 days ago · 64 km deep · 91 km away
  56. 1.893 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3481 days ago · 20 km deep · 93 km away
  57. 3.045 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3480 days ago · 54 km deep · 32 km away
  58. 2.298 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3478 days ago · 25 km deep · 73 km away
  59. 2.483 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3477 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  60. 4.146 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3476 days ago · 12 km deep · 43 km away

The first 60 of 71.

Before

  1. 2.296 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3528 days ago · 26 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 2.488 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3529 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 2.493 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3529 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 2.4103 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3530 days ago · 18 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 2.153 km E of King Cove, Alaska · 3530 days ago · 67 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 3.648 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 3533 days ago · 68 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 2.475 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3536 days ago · 63 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 3.2121 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3537 days ago · 23 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 3.053 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 3537 days ago · 81 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 3.810 km W of Cold Bay, Alaska · 3538 days ago · 114 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 2.498 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3538 days ago · 26 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 2.413 km SSW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 3538 days ago · 115 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 2.556 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 20 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 2.729 km SW of King Cove, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 87 km deep · 42 km away
  15. 2.446 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3541 days ago · 46 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 2.4102 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3541 days ago · 26 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 2.381 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3547 days ago · 13 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 1.977 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 3548 days ago · 15 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 3.695 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3548 days ago · 30 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 1.966 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3549 days ago · 22 km deep · 69 km away

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