Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 99 km S of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 99 km S of False Pass, Alaska on Fri, Jun 8, 2018, 12:39 PM AKDT (20:39 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 33 km S of False Pass, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2018-06-08 20:39:44 UTC
Depth
13.4 km (8.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.963° N, 163.251° 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: 72 in the 60 days after this one and 102 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.7112 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3036 days ago · 38 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 2.8126 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3036 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 2.6119 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3036 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 2.1106 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3035 days ago · 22 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 2.24 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3034 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 2.4109 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3034 days ago · 20 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 4.333 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3034 days ago · 91 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 2.5102 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3033 days ago · 35 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 2.3152 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3032 days ago · 26 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 2.3142 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3032 days ago · 20 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 1.950 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 3031 days ago · 20 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 1.684 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 3030 days ago · 23 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 4.1152 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3030 days ago · 24 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 2.389 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3028 days ago · 59 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 2.293 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3025 days ago · 53 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 2.7149 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3024 days ago · 26 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 1.9115 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3022 days ago · 15 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 3.1103 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3021 days ago · 32 km deep · 31 km away
  19. 2.2102 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3019 days ago · 41 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 3.4164 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3018 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  21. 3.7108 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3018 days ago · 41 km deep · 29 km away
  22. 2.375 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3017 days ago · 40 km deep · 40 km away
  23. 3.9101 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 3017 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  24. 2.978 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3017 days ago · 23 km deep · 22 km away
  25. 2.3161 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3016 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
  26. 1.9112 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3014 days ago · 39 km deep · 59 km away
  27. 1.892 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3014 days ago · 39 km deep · 56 km away
  28. 3.080 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3014 days ago · 34 km deep · 39 km away
  29. 2.0Unimak Island region, Alaska · 3012 days ago · 26 km deep · 70 km away
  30. 2.4158 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3012 days ago · 23 km deep · 62 km away
  31. 2.591 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3010 days ago · 32 km deep · 78 km away
  32. 2.146 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3010 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
  33. 3.265 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 3009 days ago · 23 km deep · 93 km away
  34. 2.1103 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3007 days ago · 21 km deep · 82 km away
  35. 3.669 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 3004 days ago · 89 km deep · 73 km away
  36. 2.8104 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3004 days ago · 36 km deep · 44 km away
  37. 1.974 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3003 days ago · 73 km deep · 92 km away
  38. 2.7107 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3002 days ago · 32 km deep · 67 km away
  39. 2.1136 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2999 days ago · 38 km deep · 62 km away
  40. 1.883 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2999 days ago · 56 km deep · 87 km away
  41. 2.3121 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2999 days ago · 0 km deep · 25 km away
  42. 2.2103 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2999 days ago · 54 km deep · 73 km away
  43. 3.02 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 2998 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  44. 2.05 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2998 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  45. 2.6Unimak Island region, Alaska · 2997 days ago · 14 km deep · 60 km away
  46. 2.392 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2997 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  47. 2.7140 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2996 days ago · 27 km deep · 47 km away
  48. 2.9109 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2996 days ago · 25 km deep · 52 km away
  49. 3.492 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 2994 days ago · 19 km deep · 81 km away
  50. 3.2104 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2994 days ago · 35 km deep · 88 km away
  51. 1.9115 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2993 days ago · 26 km deep · 61 km away
  52. 2.1108 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2991 days ago · 20 km deep · 81 km away
  53. 2.8Alaska Peninsula · 2991 days ago · 24 km deep · 91 km away
  54. 2.695 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2991 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
  55. 2.192 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2990 days ago · 26 km deep · 54 km away
  56. 1.987 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2990 days ago · 27 km deep · 59 km away
  57. 2.22 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2990 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  58. 1.65 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2990 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  59. 2.077 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2989 days ago · 63 km deep · 88 km away
  60. 3.091 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2988 days ago · 35 km deep · 63 km away

The first 60 of 72.

Before

  1. 2.2168 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3036 days ago · 23 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 2.3106 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3036 days ago · 41 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 2.8159 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3038 days ago · 29 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 3.1160 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3039 days ago · 18 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 2.08 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3039 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 1.710 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3039 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 1.996 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3039 days ago · 55 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 3.2147 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3039 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 2.0103 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3040 days ago · 19 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 1.610 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3040 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 4.257 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 3040 days ago · 74 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 2
  12. 2.196 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3041 days ago · 25 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 2.0109 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3041 days ago · 42 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 3.0151 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3042 days ago · 30 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 3.095 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 3044 days ago · 38 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 3.2107 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3044 days ago · 16 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 2.4155 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3044 days ago · 20 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 3.3162 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3045 days ago · 24 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 1.55 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3045 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 2.4148 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3045 days ago · 29 km deep · 58 km away

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