Alaska earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 94 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 94 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska on Mon, Jan 29, 2018, 9:49 AM AKST (18:49 UTC), 21 km (13 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 134 km SE of Akutan, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2018-01-29 18:49:31 UTC
Depth
21.4 km (13.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.126° N, 164.163° 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: 60 in the 60 days after this one and 24 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.1104 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3163 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 2.923 km WNW of False Pass, Alaska · 3163 days ago · 150 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 2.177 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3162 days ago · 37 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 2.7154 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3161 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 3.9151 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3161 days ago · 19 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 2.960 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3156 days ago · 72 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 2.645 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3155 days ago · 58 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 2.4115 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3153 days ago · 54 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 2.2110 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3152 days ago · 41 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 2.591 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3151 days ago · 30 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 2.165 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 3150 days ago · 84 km deep · 41 km away
  12. 2.4144 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3148 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 3.8107 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3147 days ago · 36 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 2.448 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3146 days ago · 17 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 4.696 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3145 days ago · 34 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 2.095 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3145 days ago · 43 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 2.5131 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3145 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  18. 2.897 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3145 days ago · 22 km deep · 69 km away
  19. 2.278 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3145 days ago · 58 km deep · 20 km away
  20. 2.7113 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3142 days ago · 22 km deep · 29 km away
  21. 2.086 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 3142 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  22. 1.885 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 3142 days ago · -1 km deep · 56 km away
  23. 2.169 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3140 days ago · 38 km deep · 70 km away
  24. 3.4102 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3140 days ago · 35 km deep · 74 km away
  25. 4.8134 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3138 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  26. 3.4135 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3138 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
  27. 1.979 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3134 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  28. 2.398 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3133 days ago · 16 km deep · 76 km away
  29. 2.0100 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3132 days ago · 58 km deep · 61 km away
  30. 2.2154 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3132 days ago · 17 km deep · 82 km away
  31. 1.883 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3132 days ago · 50 km deep · 95 km away
  32. 2.4156 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3131 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
  33. 3.433 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3131 days ago · 85 km deep · 72 km away
  34. 3.9149 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3130 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  35. 2.870 km W of False Pass, Alaska · 3130 days ago · 182 km deep · 84 km away
  36. 2.256 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3130 days ago · 65 km deep · 87 km away
  37. 3.077 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3129 days ago · 34 km deep · 96 km away
  38. 3.6144 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3126 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  39. 2.072 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3126 days ago · 65 km deep · 37 km away
  40. 2.376 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3125 days ago · 48 km deep · 82 km away
  41. 1.651 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3123 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
  42. 2.067 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3123 days ago · 60 km deep · 53 km away
  43. 1.919 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3123 days ago · 106 km deep · 95 km away
  44. 2.4146 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3122 days ago · 26 km deep · 97 km away
  45. 2.871 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3121 days ago · 111 km deep · 65 km away
  46. 2.4111 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3117 days ago · 31 km deep · 47 km away
  47. 2.077 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3117 days ago · 43 km deep · 42 km away
  48. 2.1119 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3117 days ago · 26 km deep · 36 km away
  49. 2.973 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 3116 days ago · 75 km deep · 22 km away
  50. 2.093 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3116 days ago · 26 km deep · 5 km away
  51. 2.094 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3116 days ago · 52 km deep · 70 km away
  52. 1.951 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3115 days ago · 44 km deep · 73 km away
  53. 2.041 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3111 days ago · 64 km deep · 79 km away
  54. 2.8140 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3111 days ago · 24 km deep · 91 km away
  55. 2.888 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3110 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  56. 2.550 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3110 days ago · 71 km deep · 57 km away
  57. 1.541 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3108 days ago · 61 km deep · 97 km away
  58. 2.063 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 3108 days ago · 108 km deep · 60 km away
  59. 1.8107 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3107 days ago · 21 km deep · 16 km away
  60. 3.5128 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3107 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away

Before

  1. 3.130 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3169 days ago · 98 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 2.4119 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3175 days ago · 26 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 2.183 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3176 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 1.823 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3176 days ago · 70 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 3.672 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3177 days ago · 59 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 2.190 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3177 days ago · 23 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 2.822 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3177 days ago · 108 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 2.532 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3179 days ago · 78 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 2.022 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3180 days ago · 76 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 2.2112 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3180 days ago · 41 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 3.8103 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3181 days ago · 23 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 2.548 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3182 days ago · 87 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 3.640 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3185 days ago · 80 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 1.852 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3186 days ago · 25 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 2.559 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3187 days ago · 74 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 3.6Unimak Island region, Alaska · 3187 days ago · 24 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 2.8142 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3188 days ago · 13 km deep · 100 km away
  18. 2.179 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3188 days ago · 56 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 3.8146 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3189 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 1.974 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3192 days ago · 20 km deep · 31 km away

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