Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 83 km SE of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 83 km SE of False Pass, Alaska on Wed, Apr 26, 2017, 3:36 AM AKDT (11:36 UTC), 26 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 104 km S of False Pass, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-04-26 11:36:05 UTC
Depth
25.6 km (15.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.297° N, 162.549° 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: 65 in the 60 days after this one and 47 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.15 km NW of False Pass, Alaska · 3446 days ago · 111 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 2.090 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3446 days ago · 25 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 3.299 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3446 days ago · 32 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 2.2126 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3445 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 1.992 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3444 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 1.988 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3444 days ago · 13 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 3.8101 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3444 days ago · 39 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 4.0104 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3443 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 2.289 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3442 days ago · 19 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 3.567 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 69 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 2.191 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3438 days ago · 19 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 1.836 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 83 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 2.292 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3434 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 2.493 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 19 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 1.862 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3427 days ago · 12 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 3.683 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3427 days ago · 27 km deep · 18 km away
  17. 2.241 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3427 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 2.585 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3427 days ago · 26 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 2.4105 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3425 days ago · 15 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 2.581 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3424 days ago · 41 km deep · 75 km away
  21. 1.73 km W of King Cove, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 118 km deep · 86 km away
  22. 1.984 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 22 km deep · 68 km away
  23. 1.972 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3422 days ago · 26 km deep · 86 km away
  24. 2.891 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3421 days ago · 13 km deep · 15 km away
  25. 2.1107 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3421 days ago · 13 km deep · 60 km away
  26. 1.852 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3421 days ago · 54 km deep · 79 km away
  27. 2.7111 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3420 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  28. 2.093 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3420 days ago · 20 km deep · 91 km away
  29. 2.593 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3418 days ago · 36 km deep · 74 km away
  30. 3.228 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3416 days ago · 91 km deep · 77 km away
  31. 2.290 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3415 days ago · 26 km deep · 65 km away
  32. 2.3109 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3414 days ago · 26 km deep · 84 km away
  33. 2.491 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3413 days ago · 26 km deep · 8 km away
  34. 1.667 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3413 days ago · 18 km deep · 82 km away
  35. 1.638 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3413 days ago · 70 km deep · 45 km away
  36. 2.566 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3411 days ago · 87 km deep · 66 km away
  37. 2.481 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3411 days ago · 26 km deep · 53 km away
  38. 2.167 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 3409 days ago · 43 km deep · 93 km away
  39. 2.3south of Alaska · 3405 days ago · 14 km deep · 45 km away
  40. 2.4Alaska Peninsula · 3404 days ago · 24 km deep · 72 km away
  41. 2.4143 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3402 days ago · 39 km deep · 81 km away
  42. 1.938 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 3402 days ago · 92 km deep · 91 km away
  43. 2.193 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3401 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
  44. 1.9105 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3401 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
  45. 2.051 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3400 days ago · 66 km deep · 32 km away
  46. 2.359 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3400 days ago · 61 km deep · 58 km away
  47. 2.389 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3398 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  48. 1.874 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3398 days ago · 15 km deep · 77 km away
  49. 3.087 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3396 days ago · 15 km deep · 62 km away
  50. 2.040 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3395 days ago · 84 km deep · 70 km away
  51. 2.2126 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3395 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  52. 2.292 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3394 days ago · 20 km deep · 83 km away
  53. 2.294 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3392 days ago · 42 km deep · 60 km away
  54. 2.0114 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3391 days ago · 20 km deep · 97 km away
  55. 1.6Unimak Island region, Alaska · 3389 days ago · 25 km deep · 69 km away
  56. 1.783 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3389 days ago · 25 km deep · 60 km away
  57. 2.647 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3389 days ago · 74 km deep · 68 km away
  58. 1.669 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3389 days ago · 26 km deep · 61 km away
  59. 1.787 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3389 days ago · 13 km deep · 4 km away
  60. 2.0110 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3388 days ago · 25 km deep · 45 km away

The first 60 of 65.

Before

  1. 3.393 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3446 days ago · 40 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 1.9Alaska Peninsula · 3446 days ago · 50 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 4.547 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 3447 days ago · 105 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 2.116 km ENE of King Cove, Alaska · 3447 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 1.933 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3451 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 2.198 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3452 days ago · 38 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 2.258 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 3452 days ago · 81 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 1.958 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 3452 days ago · 14 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 2.73 km E of False Pass, Alaska · 3452 days ago · 175 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 2.075 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3452 days ago · 60 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 2.599 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3453 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 2.4100 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3453 days ago · 42 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 2.4126 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3454 days ago · 15 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 3.8130 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3454 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 1.934 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3456 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 2.332 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3457 days ago · 75 km deep · 70 km away
  17. 1.637 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3457 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 1.635 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3457 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 2.274 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3457 days ago · 17 km deep · 60 km away
  20. 1.784 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3458 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away

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