Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 120 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 120 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska on Fri, Jun 23, 2017, 12:53 AM AKDT (08:53 UTC), 14 km (9 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
2017-06-23 08:53:24 UTC
Depth
13.7 km (8.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.814° N, 163.918° 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
25

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 112 in the 60 days after this one and 87 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.0110 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3388 days ago · 25 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 1.766 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3387 days ago · 109 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 2.080 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3387 days ago · 53 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 2.4118 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3386 days ago · 25 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 2.375 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 3385 days ago · 80 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 2.472 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 3385 days ago · 81 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 2.3Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3383 days ago · 46 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 2.4155 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3383 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 1.790 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3381 days ago · 46 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 4.849 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 3381 days ago · 98 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 1.564 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 3380 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 1.564 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 3380 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 2.7141 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3379 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 2.0100 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3379 days ago · 16 km deep · 43 km away
  15. 2.4108 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3379 days ago · 13 km deep · 46 km away
  16. 1.534 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3378 days ago · 72 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 2.479 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3378 days ago · 40 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 1.9144 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3377 days ago · 18 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 3.8160 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3377 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  20. 1.589 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3377 days ago · 47 km deep · 84 km away
  21. 1.9163 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3377 days ago · 13 km deep · 54 km away
  22. 3.366 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3375 days ago · 59 km deep · 64 km away
  23. 2.1112 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3372 days ago · 44 km deep · 18 km away
  24. 2.1108 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3371 days ago · 26 km deep · 13 km away
  25. 2.3140 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3371 days ago · 22 km deep · 70 km away
  26. 1.764 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3369 days ago · 69 km deep · 64 km away
  27. 1.664 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3368 days ago · 26 km deep · 63 km away
  28. 3.0135 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3368 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  29. 1.774 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3368 days ago · 52 km deep · 65 km away
  30. 2.0164 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3367 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  31. 2.0110 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3366 days ago · 21 km deep · 15 km away
  32. 3.189 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3366 days ago · 28 km deep · 43 km away
  33. 2.4134 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3364 days ago · 66 km deep · 84 km away
  34. 2.1123 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3364 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  35. 1.898 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3362 days ago · 23 km deep · 37 km away
  36. 3.0145 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3362 days ago · 18 km deep · 85 km away
  37. 2.8138 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3362 days ago · 17 km deep · 86 km away
  38. 2.174 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3361 days ago · 54 km deep · 53 km away
  39. 1.761 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3359 days ago · 44 km deep · 77 km away
  40. 1.662 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 3358 days ago · 86 km deep · 91 km away
  41. 2.052 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3358 days ago · 49 km deep · 78 km away
  42. 1.560 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3357 days ago · 47 km deep · 96 km away
  43. 2.083 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3356 days ago · 117 km deep · 82 km away
  44. 2.156 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3356 days ago · 86 km deep · 78 km away
  45. 2.3102 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3355 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
  46. 2.182 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3355 days ago · 47 km deep · 66 km away
  47. 2.4107 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3355 days ago · 11 km deep · 46 km away
  48. 2.1102 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3354 days ago · 26 km deep · 48 km away
  49. 1.860 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3354 days ago · 26 km deep · 68 km away
  50. 2.999 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3353 days ago · 29 km deep · 33 km away
  51. 3.0101 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3353 days ago · 17 km deep · 61 km away
  52. 2.398 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3352 days ago · 16 km deep · 64 km away
  53. 2.1102 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3352 days ago · 31 km deep · 35 km away
  54. 2.391 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3352 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away
  55. 2.199 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3352 days ago · 50 km deep · 28 km away
  56. 4.5161 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3352 days ago · 24 km deep · 56 km away
  57. 2.6142 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3352 days ago · 31 km deep · 38 km away
  58. 2.4150 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3352 days ago · 18 km deep · 55 km away
  59. 2.5138 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3352 days ago · 12 km deep · 41 km away
  60. 2.180 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3351 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away

The first 60 of 112.

Before

  1. 2.091 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3388 days ago · 51 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 1.699 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3389 days ago · 26 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 1.6Unimak Island region, Alaska · 3389 days ago · 25 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 1.998 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3389 days ago · 44 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 1.668 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3390 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 1.570 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3390 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 1.768 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3391 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 2.267 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3391 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 2.0114 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3391 days ago · 20 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 2.294 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3392 days ago · 42 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 2.1117 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3393 days ago · 19 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 2.292 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3393 days ago · 20 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 1.888 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3394 days ago · 29 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 2.2126 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3395 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 2.040 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3395 days ago · 84 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 2.164 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3395 days ago · 99 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 2.6167 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3395 days ago · 37 km deep · 57 km away
  18. 2.4160 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3395 days ago · 73 km deep · 48 km away
  19. 2.277 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3396 days ago · 57 km deep · 50 km away
  20. 3.087 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3396 days ago · 15 km deep · 43 km away

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