Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 97 km S of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 97 km S of False Pass, Alaska on Sun, May 20, 2018, 1:27 AM AKDT (09:27 UTC), 26 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.5 160 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2018-05-20 09:27:35 UTC
Depth
25.6 km (15.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.988° N, 163.589° 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
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 133 in the 60 days after this one and 68 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.079 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3057 days ago · 38 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 2.4165 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3057 days ago · 26 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 2.5164 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3057 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 2.9162 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3057 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 2.5165 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3057 days ago · 38 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 2.4172 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3057 days ago · 38 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 2.587 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3057 days ago · 19 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 2.390 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3055 days ago · 45 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 2.2117 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3055 days ago · 19 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 2.027 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3055 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 1.872 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3055 days ago · 15 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 2.1117 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3054 days ago · 26 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 1.986 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3054 days ago · 24 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 2.893 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3053 days ago · 17 km deep · 43 km away
  15. 1.9101 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3053 days ago · 18 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 1.772 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3053 days ago · 47 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 3.4107 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3051 days ago · 43 km deep · 63 km away
  18. 3.596 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3051 days ago · 23 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 1.9107 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3051 days ago · 20 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 5.5160 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3050 days ago · 17 km deep · 64 km away
  21. 3.0188 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3050 days ago · 35 km deep · 92 km away
  22. 3.9165 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3050 days ago · 19 km deep · 68 km away
  23. 3.0167 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3050 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away
  24. 4.1162 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3050 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  25. 2.6165 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3050 days ago · 22 km deep · 70 km away
  26. 2.5176 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3050 days ago · 35 km deep · 80 km away
  27. 2.4160 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3050 days ago · 24 km deep · 65 km away
  28. 2.4160 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3050 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
  29. 2.4162 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3050 days ago · 25 km deep · 67 km away
  30. 2.3158 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3050 days ago · 41 km deep · 61 km away
  31. 2.5169 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3050 days ago · 35 km deep · 77 km away
  32. 3.0153 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3050 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  33. 3.6156 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3050 days ago · 37 km deep · 64 km away
  34. 2.3160 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3050 days ago · 26 km deep · 70 km away
  35. 2.1160 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3050 days ago · 38 km deep · 65 km away
  36. 3.7169 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3050 days ago · 22 km deep · 72 km away
  37. 2.251 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3050 days ago · 64 km deep · 74 km away
  38. 2.7160 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3050 days ago · 29 km deep · 64 km away
  39. 3.9163 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3050 days ago · 16 km deep · 68 km away
  40. 2.4Unimak Island region, Alaska · 3050 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  41. 4.3152 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3050 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  42. 2.9155 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3050 days ago · 19 km deep · 64 km away
  43. 2.9163 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3050 days ago · 20 km deep · 67 km away
  44. 3.4164 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3050 days ago · 20 km deep · 71 km away
  45. 3.9157 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3050 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  46. 3.5165 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3050 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  47. 2.7164 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3050 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  48. 3.2163 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3049 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  49. 2.8162 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3049 days ago · 12 km deep · 66 km away
  50. 3.0165 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3049 days ago · 20 km deep · 68 km away
  51. 2.9166 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3049 days ago · 19 km deep · 70 km away
  52. 3.6166 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3049 days ago · 25 km deep · 69 km away
  53. 2.8151 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3049 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  54. 2.946 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3048 days ago · 14 km deep · 70 km away
  55. 2.4148 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3048 days ago · 29 km deep · 52 km away
  56. 1.55 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3048 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  57. 3.3162 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3047 days ago · 24 km deep · 68 km away
  58. 2.4155 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3047 days ago · 20 km deep · 59 km away
  59. 3.2107 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3047 days ago · 16 km deep · 47 km away
  60. 3.095 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 3046 days ago · 38 km deep · 46 km away

The first 60 of 133.

Before

  1. 1.555 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 3058 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 2.3119 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3059 days ago · 41 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 3.494 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3059 days ago · 24 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 2.469 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3059 days ago · 21 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 2.156 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3060 days ago · 75 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 3.083 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3061 days ago · 69 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 2.5170 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3061 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 2.6166 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3061 days ago · 17 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 2.399 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3062 days ago · 13 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 1.897 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3062 days ago · 22 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 2.285 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3062 days ago · 39 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 1.74 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3062 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 2.96 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 3063 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 2.4165 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3063 days ago · 55 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 1.9Unimak Island region, Alaska · 3063 days ago · 26 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 2.131 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3063 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  17. 2.435 km ESE of False Pass, Alaska · 3063 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 1.9110 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3064 days ago · 34 km deep · 49 km away
  19. 2.2124 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3064 days ago · 40 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 2.590 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3064 days ago · 35 km deep · 100 km away

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