Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 112 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 112 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska on Mon, Jan 15, 2018, 2:12 PM AKST (23:12 UTC), 41 km (26 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 134 km SE of Akutan, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2018-01-15 23:12:52 UTC
Depth
41.3 km (25.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.899° N, 163.993° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 55 in the 60 days after this one and 41 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.022 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3180 days ago · 76 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 2.532 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3179 days ago · 78 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 2.822 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3177 days ago · 108 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 2.190 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3177 days ago · 23 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 3.672 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3177 days ago · 59 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 1.823 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3176 days ago · 70 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 2.183 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3176 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 2.4119 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3174 days ago · 26 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 2.494 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3166 days ago · 21 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 3.1104 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3163 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 2.5176 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3163 days ago · 32 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 3.299 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3162 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 2.177 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3162 days ago · 37 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 2.7154 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3161 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  15. 3.9151 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3160 days ago · 19 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 2.960 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3156 days ago · 72 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 2.645 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3155 days ago · 58 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 2.4115 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3153 days ago · 54 km deep · 12 km away
  19. 2.2110 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3152 days ago · 41 km deep · 39 km away
  20. 2.591 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3151 days ago · 30 km deep · 24 km away
  21. 2.165 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 3150 days ago · 84 km deep · 68 km away
  22. 2.4144 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3148 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  23. 3.8107 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3147 days ago · 36 km deep · 88 km away
  24. 2.448 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3146 days ago · 17 km deep · 64 km away
  25. 4.696 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3145 days ago · 34 km deep · 61 km away
  26. 2.095 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3145 days ago · 43 km deep · 64 km away
  27. 2.5131 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3145 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  28. 2.897 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3145 days ago · 22 km deep · 56 km away
  29. 2.278 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3145 days ago · 58 km deep · 35 km away
  30. 2.7113 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3142 days ago · 22 km deep · 1 km away
  31. 2.086 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 3142 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  32. 1.885 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 3142 days ago · -1 km deep · 83 km away
  33. 2.169 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3140 days ago · 38 km deep · 68 km away
  34. 3.4102 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3140 days ago · 35 km deep · 61 km away
  35. 4.8134 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3138 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  36. 3.4135 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3138 days ago · 15 km deep · 62 km away
  37. 2.5139 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3136 days ago · 27 km deep · 79 km away
  38. 1.979 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3133 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  39. 2.398 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3133 days ago · 16 km deep · 64 km away
  40. 2.0100 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3132 days ago · 58 km deep · 46 km away
  41. 2.2154 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3131 days ago · 17 km deep · 55 km away
  42. 1.883 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3131 days ago · 50 km deep · 87 km away
  43. 2.4156 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3131 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
  44. 3.433 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3131 days ago · 85 km deep · 86 km away
  45. 3.9149 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3130 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  46. 2.256 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3130 days ago · 65 km deep · 88 km away
  47. 3.077 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3129 days ago · 34 km deep · 94 km away
  48. 2.8168 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3127 days ago · 28 km deep · 74 km away
  49. 3.6144 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3126 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  50. 2.072 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3126 days ago · 65 km deep · 47 km away
  51. 3.0109 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3126 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  52. 2.376 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3125 days ago · 48 km deep · 76 km away
  53. 2.067 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3123 days ago · 60 km deep · 56 km away
  54. 2.4146 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3122 days ago · 26 km deep · 72 km away
  55. 2.871 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3121 days ago · 111 km deep · 92 km away

Before

  1. 3.8103 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3181 days ago · 23 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 3.3140 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3181 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 2.8143 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3181 days ago · 24 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 2.7137 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3181 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 2.548 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3182 days ago · 87 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 3.640 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3184 days ago · 80 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 2.080 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3185 days ago · 21 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 1.852 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3186 days ago · 25 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 2.559 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3187 days ago · 74 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 3.6Unimak Island region, Alaska · 3187 days ago · 24 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 2.8142 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3188 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 2.179 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3188 days ago · 56 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 3.8146 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3189 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 2.5132 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3190 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 1.974 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3192 days ago · 20 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 2.282 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3194 days ago · 13 km deep · 40 km away
  17. 2.082 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3194 days ago · 59 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 2.150 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3194 days ago · 52 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 2.059 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3195 days ago · 55 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 2.6152 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3197 days ago · 35 km deep · 85 km away

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