Alaska earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 91 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 91 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska on Sun, May 21, 2017, 12:30 AM AKDT (08:30 UTC), 13 km (8 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
2.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-05-21 08:30:57 UTC
Depth
13.1 km (8.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.169° N, 162.638° 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
28

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 62 in the 60 days after this one and 31 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.1107 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3421 days ago · 13 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 1.852 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3421 days ago · 54 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 2.7111 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3420 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 2.593 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3418 days ago · 36 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 3.228 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3416 days ago · 91 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 2.290 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3415 days ago · 26 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 2.3109 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3414 days ago · 26 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 2.491 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3413 days ago · 26 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 1.667 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3413 days ago · 18 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 1.638 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3413 days ago · 70 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 2.566 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3411 days ago · 87 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 2.481 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3411 days ago · 26 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 2.3south of Alaska · 3405 days ago · 14 km deep · 30 km away
  14. 2.4Alaska Peninsula · 3404 days ago · 24 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 2.4143 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3402 days ago · 39 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 1.893 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3402 days ago · 22 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 2.193 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3401 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 1.9105 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3401 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 2.051 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3400 days ago · 66 km deep · 41 km away
  20. 2.359 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3400 days ago · 61 km deep · 55 km away
  21. 2.389 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3398 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  22. 1.874 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3398 days ago · 15 km deep · 90 km away
  23. 3.087 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3396 days ago · 15 km deep · 52 km away
  24. 2.040 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3395 days ago · 84 km deep · 71 km away
  25. 2.2126 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3395 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  26. 1.888 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3395 days ago · 29 km deep · 99 km away
  27. 2.292 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3394 days ago · 20 km deep · 74 km away
  28. 2.1117 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3393 days ago · 19 km deep · 97 km away
  29. 2.294 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3392 days ago · 42 km deep · 49 km away
  30. 2.0114 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3391 days ago · 20 km deep · 86 km away
  31. 1.6Unimak Island region, Alaska · 3389 days ago · 25 km deep · 60 km away
  32. 1.783 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3389 days ago · 25 km deep · 70 km away
  33. 2.647 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3389 days ago · 74 km deep · 83 km away
  34. 1.669 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3389 days ago · 26 km deep · 73 km away
  35. 1.787 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3389 days ago · 13 km deep · 14 km away
  36. 1.6120 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3388 days ago · 14 km deep · 93 km away
  37. 2.0110 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3388 days ago · 25 km deep · 30 km away
  38. 2.092 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3388 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  39. 1.870 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3387 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
  40. 1.963 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3387 days ago · 25 km deep · 65 km away
  41. 2.240 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 3387 days ago · 83 km deep · 62 km away
  42. 2.4118 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3386 days ago · 25 km deep · 93 km away
  43. 2.755 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3386 days ago · 70 km deep · 40 km away
  44. 1.978 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3385 days ago · 26 km deep · 77 km away
  45. 2.076 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3383 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  46. 2.4155 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3383 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
  47. 2.186 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3382 days ago · 15 km deep · 10 km away
  48. 4.849 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 3381 days ago · 98 km deep · 96 km away
  49. 2.7141 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3379 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  50. 2.0100 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3379 days ago · 16 km deep · 50 km away
  51. 2.4108 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3379 days ago · 13 km deep · 50 km away
  52. 1.975 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3374 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
  53. 1.942 km ESE of False Pass, Alaska · 3371 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  54. 2.1108 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3371 days ago · 26 km deep · 81 km away
  55. 1.969 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3371 days ago · 19 km deep · 97 km away
  56. 1.965 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3370 days ago · 20 km deep · 34 km away
  57. 2.019 km NE of False Pass, Alaska · 3367 days ago · 92 km deep · 96 km away
  58. 2.0110 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3366 days ago · 21 km deep · 94 km away
  59. 3.189 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3366 days ago · 28 km deep · 51 km away
  60. 2.167 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3366 days ago · 25 km deep · 82 km away

The first 60 of 62.

Before

  1. 1.972 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3422 days ago · 26 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 1.984 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 22 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 1.9111 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 19 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 1.9109 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 29 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 1.8104 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 32 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 2.581 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3424 days ago · 41 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 2.4105 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3425 days ago · 15 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 2.585 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3427 days ago · 26 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 2.241 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3427 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 3.683 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3427 days ago · 27 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 1.862 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3427 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 2.493 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 19 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 2.292 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3434 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 2.2106 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 24 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 2.191 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3438 days ago · 19 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 3.567 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 69 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 2.289 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3442 days ago · 19 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 4.0104 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3443 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 3.8101 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3444 days ago · 39 km deep · 11 km away
  20. 1.988 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3444 days ago · 13 km deep · 11 km away

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