Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 59 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 59 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska on Mon, Jan 28, 2019, 12:38 PM AKST (21:38 UTC), 55 km (34 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
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2019-01-28 21:38:06 UTC
Depth
55.0 km (34.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.351° N, 163.112° 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
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 60 in the 60 days after this one and 37 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.2117 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2804 days ago · 26 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 2.5109 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2804 days ago · 16 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 2.3152 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2804 days ago · 23 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 2.060 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2803 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 2.283 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 2802 days ago · 71 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 1.8Alaska Peninsula · 2802 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 2.4114 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2802 days ago · 39 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 1.9114 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2802 days ago · 28 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 2.581 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 2801 days ago · 35 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 2.897 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2800 days ago · 50 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 2.699 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2797 days ago · 38 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 2.393 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2796 days ago · 26 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 2.494 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2796 days ago · 53 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 3.0100 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 2796 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 3.0124 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2793 days ago · 12 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 2.480 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2793 days ago · 27 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 2.978 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2792 days ago · 35 km deep · 21 km away
  18. 3.836 km N of False Pass, Alaska · 2791 days ago · 176 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 2.2107 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2789 days ago · 35 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 2.7102 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2787 days ago · 27 km deep · 61 km away
  21. 2.339 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2787 days ago · 87 km deep · 32 km away
  22. 5.1138 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2786 days ago · 35 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 4
  23. 2.140 km ESE of False Pass, Alaska · 2786 days ago · 75 km deep · 50 km away
  24. 1.745 km WNW of False Pass, Alaska · 2786 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away
  25. 3.693 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2785 days ago · 49 km deep · 93 km away
  26. 1.531 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2785 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  27. 2.693 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2784 days ago · 32 km deep · 69 km away
  28. 2.374 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 2783 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  29. 2.8144 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2783 days ago · 27 km deep · 87 km away
  30. 2.193 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2781 days ago · 25 km deep · 75 km away
  31. 2.8148 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2779 days ago · 24 km deep · 89 km away
  32. 2.932 km S of King Cove, AK · 2776 days ago · 87 km deep · 66 km away
  33. 2.291 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 2775 days ago · 72 km deep · 79 km away
  34. 2.484 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2772 days ago · 26 km deep · 33 km away
  35. 3.0147 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2772 days ago · 30 km deep · 96 km away
  36. 2.354 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 2771 days ago · 13 km deep · 48 km away
  37. 2.786 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2770 days ago · 28 km deep · 38 km away
  38. 2.657 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2767 days ago · 78 km deep · 48 km away
  39. 2.7101 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2765 days ago · 28 km deep · 60 km away
  40. 2.8100 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2765 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away
  41. 2.578 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2765 days ago · 35 km deep · 29 km away
  42. 2.589 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2765 days ago · 35 km deep · 42 km away
  43. 2.5116 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2764 days ago · 35 km deep · 84 km away
  44. 2.888 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2763 days ago · 22 km deep · 34 km away
  45. 2.690 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2762 days ago · 43 km deep · 40 km away
  46. 2.262 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2761 days ago · 75 km deep · 95 km away
  47. 2.222 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 2760 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  48. 2.4150 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2759 days ago · 26 km deep · 100 km away
  49. 2.297 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2758 days ago · 22 km deep · 50 km away
  50. 2.352 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2758 days ago · 52 km deep · 97 km away
  51. 2.764 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2757 days ago · 40 km deep · 90 km away
  52. 2.554 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 2757 days ago · 67 km deep · 24 km away
  53. 2.376 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2754 days ago · 25 km deep · 92 km away
  54. 2.791 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2752 days ago · 35 km deep · 36 km away
  55. 2.337 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2752 days ago · 103 km deep · 28 km away
  56. 2.286 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2752 days ago · 24 km deep · 32 km away
  57. 2.036 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2749 days ago · 24 km deep · 82 km away
  58. 2.073 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2745 days ago · 52 km deep · 19 km away
  59. 2.5103 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2745 days ago · 19 km deep · 58 km away
  60. 2.776 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2745 days ago · 29 km deep · 19 km away

Before

  1. 2.0100 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2804 days ago · 26 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 2.383 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2805 days ago · 77 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 2.6104 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2807 days ago · 35 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 3.2134 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2809 days ago · 23 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 3.5Unimak Island region, Alaska · 2810 days ago · 21 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 2.763 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 2812 days ago · 31 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 2.4140 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2813 days ago · 27 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 3.4153 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2815 days ago · 35 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 3.261 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2816 days ago · 21 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 3.132 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2818 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 2.453 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2818 days ago · 51 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 2.3121 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2818 days ago · 31 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 1.527 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2821 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 2.210 km SW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 2822 days ago · 114 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 2.1112 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2824 days ago · 26 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 3.7112 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2825 days ago · 25 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 2.5147 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2825 days ago · 32 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 2.5132 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2825 days ago · 26 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 1.744 km SW of King Cove, Alaska · 2826 days ago · 13 km deep · 50 km away
  20. 2.7141 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 2827 days ago · 26 km deep · 89 km away

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