Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 5 km NW of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 5 km NW of False Pass, Alaska on Wed, Apr 26, 2017, 4:54 AM AKDT (12:54 UTC), 111 km (69 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
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-04-26 12:54:17 UTC
Depth
110.5 km (68.7 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
54.891° N, 163.463° 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
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 58 in the 60 days after this one and 33 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.988 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3444 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 2.289 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3442 days ago · 19 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 3.567 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 69 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 2.191 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3438 days ago · 19 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 2.118 km N of King Cove, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 142 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 2.292 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3434 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 2.322 km N of King Cove, Alaska · 3434 days ago · 103 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 2.485 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 102 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 2.493 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 19 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 4.975 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 2.669 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 2.769 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 2.367 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 2.367 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 2.267 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 1.966 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 2.366 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 2.468 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 2.366 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 2.368 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  21. 3.683 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3428 days ago · 27 km deep · 88 km away
  22. 1.969 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3427 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  23. 2.267 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3427 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  24. 2.585 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3427 days ago · 26 km deep · 91 km away
  25. 1.983 km NE of Akutan, Alaska · 3425 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  26. 2.581 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3424 days ago · 41 km deep · 85 km away
  27. 1.73 km W of King Cove, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 118 km deep · 72 km away
  28. 2.269 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  29. 1.984 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 22 km deep · 88 km away
  30. 2.891 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3421 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  31. 2.778 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3420 days ago · 144 km deep · 77 km away
  32. 2.593 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3418 days ago · 36 km deep · 98 km away
  33. 3.228 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3416 days ago · 91 km deep · 32 km away
  34. 2.491 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3414 days ago · 26 km deep · 96 km away
  35. 1.638 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3413 days ago · 70 km deep · 44 km away
  36. 2.566 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3412 days ago · 87 km deep · 70 km away
  37. 2.481 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3411 days ago · 26 km deep · 86 km away
  38. 1.893 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3402 days ago · 22 km deep · 95 km away
  39. 2.272 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 3400 days ago · 104 km deep · 99 km away
  40. 2.051 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3400 days ago · 66 km deep · 56 km away
  41. 2.359 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3400 days ago · 61 km deep · 63 km away
  42. 2.389 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3399 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  43. 3.087 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3396 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away
  44. 2.040 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3395 days ago · 84 km deep · 44 km away
  45. 1.888 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3395 days ago · 29 km deep · 90 km away
  46. 2.292 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3394 days ago · 20 km deep · 96 km away
  47. 2.647 km NNW of False Pass, Alaska · 3393 days ago · 157 km deep · 42 km away
  48. 2.294 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3392 days ago · 42 km deep · 99 km away
  49. 2.267 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3391 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  50. 1.768 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3391 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  51. 1.570 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3390 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  52. 1.668 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3390 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  53. 1.6Unimak Island region, Alaska · 3389 days ago · 25 km deep · 89 km away
  54. 1.787 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3389 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
  55. 2.033 km W of False Pass, Alaska · 3388 days ago · 161 km deep · 30 km away
  56. 1.766 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3388 days ago · 109 km deep · 65 km away
  57. 2.240 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 3387 days ago · 83 km deep · 74 km away
  58. 2.755 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3386 days ago · 70 km deep · 60 km away

Before

  1. 2.083 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3446 days ago · 26 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 3.393 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3446 days ago · 40 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 1.9Alaska Peninsula · 3446 days ago · 50 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 2.116 km ENE of King Cove, Alaska · 3447 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 1.989 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 3451 days ago · 62 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 1.789 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3451 days ago · 21 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 2.429 km NE of Cold Bay, Alaska · 3451 days ago · 145 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 1.933 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3451 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 2.258 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 3452 days ago · 81 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 1.958 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 3452 days ago · 14 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 2.73 km E of False Pass, Alaska · 3452 days ago · 175 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 2.075 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3453 days ago · 60 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 2.095 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3455 days ago · 26 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 1.660 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3456 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 1.934 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3457 days ago · 13 km deep · 39 km away
  16. 2.332 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3457 days ago · 75 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 1.637 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3457 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 1.635 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3457 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  19. 1.644 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3459 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  20. 2.174 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 3463 days ago · 78 km deep · 75 km away

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