Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 60 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 60 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska on Tue, Oct 3, 2017, 5:42 AM AKDT (13:42 UTC), 40 km (25 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
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-10-03 13:42:40 UTC
Depth
39.6 km (24.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.369° N, 162.980° 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
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 59 in the 60 days after this one and 27 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.588 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3284 days ago · 70 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 2.257 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 3282 days ago · 93 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 2.561 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3281 days ago · 21 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 2.397 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3280 days ago · 41 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 3.799 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3277 days ago · 43 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 1.925 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3275 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 2.193 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3273 days ago · 19 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 2.341 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3273 days ago · 70 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 2.198 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3272 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 2.699 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3271 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 2.949 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3271 days ago · 81 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 3.9109 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3271 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 3.275 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3271 days ago · 23 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 2.8111 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 18 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 3.896 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 14 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 2.877 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 27 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 1.626 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3269 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 2.587 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3267 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 2.441 km ESE of False Pass, Alaska · 3267 days ago · 86 km deep · 44 km away
  20. 2.357 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 60 km deep · 83 km away
  21. 2.464 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 82 km deep · 29 km away
  22. 2.1114 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 21 km deep · 83 km away
  23. 2.291 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 19 km deep · 50 km away
  24. 2.2102 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 26 km deep · 65 km away
  25. 2.295 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 26 km deep · 58 km away
  26. 2.1109 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 26 km deep · 80 km away
  27. 3.2109 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
  28. 2.597 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3264 days ago · 18 km deep · 94 km away
  29. 2.268 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3263 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  30. 2.591 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3263 days ago · 17 km deep · 92 km away
  31. 2.699 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3263 days ago · 26 km deep · 95 km away
  32. 3.494 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3260 days ago · 24 km deep · 54 km away
  33. 2.196 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3255 days ago · 26 km deep · 60 km away
  34. 3.192 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3254 days ago · 31 km deep · 98 km away
  35. 2.2113 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3253 days ago · 26 km deep · 81 km away
  36. 2.989 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3253 days ago · 37 km deep · 44 km away
  37. 1.974 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3251 days ago · 24 km deep · 84 km away
  38. 2.4145 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3249 days ago · 16 km deep · 98 km away
  39. 2.3125 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3249 days ago · 26 km deep · 98 km away
  40. 2.356 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3248 days ago · 22 km deep · 94 km away
  41. 2.620 km SW of King Cove, Alaska · 3247 days ago · 100 km deep · 69 km away
  42. 2.4114 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3245 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
  43. 3.597 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3242 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  44. 2.373 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3242 days ago · 14 km deep · 84 km away
  45. 2.7117 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3242 days ago · 25 km deep · 88 km away
  46. 2.5116 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3240 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  47. 2.389 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3240 days ago · 100 km deep · 96 km away
  48. 2.987 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3239 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  49. 3.290 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3237 days ago · 18 km deep · 32 km away
  50. 2.666 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3234 days ago · 30 km deep · 6 km away
  51. 3.150 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3234 days ago · 73 km deep · 82 km away
  52. 4.097 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3231 days ago · 14 km deep · 38 km away
  53. 2.3105 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3229 days ago · 26 km deep · 82 km away
  54. 2.562 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 3229 days ago · 41 km deep · 55 km away
  55. 2.396 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3227 days ago · 19 km deep · 57 km away
  56. 2.270 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 3227 days ago · 26 km deep · 34 km away
  57. 3.1136 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3227 days ago · 25 km deep · 85 km away
  58. 3.9152 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3227 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
  59. 3.180 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3226 days ago · 19 km deep · 84 km away

Before

  1. 2.792 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 3286 days ago · 22 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 2.384 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3286 days ago · 37 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 2.3106 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3291 days ago · 27 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 2.3105 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3294 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 2.149 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3297 days ago · 50 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 2.0110 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3297 days ago · 16 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 2.265 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 3299 days ago · 11 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 2.393 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3300 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 2.268 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 3300 days ago · 80 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 3.3105 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3302 days ago · 14 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 3.883 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3304 days ago · 32 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 2.488 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3304 days ago · 38 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 2.5103 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3306 days ago · 14 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 3.062 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 3308 days ago · 35 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 2.896 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3309 days ago · 15 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 2.8south of Alaska · 3309 days ago · 16 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 2.7101 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3310 days ago · 20 km deep · 45 km away
  18. 3.8104 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3310 days ago · 13 km deep · 48 km away
  19. 2.785 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3310 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  20. 2.199 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3310 days ago · 26 km deep · 65 km away

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