Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 33 km W of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 33 km W of False Pass, Alaska on Fri, Jun 23, 2017, 4:43 AM AKDT (12:43 UTC), 161 km (100 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
2017-06-23 12:43:50 UTC
Depth
160.5 km (99.7 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
54.905° N, 163.929° 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
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 35 in the 60 days after this one and 20 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.766 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3388 days ago · 109 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 2.755 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3386 days ago · 70 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 2.375 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 3385 days ago · 80 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 2.472 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 3385 days ago · 81 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 4.849 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 3381 days ago · 98 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 1.564 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 3380 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 1.564 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 3380 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 1.942 km ESE of False Pass, Alaska · 3371 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 1.965 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3370 days ago · 20 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 2.3Alaska Peninsula · 3367 days ago · 159 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 2.019 km NE of False Pass, Alaska · 3367 days ago · 92 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 2.149 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3364 days ago · 60 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 1.898 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3362 days ago · 23 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 3.157 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 3359 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 1.662 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 3359 days ago · 86 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 2.083 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3356 days ago · 117 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 2.999 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3353 days ago · 29 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 2.199 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3352 days ago · 50 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 2.180 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3351 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 2.475 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3349 days ago · 65 km deep · 76 km away
  21. 3.279 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 3348 days ago · 75 km deep · 70 km away
  22. 2.77 km WSW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 3347 days ago · 112 km deep · 75 km away
  23. 2.196 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3344 days ago · 20 km deep · 93 km away
  24. 2.648 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3343 days ago · 81 km deep · 61 km away
  25. 2.848 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3340 days ago · 82 km deep · 54 km away
  26. 2.2Unimak Island region, Alaska · 3339 days ago · 23 km deep · 82 km away
  27. 2.266 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3338 days ago · 21 km deep · 93 km away
  28. 2.629 km ESE of False Pass, Alaska · 3338 days ago · 105 km deep · 62 km away
  29. 2.792 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3336 days ago · 29 km deep · 97 km away
  30. 2.093 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3331 days ago · 44 km deep · 88 km away
  31. 2.079 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3331 days ago · 78 km deep · 84 km away
  32. 2.196 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3331 days ago · 21 km deep · 89 km away
  33. 1.996 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3331 days ago · 16 km deep · 94 km away
  34. 1.912 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3329 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  35. 2.345 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 3328 days ago · 89 km deep · 86 km away

Before

  1. 1.6Unimak Island region, Alaska · 3389 days ago · 25 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 1.668 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3390 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 1.570 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3390 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 1.768 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3391 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 2.267 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3391 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 2.647 km NNW of False Pass, Alaska · 3393 days ago · 157 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 2.292 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3394 days ago · 20 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 1.888 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3395 days ago · 29 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 2.040 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3395 days ago · 84 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 3.087 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3396 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 2.359 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3400 days ago · 61 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 2.051 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3400 days ago · 66 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 2.080 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3400 days ago · 62 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 2.272 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 3400 days ago · 104 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 1.893 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3402 days ago · 22 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 2.481 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3411 days ago · 26 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 2.566 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3411 days ago · 87 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 1.638 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3413 days ago · 70 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 2.088 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3415 days ago · 46 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 3.228 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3416 days ago · 91 km deep · 38 km away

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