Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 38 km SE of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 38 km SE of False Pass, Alaska on Mon, May 29, 2017, 12:48 PM AKDT (20:48 UTC), 70 km (44 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
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-05-29 20:48:24 UTC
Depth
70.2 km (43.6 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
54.600° N, 163.008° 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
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 60 in the 60 days after this one and 44 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.566 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3412 days ago · 87 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 2.481 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3412 days ago · 26 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 2.3south of Alaska · 3406 days ago · 14 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 1.893 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3403 days ago · 22 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 1.938 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 3403 days ago · 92 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 2.051 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3401 days ago · 66 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 2.359 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3401 days ago · 61 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 2.389 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3399 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 1.874 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3399 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 3.087 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3397 days ago · 15 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 2.040 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3396 days ago · 84 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 1.888 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3396 days ago · 29 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 2.292 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3395 days ago · 20 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 2.647 km NNW of False Pass, Alaska · 3394 days ago · 157 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 2.294 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3393 days ago · 42 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 2.0114 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3392 days ago · 20 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 2.267 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3392 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 1.768 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3392 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 1.570 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3391 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 1.668 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3391 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  21. 1.6Unimak Island region, Alaska · 3390 days ago · 25 km deep · 66 km away
  22. 1.783 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3390 days ago · 25 km deep · 90 km away
  23. 2.647 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3390 days ago · 74 km deep · 78 km away
  24. 1.669 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3390 days ago · 26 km deep · 84 km away
  25. 1.787 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3390 days ago · 13 km deep · 49 km away
  26. 2.0110 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3389 days ago · 25 km deep · 76 km away
  27. 2.033 km W of False Pass, Alaska · 3389 days ago · 161 km deep · 68 km away
  28. 2.092 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3389 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  29. 1.766 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3389 days ago · 109 km deep · 85 km away
  30. 1.870 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3388 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
  31. 1.963 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3388 days ago · 25 km deep · 73 km away
  32. 2.240 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 3388 days ago · 83 km deep · 43 km away
  33. 2.755 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3387 days ago · 70 km deep · 17 km away
  34. 2.375 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 3387 days ago · 80 km deep · 81 km away
  35. 2.472 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 3386 days ago · 81 km deep · 82 km away
  36. 1.978 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3386 days ago · 26 km deep · 93 km away
  37. 2.076 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3384 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  38. 2.186 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3383 days ago · 15 km deep · 48 km away
  39. 4.849 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 3382 days ago · 98 km deep · 62 km away
  40. 2.0100 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3380 days ago · 16 km deep · 74 km away
  41. 2.4108 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3380 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
  42. 3.456 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 3372 days ago · 75 km deep · 98 km away
  43. 1.942 km ESE of False Pass, Alaska · 3372 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  44. 2.1108 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3372 days ago · 26 km deep · 93 km away
  45. 1.965 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3371 days ago · 20 km deep · 28 km away
  46. 2.3Alaska Peninsula · 3368 days ago · 159 km deep · 98 km away
  47. 2.019 km NE of False Pass, Alaska · 3368 days ago · 92 km deep · 43 km away
  48. 2.0110 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3367 days ago · 21 km deep · 99 km away
  49. 3.189 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3367 days ago · 28 km deep · 67 km away
  50. 2.167 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3367 days ago · 25 km deep · 90 km away
  51. 2.149 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3365 days ago · 60 km deep · 13 km away
  52. 1.898 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3364 days ago · 23 km deep · 96 km away
  53. 3.157 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 3360 days ago · 14 km deep · 32 km away
  54. 1.663 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3358 days ago · 53 km deep · 75 km away
  55. 2.083 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3357 days ago · 117 km deep · 99 km away
  56. 2.3102 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3356 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away
  57. 2.4107 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3356 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
  58. 2.162 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3355 days ago · 20 km deep · 95 km away
  59. 3.0101 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3354 days ago · 17 km deep · 70 km away
  60. 2.398 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3354 days ago · 16 km deep · 66 km away

Before

  1. 1.667 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3414 days ago · 18 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 2.491 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3415 days ago · 26 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 2.290 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3416 days ago · 26 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 3.228 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3417 days ago · 91 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 2.593 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3419 days ago · 36 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 2.778 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3420 days ago · 144 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 2.7111 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3421 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 1.852 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3422 days ago · 54 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 2.1107 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3422 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 2.891 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3422 days ago · 13 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 1.984 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3424 days ago · 22 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 2.269 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3424 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 1.73 km W of King Cove, Alaska · 3424 days ago · 118 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 1.9109 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3424 days ago · 29 km deep · 100 km away
  15. 1.8104 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3424 days ago · 32 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 2.581 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3425 days ago · 41 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 2.4105 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3426 days ago · 15 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 2.585 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3428 days ago · 26 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 2.267 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3428 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 1.969 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3428 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away

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