Alaska earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 85 km SW of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 85 km SW of False Pass, Alaska on Thu, May 11, 2017, 3:00 AM AKDT (11:00 UTC), 102 km (63 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
2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-05-11 11:00:03 UTC
Depth
101.8 km (63.3 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
54.359° N, 164.433° 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
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 94 in the 60 days after this one and 51 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.238 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 73 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 2.493 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 19 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 4.975 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3429 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 2.669 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3429 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 2.769 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3429 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 2.367 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3429 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 2.367 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3429 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 2.267 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3429 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 1.966 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3429 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 2.366 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3429 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 2.468 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3429 days ago · 1 km deep · 29 km away
  12. 2.366 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3429 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  13. 2.368 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3429 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 1.827 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3428 days ago · 73 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 1.969 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3427 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  16. 2.267 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3427 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  17. 2.090 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3427 days ago · 53 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 2.097 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3425 days ago · 25 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 1.983 km NE of Akutan, Alaska · 3425 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  20. 2.4105 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3425 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
  21. 2.581 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3424 days ago · 41 km deep · 55 km away
  22. 2.453 km NNE of Akutan, Alaska · 3424 days ago · 125 km deep · 62 km away
  23. 1.8104 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 32 km deep · 51 km away
  24. 1.9109 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 29 km deep · 52 km away
  25. 1.9111 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 19 km deep · 55 km away
  26. 2.269 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  27. 1.984 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 22 km deep · 65 km away
  28. 2.253 km N of Akutan, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 141 km deep · 91 km away
  29. 1.974 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3421 days ago · 59 km deep · 44 km away
  30. 2.1107 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3421 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
  31. 1.971 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3420 days ago · 20 km deep · 49 km away
  32. 2.778 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3419 days ago · 144 km deep · 22 km away
  33. 2.593 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3418 days ago · 36 km deep · 67 km away
  34. 2.126 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3417 days ago · 71 km deep · 72 km away
  35. 2.286 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3417 days ago · 52 km deep · 78 km away
  36. 3.228 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3416 days ago · 91 km deep · 61 km away
  37. 2.353 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3416 days ago · 144 km deep · 55 km away
  38. 2.088 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3415 days ago · 46 km deep · 30 km away
  39. 1.761 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3415 days ago · 54 km deep · 70 km away
  40. 2.065 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3415 days ago · 67 km deep · 64 km away
  41. 1.955 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3414 days ago · 66 km deep · 63 km away
  42. 1.638 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3413 days ago · 70 km deep · 96 km away
  43. 3.7143 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3412 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  44. 1.841 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3412 days ago · 74 km deep · 52 km away
  45. 2.566 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3411 days ago · 87 km deep · 57 km away
  46. 2.481 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3411 days ago · 26 km deep · 78 km away
  47. 2.462 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3407 days ago · 60 km deep · 61 km away
  48. 1.893 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3402 days ago · 22 km deep · 34 km away
  49. 1.957 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3401 days ago · 51 km deep · 89 km away
  50. 2.272 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 3400 days ago · 104 km deep · 26 km away
  51. 2.080 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3400 days ago · 62 km deep · 32 km away
  52. 2.376 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3400 days ago · 198 km deep · 80 km away
  53. 2.359 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3400 days ago · 61 km deep · 65 km away
  54. 1.991 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3399 days ago · 47 km deep · 87 km away
  55. 2.436 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3399 days ago · 64 km deep · 80 km away
  56. 1.556 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3399 days ago · 55 km deep · 88 km away
  57. 2.188 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3399 days ago · 54 km deep · 92 km away
  58. 2.098 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3398 days ago · 26 km deep · 97 km away
  59. 2.149 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3398 days ago · 55 km deep · 78 km away
  60. 2.042 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3396 days ago · 38 km deep · 64 km away

The first 60 of 94.

Before

  1. 2.356 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 67 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 2.567 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3434 days ago · 58 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 2.292 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3434 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 2.235 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3434 days ago · 70 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 2.077 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 22 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 2.2106 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 50 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 2.2106 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 24 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 2.078 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 23 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 3.4114 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3436 days ago · 24 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 2.191 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3438 days ago · 19 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 2.0113 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3438 days ago · 39 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 3.567 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 69 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 2.189 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 20 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 2.045 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 59 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 2.067 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3441 days ago · 54 km deep · 41 km away
  16. 2.289 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3442 days ago · 19 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 2.1108 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3442 days ago · 39 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 1.752 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3442 days ago · 41 km deep · 71 km away
  19. 2.2109 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3442 days ago · 16 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 2.3104 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3442 days ago · 55 km deep · 59 km away

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