Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 65 km SE of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 65 km SE of False Pass, Alaska on Tue, Jul 11, 2017, 9:55 AM AKDT (17:55 UTC), 20 km (13 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 97 km SE of King Cove, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-07-11 17:55:16 UTC
Depth
20.4 km (12.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.477° N, 162.637° 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
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 82 in the 60 days after this one and 31 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.019 km NE of False Pass, Alaska · 3366 days ago · 92 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 3.189 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3366 days ago · 28 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 2.167 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3365 days ago · 25 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 2.149 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3364 days ago · 60 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 2.996 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3362 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 2.1101 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3361 days ago · 23 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 3.157 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 3359 days ago · 14 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 1.663 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3357 days ago · 53 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 3.072 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3355 days ago · 31 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 2.3102 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3355 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 2.4107 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3355 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 2.595 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3354 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 2.162 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3353 days ago · 20 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 3.0101 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3353 days ago · 17 km deep · 61 km away
  15. 2.398 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3352 days ago · 16 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 2.391 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3352 days ago · 13 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 2.180 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3351 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 2.045 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 3351 days ago · 65 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 2.1100 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3350 days ago · 17 km deep · 70 km away
  20. 3.0117 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3350 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
  21. 2.475 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3349 days ago · 65 km deep · 85 km away
  22. 2.9111 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3348 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
  23. 2.973 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3348 days ago · 26 km deep · 80 km away
  24. 2.384 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3347 days ago · 14 km deep · 66 km away
  25. 3.572 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3347 days ago · 24 km deep · 80 km away
  26. 2.77 km WSW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 3347 days ago · 112 km deep · 77 km away
  27. 3.089 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3346 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  28. 2.281 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3346 days ago · 19 km deep · 49 km away
  29. 2.278 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3345 days ago · 51 km deep · 88 km away
  30. 2.753 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 3344 days ago · 81 km deep · 30 km away
  31. 2.648 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3343 days ago · 81 km deep · 57 km away
  32. 1.897 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3342 days ago · 20 km deep · 83 km away
  33. 2.1Alaska Peninsula · 3340 days ago · 21 km deep · 89 km away
  34. 2.0109 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3340 days ago · 26 km deep · 82 km away
  35. 2.848 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3340 days ago · 82 km deep · 66 km away
  36. 3.997 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3340 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  37. 2.094 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3340 days ago · 26 km deep · 75 km away
  38. 1.986 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3340 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
  39. 2.289 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3340 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  40. 2.1106 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3339 days ago · 26 km deep · 94 km away
  41. 2.2Unimak Island region, Alaska · 3339 days ago · 23 km deep · 66 km away
  42. 2.1101 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3339 days ago · 26 km deep · 81 km away
  43. 1.635 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3338 days ago · 22 km deep · 66 km away
  44. 2.790 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3338 days ago · 21 km deep · 59 km away
  45. 2.266 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3338 days ago · 21 km deep · 18 km away
  46. 2.629 km ESE of False Pass, Alaska · 3337 days ago · 105 km deep · 38 km away
  47. 2.792 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3336 days ago · 29 km deep · 85 km away
  48. 2.880 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3336 days ago · 17 km deep · 67 km away
  49. 2.755 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3335 days ago · 24 km deep · 50 km away
  50. 3.6117 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3334 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  51. 2.039 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3333 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
  52. 2.185 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3332 days ago · 20 km deep · 71 km away
  53. 3.6104 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3331 days ago · 34 km deep · 69 km away
  54. 2.2108 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3331 days ago · 20 km deep · 73 km away
  55. 2.5110 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3330 days ago · 17 km deep · 75 km away
  56. 2.153 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 3330 days ago · 44 km deep · 33 km away
  57. 2.495 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3329 days ago · 20 km deep · 86 km away
  58. 1.912 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3329 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  59. 2.470 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3329 days ago · 18 km deep · 63 km away
  60. 2.338 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3328 days ago · 79 km deep · 42 km away

The first 60 of 82.

Before

  1. 1.969 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3370 days ago · 19 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 2.1108 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3371 days ago · 26 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 1.942 km ESE of False Pass, Alaska · 3371 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 3.456 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 3371 days ago · 75 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 1.975 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3374 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 1.650 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 3378 days ago · 59 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 2.4108 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3379 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 2.0100 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3379 days ago · 16 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 4.849 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 3381 days ago · 98 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 2.186 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3382 days ago · 15 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 2.076 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3383 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 1.978 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3384 days ago · 26 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 2.755 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3386 days ago · 70 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 2.240 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 3387 days ago · 83 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 1.963 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3387 days ago · 25 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 1.870 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3387 days ago · 13 km deep · 52 km away
  17. 2.092 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3388 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 2.033 km W of False Pass, Alaska · 3388 days ago · 161 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 2.0110 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3388 days ago · 25 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 1.787 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3388 days ago · 13 km deep · 25 km away

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