Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 31 km S of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 31 km S of False Pass, Alaska on Wed, Sep 12, 2018, 4:57 PM AKDT (00:57 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 84 km S of False Pass, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2018-09-13 00:57:54 UTC
Depth
12.6 km (7.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.571° N, 163.325° 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
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 57 in the 60 days after this one and 32 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.851 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 2938 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 2.812 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2937 days ago · 94 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 2.8107 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2935 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 2.292 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2935 days ago · 16 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 1.9Unimak Island region, Alaska · 2935 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 2.6104 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2935 days ago · 15 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 2.484 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2935 days ago · 38 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 2.290 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2935 days ago · 17 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 2.4108 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2935 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 2.1121 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2934 days ago · 24 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 2.182 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2932 days ago · 25 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 2.2123 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2932 days ago · 26 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 2.3104 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2929 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 2.763 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 2929 days ago · 95 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 1.9101 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2928 days ago · 54 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 1.6104 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2927 days ago · 36 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 3.636 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2927 days ago · 19 km deep · 5 km away
  18. 2.273 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2925 days ago · 71 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 3.0119 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2925 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 2.268 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2924 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  21. 3.1111 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2924 days ago · 32 km deep · 100 km away
  22. 3.045 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2922 days ago · 12 km deep · 14 km away
  23. 2.3Unimak Island region, Alaska · 2922 days ago · 22 km deep · 78 km away
  24. 2.231 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2921 days ago · 13 km deep · 3 km away
  25. 2.185 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2920 days ago · 43 km deep · 56 km away
  26. 2.9104 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2920 days ago · 35 km deep · 75 km away
  27. 3.2115 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2918 days ago · 41 km deep · 88 km away
  28. 2.028 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 2917 days ago · 14 km deep · 20 km away
  29. 2.199 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2916 days ago · 26 km deep · 70 km away
  30. 2.8102 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2915 days ago · 35 km deep · 100 km away
  31. 3.145 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2914 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  32. 1.914 km NNE of King Cove, Alaska · 2909 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  33. 1.513 km NE of King Cove, Alaska · 2909 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  34. 2.323 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2909 days ago · 99 km deep · 78 km away
  35. 2.2Alaska Peninsula · 2909 days ago · 98 km deep · 60 km away
  36. 2.151 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2908 days ago · 60 km deep · 24 km away
  37. 3.720 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 2907 days ago · 112 km deep · 18 km away
  38. 3.03 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2904 days ago · 112 km deep · 29 km away
  39. 2.396 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2903 days ago · 24 km deep · 67 km away
  40. 1.82 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 2902 days ago · 0 km deep · 29 km away
  41. 3.099 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2899 days ago · 17 km deep · 68 km away
  42. 3.659 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 2899 days ago · 88 km deep · 59 km away
  43. 4.584 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2894 days ago · 39 km deep · 55 km away
  44. 1.887 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2893 days ago · 38 km deep · 58 km away
  45. 4.5117 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2892 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  46. 1.8109 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2892 days ago · 26 km deep · 83 km away
  47. 1.9113 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2892 days ago · 17 km deep · 87 km away
  48. 2.1107 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2892 days ago · 38 km deep · 83 km away
  49. 3.857 km N of False Pass, Alaska · 2887 days ago · 190 km deep · 90 km away
  50. 2.2103 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2887 days ago · 26 km deep · 76 km away
  51. 2.651 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 2887 days ago · 61 km deep · 52 km away
  52. 1.977 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 2886 days ago · 16 km deep · 66 km away
  53. 1.817 km WNW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 2886 days ago · 109 km deep · 81 km away
  54. 2.223 km N of Cold Bay, Alaska · 2883 days ago · 110 km deep · 99 km away
  55. 2.589 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 2883 days ago · 35 km deep · 71 km away
  56. 2.194 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2882 days ago · 21 km deep · 73 km away
  57. 2.642 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2881 days ago · 16 km deep · 12 km away

Before

  1. 2.132 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2940 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.174 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2941 days ago · 44 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 1.9105 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 2941 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 1.699 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2941 days ago · 26 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 1.7122 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2942 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 2.184 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 2942 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 1.920 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2943 days ago · 115 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 2.1105 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2943 days ago · 31 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 1.680 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2943 days ago · 49 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 2.733 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 2943 days ago · 78 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 1.743 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 2943 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 2.052 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 2944 days ago · 49 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 1.754 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 2944 days ago · 28 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 1.628 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2948 days ago · 22 km deep · 6 km away
  15. 2.196 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2948 days ago · 26 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 2.334 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2948 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 1.943 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2949 days ago · 55 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 2.035 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2949 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 1.633 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2950 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 1.533 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2950 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away

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