Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 82 km S of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 82 km S of False Pass, Alaska on Thu, Feb 16, 2017, 1:52 PM AKST (22:52 UTC), 20 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 167 km S of False Pass, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-02-16 22:52:07 UTC
Depth
20.0 km (12.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.118° N, 163.313° 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
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 96 in the 60 days after this one and 43 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.3147 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3515 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 3.0Alaska Peninsula · 3515 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 2.187 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3514 days ago · 45 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 2.1103 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3514 days ago · 18 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 2.3102 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3514 days ago · 55 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 2.4110 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3512 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 2.1111 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3512 days ago · 52 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 2.4118 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3511 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 2.885 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3511 days ago · 23 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 3.083 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3511 days ago · 22 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 2.376 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3509 days ago · 57 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 2.166 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3507 days ago · 56 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 2.299 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3506 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 2.8112 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3506 days ago · 13 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 2.449 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 3503 days ago · 46 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 2.584 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 3502 days ago · 113 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 3.3130 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3501 days ago · 34 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 2.3118 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3501 days ago · 18 km deep · 64 km away
  19. 2.281 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3501 days ago · 48 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 2.462 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 3500 days ago · 20 km deep · 88 km away
  21. 2.339 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 3500 days ago · 67 km deep · 96 km away
  22. 1.986 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 3499 days ago · 25 km deep · 69 km away
  23. 2.379 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3499 days ago · 55 km deep · 32 km away
  24. 4.2167 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3497 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away
  25. 3.9142 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3496 days ago · 28 km deep · 65 km away
  26. 2.5154 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3496 days ago · 26 km deep · 75 km away
  27. 2.337 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3496 days ago · 87 km deep · 58 km away
  28. 1.993 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3495 days ago · 21 km deep · 54 km away
  29. 2.1100 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3494 days ago · 46 km deep · 29 km away
  30. 1.9103 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3493 days ago · 20 km deep · 52 km away
  31. 3.8153 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3493 days ago · 23 km deep · 74 km away
  32. 4.0153 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3493 days ago · 38 km deep · 74 km away
  33. 2.4148 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3492 days ago · 44 km deep · 69 km away
  34. 1.8103 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3492 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
  35. 2.162 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 3492 days ago · 75 km deep · 66 km away
  36. 3.0154 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3491 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  37. 3.0162 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3491 days ago · 31 km deep · 82 km away
  38. 2.6159 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3491 days ago · 42 km deep · 78 km away
  39. 2.7147 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3488 days ago · 16 km deep · 70 km away
  40. 2.191 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3487 days ago · 53 km deep · 70 km away
  41. 2.183 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3487 days ago · 52 km deep · 89 km away
  42. 2.284 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 3485 days ago · 16 km deep · 57 km away
  43. 2.365 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 3485 days ago · 84 km deep · 55 km away
  44. 2.3155 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3485 days ago · 14 km deep · 74 km away
  45. 2.2141 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3484 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  46. 2.8129 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3484 days ago · 26 km deep · 70 km away
  47. 2.048 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3483 days ago · 72 km deep · 48 km away
  48. 2.0131 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3483 days ago · 22 km deep · 71 km away
  49. 2.278 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3482 days ago · 64 km deep · 33 km away
  50. 2.078 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3482 days ago · 68 km deep · 83 km away
  51. 1.981 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3482 days ago · 26 km deep · 83 km away
  52. 1.893 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3481 days ago · 20 km deep · 26 km away
  53. 3.045 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3480 days ago · 54 km deep · 100 km away
  54. 1.877 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3480 days ago · 81 km deep · 91 km away
  55. 4.146 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3476 days ago · 12 km deep · 40 km away
  56. 2.041 km SW of King Cove, Alaska · 3475 days ago · 72 km deep · 82 km away
  57. 1.890 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3475 days ago · 25 km deep · 52 km away
  58. 2.589 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3474 days ago · 84 km deep · 51 km away
  59. 2.6150 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3474 days ago · 21 km deep · 69 km away
  60. 2.327 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3471 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away

The first 60 of 96.

Before

  1. 3.4145 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3517 days ago · 39 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 3.499 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3518 days ago · 12 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 2.8140 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3518 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 2.292 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3518 days ago · 26 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 3.4118 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3518 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 2.583 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3519 days ago · 23 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 2.268 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3519 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 2.2111 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3520 days ago · 21 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 2.4Alaska Peninsula · 3522 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 3.476 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3522 days ago · 37 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 1.993 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3523 days ago · 28 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 1.852 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3524 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 2.2112 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3524 days ago · 27 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 1.9112 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3524 days ago · 23 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 2.790 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3524 days ago · 17 km deep · 17 km away
  16. 1.735 km SW of King Cove, Alaska · 3524 days ago · 61 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 2.1103 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3525 days ago · 40 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 2.218 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3526 days ago · 91 km deep · 71 km away
  19. 3.0132 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3527 days ago · 31 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 2.4Alaska Peninsula · 3527 days ago · 41 km deep · 68 km away

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