Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 37 km SE of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 37 km SE of False Pass, Alaska on Tue, Mar 7, 2017, 8:01 PM AKST (05:01 UTC), 87 km (54 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 47 km ESE of King Cove, 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
2017-03-08 05:01:07 UTC
Depth
86.5 km (53.7 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
54.607° N, 163.013° 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
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 77 in the 60 days after this one and 38 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.993 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3496 days ago · 21 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 2.1100 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3495 days ago · 46 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 1.9103 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3495 days ago · 20 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 2.132 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 3494 days ago · 88 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 1.8103 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3494 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 2.162 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 3493 days ago · 75 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 2.285 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3490 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 2.142 km E of King Cove, Alaska · 3487 days ago · 77 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 2.284 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 3487 days ago · 16 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 2.365 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 3486 days ago · 84 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 2.8129 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3485 days ago · 26 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 2.048 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3485 days ago · 72 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 2.278 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3483 days ago · 64 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 1.893 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3482 days ago · 20 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 3.045 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3482 days ago · 54 km deep · 59 km away
  16. 2.483 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3478 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  17. 4.146 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3478 days ago · 12 km deep · 19 km away
  18. 2.041 km SW of King Cove, Alaska · 3477 days ago · 72 km deep · 26 km away
  19. 1.890 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3476 days ago · 25 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 2.569 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3475 days ago · 15 km deep · 82 km away
  21. 2.589 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3475 days ago · 84 km deep · 86 km away
  22. 2.327 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3473 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  23. 2.4107 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3473 days ago · 44 km deep · 90 km away
  24. 2.455 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3472 days ago · 66 km deep · 21 km away
  25. 2.816 km W of King Cove, Alaska · 3471 days ago · 110 km deep · 56 km away
  26. 2.554 km ESE of False Pass, Alaska · 3470 days ago · 71 km deep · 21 km away
  27. 2.574 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3470 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
  28. 2.696 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3470 days ago · 17 km deep · 74 km away
  29. 2.595 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3469 days ago · 19 km deep · 79 km away
  30. 2.4108 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3467 days ago · 41 km deep · 82 km away
  31. 2.148 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3467 days ago · 23 km deep · 75 km away
  32. 2.249 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 3467 days ago · 53 km deep · 46 km away
  33. 2.292 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3467 days ago · 21 km deep · 78 km away
  34. 2.2103 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3467 days ago · 26 km deep · 98 km away
  35. 2.262 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3466 days ago · 23 km deep · 96 km away
  36. 2.286 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3465 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  37. 2.297 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3465 days ago · 60 km deep · 93 km away
  38. 2.3100 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3465 days ago · 42 km deep · 80 km away
  39. 2.498 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3465 days ago · 41 km deep · 80 km away
  40. 2.174 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 3464 days ago · 78 km deep · 79 km away
  41. 2.566 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3462 days ago · 21 km deep · 70 km away
  42. 1.644 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3461 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  43. 2.177 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3461 days ago · 15 km deep · 90 km away
  44. 2.274 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3459 days ago · 17 km deep · 86 km away
  45. 1.635 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3459 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  46. 1.637 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3459 days ago · 11 km deep · 39 km away
  47. 2.332 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3458 days ago · 75 km deep · 71 km away
  48. 1.934 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3458 days ago · 13 km deep · 20 km away
  49. 1.660 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3458 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  50. 2.095 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3456 days ago · 26 km deep · 91 km away
  51. 3.8130 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3455 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  52. 2.4126 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3455 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away
  53. 2.4100 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3455 days ago · 42 km deep · 70 km away
  54. 2.599 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3455 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
  55. 2.075 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3454 days ago · 60 km deep · 64 km away
  56. 2.73 km E of False Pass, Alaska · 3454 days ago · 175 km deep · 35 km away
  57. 1.958 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 3454 days ago · 14 km deep · 32 km away
  58. 2.258 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 3454 days ago · 81 km deep · 30 km away
  59. 2.198 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3454 days ago · 38 km deep · 71 km away
  60. 1.933 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3453 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away

The first 60 of 77.

Before

  1. 2.3103 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3498 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 1.964 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3498 days ago · 57 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 2.144 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3498 days ago · 52 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 2.379 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3500 days ago · 55 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 1.986 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 3500 days ago · 25 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 2.046 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3501 days ago · 21 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 2.339 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 3501 days ago · 67 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 2.462 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 3501 days ago · 20 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 2.449 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 3504 days ago · 46 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 2.8112 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3507 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 2.299 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3507 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 3.083 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3512 days ago · 22 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 2.885 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3512 days ago · 23 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 2.4118 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3513 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 2.372 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3513 days ago · 17 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 2.4110 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3513 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  17. 2.494 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3514 days ago · 13 km deep · 100 km away
  18. 2.287 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3514 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 1.973 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3515 days ago · 26 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 2.3102 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3515 days ago · 55 km deep · 98 km away

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