Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 92 km SE of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 92 km SE of False Pass, Alaska on Wed, Jan 4, 2017, 1:39 AM AKST (10:39 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 107 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-01-04 10:39:37 UTC
Depth
13.2 km (8.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.206° N, 162.524° 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
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 79 in the 60 days after this one and 45 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.9105 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3558 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 2.4143 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3558 days ago · 29 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 3.041 km SW of King Cove, Alaska · 3558 days ago · 93 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 2.888 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3557 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 2.259 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3556 days ago · 67 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 2.8112 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3554 days ago · 26 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 2.5136 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3554 days ago · 16 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 2.195 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3554 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 1.578 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3552 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 1.932 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3552 days ago · 82 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 1.958 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 3551 days ago · 12 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 2.913 km SSW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 3550 days ago · 99 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 3.131 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3550 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 1.966 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3548 days ago · 22 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 3.695 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3548 days ago · 30 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 1.977 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 3548 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 2.381 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3547 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 2.4102 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3541 days ago · 26 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 2.446 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3541 days ago · 46 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 2.729 km SW of King Cove, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 87 km deep · 75 km away
  21. 2.556 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 20 km deep · 47 km away
  22. 2.413 km SSW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 3538 days ago · 115 km deep · 98 km away
  23. 2.498 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3538 days ago · 26 km deep · 82 km away
  24. 3.053 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 3537 days ago · 81 km deep · 45 km away
  25. 3.2121 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3537 days ago · 23 km deep · 66 km away
  26. 4.5107 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3536 days ago · 27 km deep · 93 km away
  27. 2.2110 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3536 days ago · 16 km deep · 94 km away
  28. 2.475 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3536 days ago · 63 km deep · 90 km away
  29. 2.4108 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3536 days ago · 40 km deep · 95 km away
  30. 3.648 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 3533 days ago · 68 km deep · 97 km away
  31. 2.284 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3531 days ago · 66 km deep · 95 km away
  32. 2.4103 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3530 days ago · 18 km deep · 13 km away
  33. 2.493 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3529 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  34. 2.488 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3529 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
  35. 2.296 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3528 days ago · 26 km deep · 4 km away
  36. 2.2107 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3527 days ago · 20 km deep · 97 km away
  37. 2.4Alaska Peninsula · 3527 days ago · 41 km deep · 33 km away
  38. 2.3116 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3527 days ago · 26 km deep · 91 km away
  39. 3.0132 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3526 days ago · 31 km deep · 87 km away
  40. 2.218 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3526 days ago · 91 km deep · 74 km away
  41. 2.093 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3525 days ago · 25 km deep · 64 km away
  42. 1.735 km SW of King Cove, Alaska · 3524 days ago · 61 km deep · 67 km away
  43. 1.9100 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3524 days ago · 24 km deep · 78 km away
  44. 2.790 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3524 days ago · 17 km deep · 69 km away
  45. 1.9112 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3524 days ago · 23 km deep · 93 km away
  46. 2.2112 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3524 days ago · 27 km deep · 93 km away
  47. 1.852 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3524 days ago · 14 km deep · 52 km away
  48. 2.296 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3522 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
  49. 2.4Alaska Peninsula · 3522 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  50. 2.268 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3519 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  51. 2.276 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3519 days ago · 26 km deep · 61 km away
  52. 2.583 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3519 days ago · 23 km deep · 11 km away
  53. 3.4118 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3518 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  54. 2.8140 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3518 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  55. 3.499 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3518 days ago · 12 km deep · 10 km away
  56. 3.4145 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3516 days ago · 39 km deep · 85 km away
  57. 2.282 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3515 days ago · 20 km deep · 52 km away
  58. 3.0Alaska Peninsula · 3515 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  59. 2.187 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3514 days ago · 45 km deep · 61 km away
  60. 2.1103 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3514 days ago · 18 km deep · 81 km away

The first 60 of 79.

Before

  1. 2.9132 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3559 days ago · 29 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 2.5114 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3560 days ago · 41 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 3.582 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3560 days ago · 35 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 3.7122 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3562 days ago · 35 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 2.925 km E of False Pass, Alaska · 3563 days ago · 99 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 2.341 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3564 days ago · 72 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 2.488 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3564 days ago · 26 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 2.487 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3564 days ago · 17 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 2.387 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3565 days ago · 20 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 3.122 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3565 days ago · 95 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 2.435 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 3570 days ago · 64 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 1.991 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3571 days ago · 20 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 2.073 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3571 days ago · 54 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 1.975 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3572 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 2.488 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3572 days ago · 26 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 1.830 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3573 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 2.490 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3573 days ago · 27 km deep · 19 km away
  18. 2.930 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 3573 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 1.938 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3573 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 2.189 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3573 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away

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