Alaska earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 124 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 124 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska on Fri, Feb 8, 2019, 8:48 AM AKST (17:48 UTC), 12 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 138 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2019-02-08 17:48:58 UTC
Depth
12.2 km (7.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.801° N, 162.747° 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
56

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 66 in the 60 days after this one and 31 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.978 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2789 days ago · 35 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 3.2167 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2789 days ago · 29 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 3.0152 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2788 days ago · 66 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 3.0152 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2787 days ago · 62 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 2.2107 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2786 days ago · 35 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 2.7102 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2784 days ago · 27 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 2.339 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2784 days ago · 87 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 5.1138 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2783 days ago · 35 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 4
  9. 3.693 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2782 days ago · 49 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 1.531 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2782 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 2.9198 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2782 days ago · 54 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 2.693 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2781 days ago · 32 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 3.5168 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2780 days ago · 36 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 2.374 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 2780 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 2.8144 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2779 days ago · 27 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 2.6154 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2779 days ago · 27 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 2.6109 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2779 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 2.6180 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2777 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 2.8148 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2776 days ago · 24 km deep · 26 km away
  20. 4.0156 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2775 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  21. 3.2163 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2774 days ago · 12 km deep · 43 km away
  22. 2.8152 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2773 days ago · 42 km deep · 83 km away
  23. 3.0155 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2773 days ago · 67 km deep · 84 km away
  24. 2.5142 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2772 days ago · 32 km deep · 80 km away
  25. 2.5106 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2770 days ago · 26 km deep · 93 km away
  26. 2.484 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2769 days ago · 26 km deep · 53 km away
  27. 3.1169 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2769 days ago · 35 km deep · 71 km away
  28. 3.0147 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2769 days ago · 30 km deep · 64 km away
  29. 2.7170 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2768 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  30. 2.354 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 2768 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  31. 2.786 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2767 days ago · 28 km deep · 55 km away
  32. 2.9199 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2764 days ago · 26 km deep · 76 km away
  33. 2.657 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2763 days ago · 78 km deep · 98 km away
  34. 2.7101 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2762 days ago · 28 km deep · 68 km away
  35. 2.7104 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2762 days ago · 22 km deep · 99 km away
  36. 2.578 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2762 days ago · 35 km deep · 57 km away
  37. 2.589 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2762 days ago · 35 km deep · 57 km away
  38. 2.5116 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2761 days ago · 35 km deep · 87 km away
  39. 2.888 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2760 days ago · 22 km deep · 47 km away
  40. 2.690 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2759 days ago · 43 km deep · 52 km away
  41. 2.4150 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2756 days ago · 26 km deep · 67 km away
  42. 4.3152 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2756 days ago · 24 km deep · 66 km away
  43. 3.5168 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2755 days ago · 24 km deep · 70 km away
  44. 3.6160 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2755 days ago · 35 km deep · 71 km away
  45. 2.2162 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2755 days ago · 28 km deep · 69 km away
  46. 2.3166 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2755 days ago · 26 km deep · 73 km away
  47. 2.3162 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2755 days ago · 26 km deep · 69 km away
  48. 2.297 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2755 days ago · 22 km deep · 56 km away
  49. 2.7166 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2754 days ago · 26 km deep · 70 km away
  50. 2.554 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 2753 days ago · 67 km deep · 77 km away
  51. 2.6156 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2751 days ago · 13 km deep · 54 km away
  52. 2.791 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2749 days ago · 35 km deep · 41 km away
  53. 2.337 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2749 days ago · 103 km deep · 91 km away
  54. 2.286 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2749 days ago · 24 km deep · 45 km away
  55. 2.073 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2742 days ago · 52 km deep · 54 km away
  56. 2.5218 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 2742 days ago · 43 km deep · 98 km away
  57. 2.5103 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2742 days ago · 19 km deep · 60 km away
  58. 2.776 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2742 days ago · 29 km deep · 49 km away
  59. 2.9183 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2741 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  60. 3.5106 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2741 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1

The first 60 of 66.

Before

  1. 3.0100 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 2792 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 2.393 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2793 days ago · 26 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 2.699 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2794 days ago · 38 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 2.897 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2797 days ago · 50 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 2.581 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 2798 days ago · 35 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 1.9114 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2799 days ago · 28 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 2.4114 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2799 days ago · 39 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 1.8Alaska Peninsula · 2799 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 2.3152 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2800 days ago · 23 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 2.5109 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2801 days ago · 16 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 2.2117 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2801 days ago · 26 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 2.159 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2801 days ago · 55 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 2.0100 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2801 days ago · 26 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 3.096 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2802 days ago · 23 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 2.6104 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2804 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 2.8153 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2805 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 2.8176 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2805 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 2.6161 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2805 days ago · 17 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 3.2134 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2806 days ago · 23 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 3.5Unimak Island region, Alaska · 2807 days ago · 21 km deep · 60 km away

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