Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 84 km S of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 84 km S of False Pass, Alaska on Mon, Oct 2, 2017, 9:39 AM AKDT (17:39 UTC), 37 km (23 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 97 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-10-02 17:39:18 UTC
Depth
36.9 km (22.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.106° N, 163.603° 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
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 64 in the 60 days after this one and 43 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.1162 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3286 days ago · 17 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 2.792 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 3286 days ago · 22 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 1.960 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3286 days ago · 40 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 2.3159 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3285 days ago · 49 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 2.588 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3284 days ago · 70 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 2.678 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3283 days ago · 54 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 2.257 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 3282 days ago · 93 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 2.397 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3280 days ago · 41 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 2.6165 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3280 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 2.171 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3279 days ago · 26 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 3.799 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3277 days ago · 43 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 1.925 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3275 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 2.6141 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3275 days ago · 21 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 2.193 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3273 days ago · 19 km deep · 18 km away
  15. 2.341 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3273 days ago · 70 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 2.198 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3272 days ago · 11 km deep · 26 km away
  17. 2.699 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3271 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  18. 2.949 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3271 days ago · 81 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 3.9109 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3271 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  20. 2.8111 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 18 km deep · 54 km away
  21. 3.896 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 14 km deep · 45 km away
  22. 2.485 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 23 km deep · 62 km away
  23. 1.626 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3269 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  24. 2.471 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3268 days ago · 56 km deep · 75 km away
  25. 2.441 km ESE of False Pass, Alaska · 3267 days ago · 86 km deep · 88 km away
  26. 2.4107 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 25 km deep · 97 km away
  27. 2.188 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 58 km deep · 93 km away
  28. 2.464 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 82 km deep · 79 km away
  29. 2.1114 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 21 km deep · 34 km away
  30. 2.291 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 19 km deep · 11 km away
  31. 2.2102 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 26 km deep · 18 km away
  32. 2.176 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 83 km deep · 74 km away
  33. 2.176 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 52 km deep · 84 km away
  34. 2.295 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 26 km deep · 11 km away
  35. 2.1109 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 26 km deep · 30 km away
  36. 3.2109 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 11 km deep · 36 km away
  37. 2.268 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3263 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  38. 2.475 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3260 days ago · 47 km deep · 89 km away
  39. 3.494 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3260 days ago · 24 km deep · 12 km away
  40. 2.9163 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3260 days ago · 22 km deep · 83 km away
  41. 2.269 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3259 days ago · 39 km deep · 87 km away
  42. 2.196 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3255 days ago · 26 km deep · 12 km away
  43. 2.089 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3254 days ago · 52 km deep · 64 km away
  44. 2.2113 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3253 days ago · 26 km deep · 32 km away
  45. 2.989 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3253 days ago · 37 km deep · 16 km away
  46. 2.258 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 3251 days ago · 83 km deep · 87 km away
  47. 2.4145 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3249 days ago · 16 km deep · 62 km away
  48. 2.3125 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3249 days ago · 26 km deep · 50 km away
  49. 1.9Unimak Island region, Alaska · 3243 days ago · 53 km deep · 89 km away
  50. 2.5113 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3242 days ago · 22 km deep · 60 km away
  51. 2.7117 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3242 days ago · 25 km deep · 38 km away
  52. 2.5116 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3240 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  53. 2.4148 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3240 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  54. 2.389 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3240 days ago · 100 km deep · 53 km away
  55. 3.1159 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3240 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  56. 3.290 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3237 days ago · 18 km deep · 67 km away
  57. 2.666 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3234 days ago · 30 km deep · 49 km away
  58. 4.097 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3231 days ago · 14 km deep · 48 km away
  59. 2.4110 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3229 days ago · 17 km deep · 56 km away
  60. 2.3105 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3229 days ago · 26 km deep · 33 km away

The first 60 of 64.

Before

  1. 2.4169 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3287 days ago · 14 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 2.1108 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3287 days ago · 49 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 2.3106 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3291 days ago · 27 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 2.3105 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3294 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 2.8161 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3295 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 2.351 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3296 days ago · 75 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 2.149 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3297 days ago · 50 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 2.0110 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3297 days ago · 16 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 2.265 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 3299 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 2.268 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 3300 days ago · 80 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 2.389 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3301 days ago · 55 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 1.885 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3301 days ago · 45 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 2.985 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3302 days ago · 79 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 3.3105 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3302 days ago · 14 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 3.2103 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3303 days ago · 25 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 2.999 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3303 days ago · 70 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 2.272 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3304 days ago · 72 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 3.1105 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3304 days ago · 26 km deep · 71 km away
  19. 2.488 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3304 days ago · 38 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 2.395 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3304 days ago · 26 km deep · 86 km away

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