Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 37 km S of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 37 km S of False Pass, Alaska on Fri, Mar 22, 2019, 12:17 AM AKDT (08:17 UTC), 103 km (64 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 120 km S of False Pass, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2019-03-22 08:17:49 UTC
Depth
103.2 km (64.1 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
54.522° N, 163.421° 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
13

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 20 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.286 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2753 days ago · 24 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 2.036 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2750 days ago · 24 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 2.073 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2746 days ago · 52 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 2.5103 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2746 days ago · 19 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 2.776 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2746 days ago · 29 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 3.5106 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2745 days ago · 35 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
  7. 2.965 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2742 days ago · 31 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 2.395 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 2739 days ago · 20 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 2.080 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 2738 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 1.549 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2737 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 2.3109 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2736 days ago · 27 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 2.1Unimak Island region, Alaska · 2736 days ago · 46 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 2.980 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2734 days ago · 60 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 2.3106 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 2733 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 3.1117 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2732 days ago · 35 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 2.491 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 2731 days ago · 61 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 2.189 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2730 days ago · 19 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 2.4Unimak Island region, Alaska · 2729 days ago · 26 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 2.274 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 2728 days ago · 18 km deep · 55 km away
  20. 2.487 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 2727 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  21. 2.2Alaska Peninsula · 2726 days ago · 88 km deep · 57 km away
  22. 2.934 km W of Cold Bay, Alaska · 2726 days ago · 144 km deep · 74 km away
  23. 2.596 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2724 days ago · 41 km deep · 60 km away
  24. 1.892 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2723 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away
  25. 2.2108 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2723 days ago · 49 km deep · 75 km away
  26. 2.190 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2723 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  27. 2.3103 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2720 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  28. 2.158 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 2720 days ago · 60 km deep · 41 km away
  29. 2.655 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2720 days ago · 72 km deep · 25 km away
  30. 2.388 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2719 days ago · 26 km deep · 52 km away
  31. 2.489 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2719 days ago · 37 km deep · 53 km away
  32. 1.919 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2718 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  33. 3.695 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2717 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  34. 2.314 km NNE of False Pass, Alaska · 2717 days ago · 95 km deep · 50 km away
  35. 3.137 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2714 days ago · 100 km deep · 99 km away
  36. 1.757 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 2711 days ago · 37 km deep · 47 km away
  37. 1.927 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 2711 days ago · 94 km deep · 81 km away
  38. 2.168 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 2709 days ago · 26 km deep · 46 km away
  39. 2.484 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2709 days ago · 37 km deep · 48 km away
  40. 2.387 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2708 days ago · 40 km deep · 51 km away
  41. 2.519 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 2708 days ago · 94 km deep · 28 km away
  42. 2.258 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2703 days ago · 14 km deep · 93 km away
  43. 2.684 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2703 days ago · 57 km deep · 48 km away
  44. 3.5102 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2702 days ago · 44 km deep · 66 km away
  45. 3.8120 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2701 days ago · 28 km deep · 83 km away
  46. 2.734 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2700 days ago · 130 km deep · 40 km away
  47. 2.016 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 2698 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  48. 1.6119 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2698 days ago · 54 km deep · 88 km away
  49. 2.068 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2697 days ago · 19 km deep · 32 km away
  50. 2.9102 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2696 days ago · 21 km deep · 66 km away
  51. 2.587 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2696 days ago · 35 km deep · 51 km away
  52. 2.6104 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2695 days ago · 23 km deep · 68 km away
  53. 2.195 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 2695 days ago · 26 km deep · 74 km away
  54. 1.8107 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2694 days ago · 53 km deep · 85 km away
  55. 2.167 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2693 days ago · 68 km deep · 93 km away

Before

  1. 2.791 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2753 days ago · 35 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 2.554 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 2757 days ago · 67 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 2.179 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2759 days ago · 52 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 2.297 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2759 days ago · 22 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 2.222 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 2761 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 2.690 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2763 days ago · 43 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 2.888 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2764 days ago · 22 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 2.5116 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2765 days ago · 35 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 2.589 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2766 days ago · 35 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 2.578 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2766 days ago · 35 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 2.8100 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2766 days ago · 35 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 2.7101 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2766 days ago · 28 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 4.790 km W of False Pass, Alaska · 2767 days ago · 166 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 2.657 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2767 days ago · 78 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 2.786 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2771 days ago · 28 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 2.354 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 2772 days ago · 13 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 2.484 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2773 days ago · 26 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 2.291 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 2776 days ago · 72 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 2.932 km S of King Cove, AK · 2777 days ago · 87 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 2.193 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2782 days ago · 25 km deep · 65 km away

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