Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 66 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 66 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska on Fri, May 12, 2017, 3:13 PM AKDT (23:13 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 49 km SW of False Pass, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-05-12 23:13:40 UTC
Depth
5.2 km (3.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.643° N, 164.378° 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: 69 in the 60 days after this one and 50 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.366 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.468 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 2.366 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 2.368 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3429 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 1.969 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3427 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 2.267 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3427 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 1.983 km NE of Akutan, Alaska · 3425 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 2.581 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3424 days ago · 41 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 2.453 km NNE of Akutan, Alaska · 3424 days ago · 125 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 1.8104 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 32 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 1.9109 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 29 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 1.9111 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 19 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 2.269 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 1.984 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 22 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 2.253 km N of Akutan, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 141 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 1.974 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3421 days ago · 59 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 1.971 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3421 days ago · 20 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 2.778 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3419 days ago · 144 km deep · 13 km away
  19. 2.593 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3418 days ago · 36 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 2.126 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3417 days ago · 71 km deep · 94 km away
  21. 3.228 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3416 days ago · 91 km deep · 50 km away
  22. 2.353 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3416 days ago · 144 km deep · 83 km away
  23. 2.088 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3416 days ago · 46 km deep · 62 km away
  24. 1.761 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3415 days ago · 54 km deep · 100 km away
  25. 2.065 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3415 days ago · 67 km deep · 94 km away
  26. 1.955 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3414 days ago · 66 km deep · 91 km away
  27. 1.638 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3413 days ago · 70 km deep · 88 km away
  28. 1.841 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3412 days ago · 74 km deep · 75 km away
  29. 2.566 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3412 days ago · 87 km deep · 68 km away
  30. 2.481 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3411 days ago · 26 km deep · 90 km away
  31. 2.462 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3408 days ago · 60 km deep · 91 km away
  32. 1.893 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3402 days ago · 22 km deep · 61 km away
  33. 2.272 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 3400 days ago · 104 km deep · 34 km away
  34. 2.080 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3400 days ago · 62 km deep · 63 km away
  35. 2.051 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3400 days ago · 66 km deep · 97 km away
  36. 2.359 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3400 days ago · 61 km deep · 70 km away
  37. 2.042 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3396 days ago · 38 km deep · 89 km away
  38. 3.087 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3396 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away
  39. 2.277 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3396 days ago · 57 km deep · 87 km away
  40. 2.164 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3395 days ago · 99 km deep · 75 km away
  41. 2.040 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3395 days ago · 84 km deep · 54 km away
  42. 1.888 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3395 days ago · 29 km deep · 53 km away
  43. 2.292 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3394 days ago · 20 km deep · 78 km away
  44. 2.647 km NNW of False Pass, Alaska · 3393 days ago · 157 km deep · 84 km away
  45. 2.1117 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3393 days ago · 19 km deep · 90 km away
  46. 2.294 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3392 days ago · 42 km deep · 99 km away
  47. 2.0114 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3391 days ago · 20 km deep · 94 km away
  48. 2.267 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3391 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  49. 1.768 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3391 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  50. 1.570 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3390 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  51. 1.668 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3390 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  52. 1.998 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3389 days ago · 44 km deep · 81 km away
  53. 1.6Unimak Island region, Alaska · 3389 days ago · 25 km deep · 81 km away
  54. 1.699 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3389 days ago · 26 km deep · 69 km away
  55. 2.091 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3389 days ago · 51 km deep · 69 km away
  56. 1.6120 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3388 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
  57. 2.033 km W of False Pass, Alaska · 3388 days ago · 161 km deep · 41 km away
  58. 1.766 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3388 days ago · 109 km deep · 7 km away
  59. 2.080 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3387 days ago · 53 km deep · 77 km away
  60. 2.4118 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3386 days ago · 25 km deep · 94 km away

The first 60 of 69.

Before

  1. 2.267 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.367 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 2.367 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.769 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 2.669 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 4.975 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 2.493 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 19 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 2.238 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 73 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 2.485 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 102 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 2.356 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3432 days ago · 67 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 2.567 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3434 days ago · 58 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 2.292 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3434 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 2.235 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3434 days ago · 70 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 2.077 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 22 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 2.2106 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 50 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 2.2106 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3436 days ago · 24 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 2.078 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3436 days ago · 23 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 2.191 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3438 days ago · 19 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 3.567 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 69 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 2.067 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3441 days ago · 54 km deep · 72 km away

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