Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 40 km SE of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 40 km SE of False Pass, Alaska on Sat, Mar 31, 2018, 11:00 AM AKDT (19:00 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 93 km S of False Pass, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2018-03-31 19:00:58 UTC
Depth
13.2 km (8.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.618° N, 162.924° 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: 75 in the 60 days after this one and 28 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.915 km WSW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 3105 days ago · 118 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 2.399 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3104 days ago · 20 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 2.336 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3102 days ago · 98 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 1.968 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3100 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 1.671 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3100 days ago · 26 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 2.660 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 3098 days ago · 20 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 2.2100 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3098 days ago · 17 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 1.965 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3098 days ago · 26 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 1.728 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3098 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 2.892 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3097 days ago · 31 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 1.868 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3097 days ago · 20 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 2.767 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3096 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 2.469 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3094 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 2.820 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3092 days ago · 90 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 2.279 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3092 days ago · 25 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 2.1104 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3092 days ago · 19 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 2.498 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3092 days ago · 15 km deep · 63 km away
  18. 2.3106 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3091 days ago · 25 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 2.999 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3091 days ago · 25 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 2.131 km E of King Cove, Alaska · 3091 days ago · 102 km deep · 88 km away
  21. 2.251 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3091 days ago · 76 km deep · 81 km away
  22. 2.597 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3090 days ago · 22 km deep · 77 km away
  23. 2.393 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3089 days ago · 26 km deep · 100 km away
  24. 2.298 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3089 days ago · 26 km deep · 96 km away
  25. 2.3102 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3089 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  26. 2.690 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3088 days ago · 48 km deep · 82 km away
  27. 1.885 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3085 days ago · 25 km deep · 87 km away
  28. 1.892 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3084 days ago · 20 km deep · 81 km away
  29. 2.890 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3082 days ago · 25 km deep · 53 km away
  30. 4.293 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3081 days ago · 41 km deep · 80 km away
  31. 3.491 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3078 days ago · 35 km deep · 57 km away
  32. 2.636 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3077 days ago · 77 km deep · 22 km away
  33. 2.3104 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3076 days ago · 28 km deep · 84 km away
  34. 2.369 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 3075 days ago · 44 km deep · 98 km away
  35. 2.880 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3072 days ago · 24 km deep · 82 km away
  36. 3.462 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3070 days ago · 61 km deep · 46 km away
  37. 3.089 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3070 days ago · 35 km deep · 94 km away
  38. 2.5100 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3070 days ago · 34 km deep · 74 km away
  39. 2.860 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3070 days ago · 76 km deep · 65 km away
  40. 2.190 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3070 days ago · 28 km deep · 94 km away
  41. 3.776 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3068 days ago · 27 km deep · 85 km away
  42. 2.281 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 3067 days ago · 79 km deep · 92 km away
  43. 2.186 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3066 days ago · 52 km deep · 85 km away
  44. 2.394 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3066 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
  45. 3.0south of Alaska · 3064 days ago · 20 km deep · 80 km away
  46. 2.390 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3064 days ago · 26 km deep · 93 km away
  47. 2.090 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 3064 days ago · 39 km deep · 96 km away
  48. 2.597 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3064 days ago · 17 km deep · 74 km away
  49. 4.2101 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3064 days ago · 42 km deep · 84 km away
  50. 2.89 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3063 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  51. 2.2124 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3062 days ago · 40 km deep · 97 km away
  52. 2.435 km ESE of False Pass, Alaska · 3061 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  53. 2.131 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3061 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  54. 3.85 km NNW of False Pass, Alaska · 3060 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  55. 2.96 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 3060 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  56. 1.74 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3060 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  57. 2.285 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3060 days ago · 39 km deep · 52 km away
  58. 2.399 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3060 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
  59. 2.289 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3058 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  60. 3.494 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3057 days ago · 24 km deep · 59 km away

The first 60 of 75.

Before

  1. 2.4117 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3106 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 2.061 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 3106 days ago · 15 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 1.862 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3106 days ago · 18 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 2.0108 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 3106 days ago · 26 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 1.687 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3107 days ago · 26 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 2.357 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 3108 days ago · 79 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 2.160 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 3110 days ago · 15 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 2.023 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 3113 days ago · 85 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 2.163 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3113 days ago · 26 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 1.955 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 3113 days ago · 22 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 2.186 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3113 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 2.757 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 3113 days ago · 21 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 2.093 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3116 days ago · 26 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 2.973 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 3116 days ago · 75 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 2.077 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3117 days ago · 43 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 2.871 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3121 days ago · 111 km deep · 100 km away
  17. 2.266 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 3122 days ago · 26 km deep · 34 km away
  18. 1.961 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 3122 days ago · 64 km deep · 44 km away
  19. 2.342 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 3123 days ago · 93 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 2.084 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3124 days ago · 26 km deep · 86 km away

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