Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 75 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 75 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska on Tue, Jun 26, 2018, 11:33 PM AKDT (07:33 UTC), 40 km (25 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 26 km ENE of False Pass, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2018-06-27 07:33:34 UTC
Depth
40.3 km (25.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.248° N, 162.879° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.ScaleComputed byNotes
2.3ML, local (Richter)Alaska Earthquake CenterPreferred · Preliminary
2.3ML, local (Richter)AACSEPreliminary

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
32

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 40 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.9101 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 3020 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 2.978 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3020 days ago · 23 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 1.963 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3018 days ago · 20 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 1.9112 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3017 days ago · 39 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 1.892 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3017 days ago · 39 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 3.080 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3017 days ago · 34 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 4.626 km ENE of False Pass, Alaska · 3015 days ago · 117 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 2.146 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3013 days ago · 12 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 3.265 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 3012 days ago · 23 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 2.2100 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3012 days ago · 24 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 2.692 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3010 days ago · 25 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 3.669 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 3007 days ago · 89 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 2.8104 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3007 days ago · 36 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 2.380 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3006 days ago · 27 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 2.3121 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3002 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 3.02 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3002 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 2.05 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3001 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 2.6Unimak Island region, Alaska · 3001 days ago · 14 km deep · 100 km away
  19. 2.392 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3001 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  20. 2.7140 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2999 days ago · 27 km deep · 66 km away
  21. 2.9109 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2999 days ago · 25 km deep · 83 km away
  22. 2.799 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2999 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  23. 3.492 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 2997 days ago · 19 km deep · 51 km away
  24. 3.2104 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2997 days ago · 35 km deep · 62 km away
  25. 1.9115 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2996 days ago · 26 km deep · 97 km away
  26. 2.724 km ENE of False Pass, Alaska · 2996 days ago · 116 km deep · 76 km away
  27. 2.8Alaska Peninsula · 2994 days ago · 24 km deep · 64 km away
  28. 2.695 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2994 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
  29. 2.192 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2993 days ago · 26 km deep · 78 km away
  30. 1.987 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2993 days ago · 27 km deep · 79 km away
  31. 2.22 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2993 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  32. 1.65 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2993 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  33. 2.298 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2993 days ago · 14 km deep · 90 km away
  34. 2.426 km SSW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 2992 days ago · 126 km deep · 79 km away
  35. 3.091 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2992 days ago · 35 km deep · 84 km away
  36. 2.192 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2991 days ago · 25 km deep · 54 km away
  37. 2.190 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2990 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
  38. 2.1108 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2990 days ago · 26 km deep · 98 km away
  39. 2.157 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2984 days ago · 26 km deep · 90 km away
  40. 2.899 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2984 days ago · 41 km deep · 78 km away
  41. 2.4118 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2983 days ago · 26 km deep · 84 km away
  42. 3.099 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2981 days ago · 22 km deep · 97 km away
  43. 2.642 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2980 days ago · 24 km deep · 39 km away
  44. 2.114 km SSW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 2979 days ago · 107 km deep · 91 km away
  45. 2.087 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2979 days ago · 25 km deep · 91 km away
  46. 2.758 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2979 days ago · 35 km deep · 42 km away
  47. 1.954 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2979 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
  48. 2.9Alaska Peninsula · 2978 days ago · 77 km deep · 32 km away
  49. 3.286 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2977 days ago · 21 km deep · 88 km away
  50. 1.894 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2977 days ago · 26 km deep · 85 km away
  51. 3.2153 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2973 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
  52. 2.864 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2973 days ago · 35 km deep · 81 km away
  53. 2.496 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2972 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  54. 1.8139 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2967 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  55. 1.831 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2966 days ago · 16 km deep · 47 km away
  56. 2.099 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2965 days ago · 26 km deep · 25 km away
  57. 2.172 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2964 days ago · 58 km deep · 62 km away
  58. 2.351 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2963 days ago · 78 km deep · 61 km away
  59. 2.3112 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2963 days ago · 44 km deep · 83 km away

Before

  1. 2.5Alaska Peninsula · 3021 days ago · 25 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 3.7108 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3022 days ago · 41 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 2.2102 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3022 days ago · 41 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 3.1103 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3024 days ago · 32 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 2.036 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 3025 days ago · 71 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 2.293 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3028 days ago · 53 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 2.198 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3030 days ago · 15 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 2.989 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3033 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 1.864 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3033 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 1.684 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 3034 days ago · 23 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 1.950 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 3034 days ago · 20 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 2.5102 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3036 days ago · 35 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 4.333 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3037 days ago · 91 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 2.4109 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3037 days ago · 20 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 2.24 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3038 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 2.6119 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3039 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 2.8126 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3039 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 3.7112 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3039 days ago · 38 km deep · 48 km away
  19. 2.199 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3039 days ago · 13 km deep · 40 km away
  20. 2.1Alaska Peninsula · 3040 days ago · 25 km deep · 93 km away

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