Alaska earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 167 km S of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 167 km S of False Pass, Alaska on Thu, Jun 15, 2017, 10:14 PM AKDT (06:14 UTC), 37 km (23 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 154 km S of False Pass, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-06-16 06:14:49 UTC
Depth
37.2 km (23.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.352° N, 163.561° 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
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 74 in the 60 days after this one and 69 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.2126 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3395 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 2.292 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3393 days ago · 20 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 2.1117 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3393 days ago · 19 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 2.294 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3392 days ago · 42 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 2.0114 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3391 days ago · 20 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 1.998 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3389 days ago · 44 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 1.6Unimak Island region, Alaska · 3389 days ago · 25 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 1.699 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3389 days ago · 26 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 2.091 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3388 days ago · 51 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 1.6120 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3388 days ago · 14 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 2.0110 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3388 days ago · 25 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 2.080 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3387 days ago · 53 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 2.4118 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3386 days ago · 25 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 2.7188 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3385 days ago · 20 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 2.4155 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3383 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
  16. 2.7141 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3379 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  17. 2.0100 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3379 days ago · 16 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 2.4108 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3379 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 1.9144 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3377 days ago · 18 km deep · 39 km away
  20. 3.8160 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3377 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  21. 1.589 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3377 days ago · 47 km deep · 99 km away
  22. 1.9163 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3377 days ago · 13 km deep · 4 km away
  23. 2.1112 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3372 days ago · 44 km deep · 62 km away
  24. 2.1108 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3371 days ago · 26 km deep · 63 km away
  25. 2.3140 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3371 days ago · 22 km deep · 51 km away
  26. 3.0135 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3368 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  27. 1.774 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3368 days ago · 52 km deep · 97 km away
  28. 2.0164 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3367 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  29. 2.0110 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3366 days ago · 21 km deep · 71 km away
  30. 3.189 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3366 days ago · 28 km deep · 78 km away
  31. 2.4134 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3364 days ago · 66 km deep · 69 km away
  32. 2.1123 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3364 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  33. 1.898 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3362 days ago · 23 km deep · 93 km away
  34. 3.0145 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3362 days ago · 18 km deep · 63 km away
  35. 2.8138 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3362 days ago · 17 km deep · 69 km away
  36. 2.3102 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3355 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
  37. 2.182 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3355 days ago · 47 km deep · 91 km away
  38. 2.4107 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3355 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
  39. 2.1102 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3354 days ago · 26 km deep · 69 km away
  40. 2.999 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3353 days ago · 29 km deep · 89 km away
  41. 3.0101 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3353 days ago · 17 km deep · 78 km away
  42. 2.398 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3353 days ago · 16 km deep · 82 km away
  43. 2.1102 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3352 days ago · 31 km deep · 67 km away
  44. 2.391 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3352 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
  45. 2.199 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3352 days ago · 50 km deep · 85 km away
  46. 4.5161 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3352 days ago · 24 km deep · 11 km away
  47. 2.6142 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3352 days ago · 31 km deep · 25 km away
  48. 2.4150 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3352 days ago · 18 km deep · 26 km away
  49. 2.5138 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3352 days ago · 12 km deep · 31 km away
  50. 2.180 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3351 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  51. 2.1100 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3350 days ago · 17 km deep · 71 km away
  52. 3.0117 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3350 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
  53. 2.475 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3349 days ago · 65 km deep · 99 km away
  54. 2.9111 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3348 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away
  55. 2.7135 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3347 days ago · 22 km deep · 44 km away
  56. 3.0139 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3347 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  57. 2.5144 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3347 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  58. 3.5155 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3345 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  59. 1.893 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3345 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
  60. 2.196 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3344 days ago · 20 km deep · 86 km away

The first 60 of 74.

Before

  1. 2.4160 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3395 days ago · 73 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 2.277 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3396 days ago · 57 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 3.087 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3396 days ago · 15 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 2.098 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3398 days ago · 26 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 2.188 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3399 days ago · 54 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 1.991 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3399 days ago · 47 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 2.376 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3400 days ago · 198 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 2.4165 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3400 days ago · 26 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 2.5164 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3400 days ago · 26 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 2.3154 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3400 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 1.893 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3402 days ago · 22 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 2.4143 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3402 days ago · 39 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 3.2157 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3402 days ago · 23 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 3.2138 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3404 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  15. 2.2157 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3405 days ago · 19 km deep · 13 km away
  16. 2.3south of Alaska · 3405 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 2.481 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3411 days ago · 26 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 2.3145 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3412 days ago · 18 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 2.2158 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3412 days ago · 38 km deep · 12 km away
  20. 2.4161 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3412 days ago · 37 km deep · 9 km away

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