Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 37 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 37 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska on Sat, Apr 15, 2017, 9:44 AM AKDT (17:44 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 75 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-04-15 17:44:17 UTC
Depth
10.6 km (6.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.534° N, 163.604° 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
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 92 in the 60 days after this one and 38 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.4132 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3457 days ago · 26 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 1.934 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3457 days ago · 13 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 1.660 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3456 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 2.095 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3455 days ago · 26 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 2.5102 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3455 days ago · 34 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 2.1104 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3455 days ago · 45 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 2.099 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3454 days ago · 47 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 1.9108 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3454 days ago · 17 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 1.9109 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3454 days ago · 24 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 2.073 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3454 days ago · 71 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 2.4126 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3454 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 2.4100 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3453 days ago · 42 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 2.599 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3453 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 2.075 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3453 days ago · 60 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 2.73 km E of False Pass, Alaska · 3453 days ago · 175 km deep · 39 km away
  16. 1.958 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 3452 days ago · 14 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 2.258 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 3452 days ago · 81 km deep · 68 km away
  18. 2.198 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3452 days ago · 38 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 1.933 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3452 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  20. 1.789 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3452 days ago · 21 km deep · 53 km away
  21. 1.989 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 3451 days ago · 62 km deep · 55 km away
  22. 3.5102 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3450 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  23. 3.0112 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3450 days ago · 42 km deep · 83 km away
  24. 2.3120 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3450 days ago · 34 km deep · 86 km away
  25. 2.468 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3448 days ago · 69 km deep · 90 km away
  26. 1.9Alaska Peninsula · 3447 days ago · 50 km deep · 93 km away
  27. 3.393 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3446 days ago · 40 km deep · 79 km away
  28. 2.083 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3446 days ago · 26 km deep · 73 km away
  29. 2.15 km NW of False Pass, Alaska · 3446 days ago · 111 km deep · 41 km away
  30. 1.988 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3444 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away
  31. 3.8101 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3444 days ago · 39 km deep · 86 km away
  32. 4.0104 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3443 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  33. 2.3107 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3443 days ago · 57 km deep · 91 km away
  34. 2.3104 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3442 days ago · 55 km deep · 89 km away
  35. 2.2109 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3442 days ago · 16 km deep · 95 km away
  36. 2.1108 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3442 days ago · 39 km deep · 93 km away
  37. 2.289 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3442 days ago · 19 km deep · 56 km away
  38. 2.067 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3442 days ago · 54 km deep · 93 km away
  39. 3.567 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 69 km deep · 38 km away
  40. 2.191 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3438 days ago · 19 km deep · 55 km away
  41. 3.4114 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3437 days ago · 24 km deep · 97 km away
  42. 2.078 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3436 days ago · 23 km deep · 81 km away
  43. 2.2106 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3436 days ago · 24 km deep · 69 km away
  44. 2.2106 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3436 days ago · 50 km deep · 91 km away
  45. 2.077 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 22 km deep · 82 km away
  46. 2.292 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
  47. 2.485 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 102 km deep · 57 km away
  48. 2.493 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 19 km deep · 56 km away
  49. 4.975 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  50. 2.669 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  51. 2.769 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  52. 2.367 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  53. 2.367 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  54. 2.267 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  55. 1.966 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  56. 2.366 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  57. 2.468 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away
  58. 2.366 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  59. 2.368 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  60. 3.683 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3428 days ago · 27 km deep · 65 km away

The first 60 of 92.

Before

  1. 1.635 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3457 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 1.967 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3459 days ago · 24 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 1.644 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3459 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 3.8Unimak Island region, Alaska · 3463 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 2.174 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 3463 days ago · 78 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 2.498 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3464 days ago · 41 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 2.3100 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3464 days ago · 42 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 2.297 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3464 days ago · 60 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 2.2103 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3465 days ago · 26 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 2.292 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3465 days ago · 21 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 2.249 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 3465 days ago · 53 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 2.4108 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3466 days ago · 41 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 2.595 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3468 days ago · 19 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 2.696 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3468 days ago · 17 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 2.3103 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3469 days ago · 26 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 2.554 km ESE of False Pass, Alaska · 3469 days ago · 71 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 2.816 km W of King Cove, Alaska · 3469 days ago · 110 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 2.3122 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3470 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 2.455 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3471 days ago · 66 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 3.779 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 3471 days ago · 80 km deep · 69 km away

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