Alaska earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 93 km S of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 93 km S of False Pass, Alaska on Fri, May 12, 2017, 5:38 AM AKDT (13:38 UTC), 19 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 126 km SE of Akutan, 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
2017-05-12 13:38:52 UTC
Depth
19.2 km (11.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.033° N, 163.679° 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: 139 in the 60 days after this one and 69 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.975 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 2.669 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 2.769 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 2.367 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 2.367 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 2.267 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 1.966 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 2.366 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 2.468 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 2.366 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 2.368 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3429 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 3.683 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3427 days ago · 27 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 1.969 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3427 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 2.267 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3427 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 2.090 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3427 days ago · 53 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 2.585 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3427 days ago · 26 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 2.097 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3425 days ago · 25 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 1.983 km NE of Akutan, Alaska · 3425 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 2.4105 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3425 days ago · 15 km deep · 25 km away
  20. 2.581 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3424 days ago · 41 km deep · 11 km away
  21. 1.8104 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 32 km deep · 22 km away
  22. 1.9109 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 29 km deep · 27 km away
  23. 1.9111 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 19 km deep · 26 km away
  24. 2.269 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  25. 1.984 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 22 km deep · 12 km away
  26. 2.0115 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3422 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
  27. 1.974 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3421 days ago · 59 km deep · 65 km away
  28. 2.891 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3421 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
  29. 2.1107 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3421 days ago · 13 km deep · 36 km away
  30. 1.971 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3421 days ago · 20 km deep · 69 km away
  31. 2.7111 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3420 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  32. 2.778 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3419 days ago · 144 km deep · 79 km away
  33. 3.1170 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3419 days ago · 25 km deep · 80 km away
  34. 2.6160 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3419 days ago · 14 km deep · 70 km away
  35. 5.1126 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3418 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1 · tsunami flag
  36. 2.5130 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3418 days ago · 80 km deep · 90 km away
  37. 2.593 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3418 days ago · 36 km deep · 7 km away
  38. 2.8137 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3418 days ago · 59 km deep · 96 km away
  39. 2.7133 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3418 days ago · 62 km deep · 96 km away
  40. 2.286 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3417 days ago · 52 km deep · 78 km away
  41. 3.0133 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3417 days ago · 42 km deep · 91 km away
  42. 3.1133 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3417 days ago · 37 km deep · 94 km away
  43. 3.228 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3416 days ago · 91 km deep · 65 km away
  44. 2.353 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3416 days ago · 144 km deep · 86 km away
  45. 2.088 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3415 days ago · 46 km deep · 49 km away
  46. 1.761 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3415 days ago · 54 km deep · 90 km away
  47. 2.065 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3415 days ago · 67 km deep · 83 km away
  48. 1.955 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3414 days ago · 66 km deep · 89 km away
  49. 2.9161 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3414 days ago · 15 km deep · 70 km away
  50. 2.5159 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3414 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  51. 2.6167 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3414 days ago · 25 km deep · 75 km away
  52. 2.2167 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3414 days ago · 18 km deep · 77 km away
  53. 2.2162 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3414 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  54. 2.4163 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3414 days ago · 19 km deep · 71 km away
  55. 4.1159 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3414 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  56. 4.2162 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3414 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  57. 2.8165 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3414 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  58. 2.1162 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3414 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  59. 2.1166 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3414 days ago · 23 km deep · 76 km away
  60. 2.2160 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3414 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away

The first 60 of 139.

Before

  1. 2.485 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 102 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 2.356 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3432 days ago · 67 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 2.567 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3434 days ago · 58 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 2.292 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3434 days ago · 13 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 2.077 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 22 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 2.2106 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 50 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 2.2106 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3436 days ago · 24 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 2.078 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3436 days ago · 23 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 3.4114 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3436 days ago · 24 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 2.191 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3438 days ago · 19 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 2.0113 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3438 days ago · 39 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 3.567 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 69 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 2.189 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 20 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 2.067 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3441 days ago · 54 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 2.289 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3442 days ago · 19 km deep · 24 km away
  16. 2.1108 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3442 days ago · 39 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 1.752 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3442 days ago · 41 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 2.2109 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3442 days ago · 16 km deep · 48 km away
  19. 2.3104 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3442 days ago · 55 km deep · 44 km away
  20. 2.3107 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3442 days ago · 57 km deep · 44 km away

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