Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 16 km E of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 16 km E of False Pass, Alaska on Fri, Jun 28, 2019, 9:28 AM AKDT (17:28 UTC), 112 km (70 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 98 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
AACSE
Local time
UTC
2019-06-28 17:28:43 UTC
Depth
112.4 km (69.8 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
54.843° N, 163.158° 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: 57 in the 60 days after this one and 22 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.182 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2652 days ago · 37 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 1.718 km ESE of False Pass, Alaska · 2650 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 2.823 km NE of False Pass, Alaska · 2650 days ago · 118 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 4.598 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2648 days ago · 35 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 2.795 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2648 days ago · 35 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 2.731 km ENE of King Cove, Alaska · 2647 days ago · 116 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 2.154 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2647 days ago · 26 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 1.738 km NNE of King Cove, Alaska · 2644 days ago · 131 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 2.227 km ENE of False Pass, Alaska · 2643 days ago · 88 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 2.094 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2639 days ago · 17 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 2.247 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2635 days ago · 66 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 2.770 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 2635 days ago · 81 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 2.943 km NNE of Cold Bay, Alaska · 2634 days ago · 170 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 2.736 km E of False Pass, Alaska · 2634 days ago · 99 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 2.130 km E of King Cove, Alaska · 2633 days ago · 85 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 2.787 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 2633 days ago · 90 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 2.841 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 2632 days ago · 97 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 3.069 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 2630 days ago · 82 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 2.029 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2630 days ago · 99 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 3.137 km NE of Cold Bay, Alaska · 2628 days ago · 157 km deep · 85 km away
  21. 2.165 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2624 days ago · 26 km deep · 90 km away
  22. 3.110 km SW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 2624 days ago · 132 km deep · 37 km away
  23. 2.874 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 2622 days ago · 35 km deep · 65 km away
  24. 2.187 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 2622 days ago · 18 km deep · 77 km away
  25. 2.659 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 2622 days ago · 100 km deep · 72 km away
  26. 2.231 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2621 days ago · 98 km deep · 75 km away
  27. 2.213 km NNW of False Pass, Alaska · 2619 days ago · 132 km deep · 25 km away
  28. 2.245 km NNE of Cold Bay, Alaska · 2619 days ago · 152 km deep · 92 km away
  29. 3.151 km NE of Cold Bay, Alaska · 2615 days ago · 166 km deep · 99 km away
  30. 1.862 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2612 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  31. 2.240 km E of King Cove, Alaska · 2611 days ago · 106 km deep · 98 km away
  32. 1.877 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 2611 days ago · 26 km deep · 80 km away
  33. 2.097 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2611 days ago · 20 km deep · 100 km away
  34. 2.029 km NE of King Cove, Alaska · 2610 days ago · 140 km deep · 86 km away
  35. 2.082 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 2610 days ago · 39 km deep · 71 km away
  36. 2.292 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2609 days ago · 38 km deep · 95 km away
  37. 1.937 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2609 days ago · 100 km deep · 53 km away
  38. 1.6Unimak Island region, Alaska · 2608 days ago · 166 km deep · 58 km away
  39. 2.251 km NNE of King Cove, Alaska · 2608 days ago · 166 km deep · 98 km away
  40. 2.849 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 2608 days ago · 35 km deep · 47 km away
  41. 1.644 km ESE of False Pass, Alaska · 2607 days ago · 13 km deep · 31 km away
  42. 2.265 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2605 days ago · 65 km deep · 72 km away
  43. 2.066 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2605 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  44. 2.039 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 2604 days ago · 87 km deep · 63 km away
  45. 2.147 km ESE of False Pass, Alaska · 2604 days ago · 82 km deep · 33 km away
  46. 1.649 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 2603 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away
  47. 2.545 km ESE of False Pass, Alaska · 2603 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  48. 2.632 km NNW of False Pass, Alaska · 2603 days ago · 155 km deep · 42 km away
  49. 2.835 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 2602 days ago · 71 km deep · 62 km away
  50. 2.234 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2602 days ago · 68 km deep · 74 km away
  51. 2.141 km NNE of King Cove, Alaska · 2602 days ago · 169 km deep · 89 km away
  52. 2.949 km ESE of False Pass, Alaska · 2599 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  53. 2.7100 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 2598 days ago · 32 km deep · 95 km away
  54. 2.023 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2595 days ago · 110 km deep · 37 km away
  55. 1.987 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2594 days ago · 26 km deep · 97 km away
  56. 2.5Unimak Island region, Alaska · 2594 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away
  57. 1.986 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2593 days ago · 58 km deep · 94 km away

Before

  1. 3.619 km NNW of False Pass, Alaska · 2653 days ago · 141 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 2.921 km NE of Cold Bay, Alaska · 2656 days ago · 125 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 1.526 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2658 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 1.625 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2658 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 1.818 km ESE of False Pass, Alaska · 2658 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 2.185 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2661 days ago · 74 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 1.9105 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 2661 days ago · 36 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 2.646 km NNW of False Pass, Alaska · 2665 days ago · 181 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 2.827 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 2666 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 2.783 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2667 days ago · 35 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 2.093 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2671 days ago · 42 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 2.587 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2673 days ago · 35 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 2.538 km N of False Pass, Alaska · 2674 days ago · 168 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 2.1Alaska Peninsula · 2675 days ago · 47 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 2.556 km ESE of False Pass, Alaska · 2675 days ago · 71 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 2.06 km SW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 2675 days ago · 112 km deep · 40 km away
  17. 2.446 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 2676 days ago · 88 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 2.655 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2677 days ago · 75 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 2.072 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2679 days ago · 56 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 3.038 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2680 days ago · 82 km deep · 44 km away

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