Alaska earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 170 km S of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 170 km S of False Pass, Alaska on Mon, May 22, 2017, 8:59 PM AKDT (04:59 UTC), 25 km (16 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
3.1 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-05-23 04:59:43 UTC
Depth
25.0 km (15.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.323° N, 163.537° 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: 93 in the 60 days after this one and 34 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.6160 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3419 days ago · 14 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 5.1126 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3418 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1 · tsunami flag
  3. 2.5130 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3418 days ago · 80 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 2.6140 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3418 days ago · 26 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 2.5133 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3418 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 2.593 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3418 days ago · 36 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 2.8137 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3418 days ago · 59 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 2.7133 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3418 days ago · 62 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 2.286 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3417 days ago · 52 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 3.0133 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3417 days ago · 42 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 3.1133 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3416 days ago · 37 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 2.4148 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3416 days ago · 25 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 2.5151 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3416 days ago · 35 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 2.3130 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3416 days ago · 17 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 2.2140 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3416 days ago · 25 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 2.5136 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3415 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 2.2147 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3415 days ago · 21 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 2.5147 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3415 days ago · 21 km deep · 49 km away
  19. 2.1140 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3414 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away
  20. 2.9161 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3414 days ago · 15 km deep · 11 km away
  21. 2.5159 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3414 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  22. 2.6167 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3414 days ago · 25 km deep · 6 km away
  23. 2.2167 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3414 days ago · 18 km deep · 6 km away
  24. 2.2162 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3414 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  25. 2.4163 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3414 days ago · 19 km deep · 9 km away
  26. 4.1159 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3414 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  27. 4.2162 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3414 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  28. 2.8165 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3414 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  29. 2.1162 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3414 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  30. 2.1166 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3414 days ago · 23 km deep · 4 km away
  31. 2.2160 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3414 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  32. 2.1160 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3414 days ago · 26 km deep · 13 km away
  33. 2.5161 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3413 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  34. 2.1188 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3413 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  35. 3.2169 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3413 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  36. 2.4159 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3412 days ago · 24 km deep · 11 km away
  37. 3.5159 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3412 days ago · 32 km deep · 15 km away
  38. 3.7143 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3412 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  39. 2.4161 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3412 days ago · 37 km deep · 12 km away
  40. 2.2158 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3412 days ago · 38 km deep · 15 km away
  41. 2.3145 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3412 days ago · 18 km deep · 53 km away
  42. 2.481 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3410 days ago · 26 km deep · 90 km away
  43. 2.3south of Alaska · 3405 days ago · 14 km deep · 81 km away
  44. 2.2157 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3405 days ago · 19 km deep · 16 km away
  45. 3.2138 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3404 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  46. 3.2157 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3402 days ago · 23 km deep · 16 km away
  47. 2.4143 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3402 days ago · 39 km deep · 52 km away
  48. 1.893 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3402 days ago · 22 km deep · 96 km away
  49. 2.3154 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3400 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  50. 2.5164 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3400 days ago · 26 km deep · 7 km away
  51. 2.4165 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3400 days ago · 26 km deep · 5 km away
  52. 2.376 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3400 days ago · 198 km deep · 98 km away
  53. 1.991 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3399 days ago · 47 km deep · 84 km away
  54. 2.188 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3399 days ago · 54 km deep · 90 km away
  55. 2.098 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3398 days ago · 26 km deep · 81 km away
  56. 3.087 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3396 days ago · 15 km deep · 83 km away
  57. 2.277 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3396 days ago · 57 km deep · 98 km away
  58. 2.4160 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3395 days ago · 73 km deep · 13 km away
  59. 2.6167 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3395 days ago · 37 km deep · 4 km away
  60. 2.2126 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3395 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away

The first 60 of 93.

Before

  1. 2.7111 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3420 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 2.1107 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3421 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 2.0115 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3422 days ago · 15 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 1.984 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 22 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 1.9111 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 19 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 1.9109 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 29 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 1.8104 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 32 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 2.581 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3424 days ago · 41 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 2.4105 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3424 days ago · 15 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 2.097 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3425 days ago · 25 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 2.090 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3427 days ago · 53 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 2.493 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 19 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 2.4141 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 26 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 2.7211 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3433 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 2.292 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3434 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 2.2106 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 50 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 2.2106 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 24 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 3.4114 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3436 days ago · 24 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 2.191 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3437 days ago · 19 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 2.0113 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3438 days ago · 39 km deep · 60 km away

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