Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 40 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 40 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska on Fri, Jun 16, 2017, 7:23 AM AKDT (15:23 UTC), 84 km (52 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
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-06-16 15:23:13 UTC
Depth
84.1 km (52.3 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
54.502° N, 163.573° 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
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 80 in the 60 days after this one and 31 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.2126 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3397 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 1.888 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3397 days ago · 29 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 2.292 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3396 days ago · 20 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 2.647 km NNW of False Pass, Alaska · 3395 days ago · 157 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 2.1117 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3395 days ago · 19 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 2.294 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3394 days ago · 42 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 2.0114 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3394 days ago · 20 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 2.267 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3393 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 1.768 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3393 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 1.570 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3392 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 1.668 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3392 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 1.998 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3392 days ago · 44 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 1.6Unimak Island region, Alaska · 3391 days ago · 25 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 1.699 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3391 days ago · 26 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 1.787 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3391 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 2.091 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3391 days ago · 51 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 1.6120 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3390 days ago · 14 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 2.0110 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3390 days ago · 25 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 2.033 km W of False Pass, Alaska · 3390 days ago · 161 km deep · 50 km away
  20. 1.766 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3390 days ago · 109 km deep · 50 km away
  21. 2.080 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3389 days ago · 53 km deep · 89 km away
  22. 2.240 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 3389 days ago · 83 km deep · 81 km away
  23. 2.4118 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3388 days ago · 25 km deep · 78 km away
  24. 2.755 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3388 days ago · 70 km deep · 51 km away
  25. 2.375 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 3388 days ago · 80 km deep · 44 km away
  26. 2.472 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 3387 days ago · 81 km deep · 44 km away
  27. 2.186 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3384 days ago · 15 km deep · 71 km away
  28. 4.849 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 3383 days ago · 98 km deep · 26 km away
  29. 1.564 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 3382 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
  30. 1.564 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 3382 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  31. 2.0100 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3381 days ago · 16 km deep · 63 km away
  32. 2.4108 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3381 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away
  33. 2.1112 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3374 days ago · 44 km deep · 90 km away
  34. 1.942 km ESE of False Pass, Alaska · 3373 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  35. 2.1108 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3373 days ago · 26 km deep · 68 km away
  36. 1.965 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3372 days ago · 20 km deep · 61 km away
  37. 1.764 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3371 days ago · 69 km deep · 93 km away
  38. 1.664 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3370 days ago · 26 km deep · 96 km away
  39. 2.019 km NE of False Pass, Alaska · 3369 days ago · 92 km deep · 58 km away
  40. 2.0110 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3368 days ago · 21 km deep · 70 km away
  41. 3.189 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3368 days ago · 28 km deep · 52 km away
  42. 2.149 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3367 days ago · 60 km deep · 50 km away
  43. 1.898 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3365 days ago · 23 km deep · 61 km away
  44. 2.174 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3363 days ago · 54 km deep · 91 km away
  45. 3.157 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 3361 days ago · 14 km deep · 69 km away
  46. 1.662 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 3361 days ago · 86 km deep · 88 km away
  47. 2.083 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3358 days ago · 117 km deep · 61 km away
  48. 2.156 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3358 days ago · 86 km deep · 93 km away
  49. 2.3102 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3358 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
  50. 2.4107 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3357 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
  51. 1.860 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3356 days ago · 26 km deep · 97 km away
  52. 2.999 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3355 days ago · 29 km deep · 69 km away
  53. 3.0101 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3355 days ago · 17 km deep · 69 km away
  54. 2.398 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3355 days ago · 16 km deep · 67 km away
  55. 2.391 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3355 days ago · 13 km deep · 59 km away
  56. 2.199 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3354 days ago · 50 km deep · 60 km away
  57. 2.5138 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3354 days ago · 12 km deep · 100 km away
  58. 2.180 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3354 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  59. 2.1100 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3353 days ago · 17 km deep · 64 km away
  60. 3.0117 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3352 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away

The first 60 of 80.

Before

  1. 2.164 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3397 days ago · 99 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 2.277 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3398 days ago · 57 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 3.087 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3398 days ago · 15 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 2.389 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3401 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 2.359 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3402 days ago · 61 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 2.051 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3402 days ago · 66 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 2.080 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3402 days ago · 62 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 2.272 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 3402 days ago · 104 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 1.893 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3404 days ago · 22 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 2.3south of Alaska · 3407 days ago · 14 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 2.481 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3413 days ago · 26 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 2.566 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3414 days ago · 87 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 1.638 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3415 days ago · 70 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 2.491 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3416 days ago · 26 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 2.088 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3418 days ago · 46 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 3.228 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3418 days ago · 91 km deep · 13 km away
  17. 2.593 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3420 days ago · 36 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 2.778 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3421 days ago · 144 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 2.7111 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 1.971 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 20 km deep · 97 km away

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