Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 65 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 65 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska on Wed, Aug 14, 2019, 11:47 PM AKDT (07:47 UTC), 65 km (40 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 63 km E of Akutan, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2019-08-15 07:47:52 UTC
Depth
64.8 km (40.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.310° N, 163.782° 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
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 50 in the 60 days after this one and 32 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.1150 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2602 days ago · 35 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 2.147 km ESE of False Pass, Alaska · 2602 days ago · 82 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 1.649 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 2602 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 2.6106 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2601 days ago · 25 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 2.545 km ESE of False Pass, Alaska · 2601 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 2.632 km NNW of False Pass, Alaska · 2601 days ago · 155 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 2.652 km NE of Akutan, Alaska · 2598 days ago · 194 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 2.949 km ESE of False Pass, Alaska · 2597 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 2.1110 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2596 days ago · 40 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 2.7100 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 2596 days ago · 32 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 2.761 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2596 days ago · 55 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 1.768 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2595 days ago · 46 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 2.9129 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2594 days ago · 35 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 1.782 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2594 days ago · 25 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 2.023 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2593 days ago · 110 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 2.5Unimak Island region, Alaska · 2592 days ago · 35 km deep · 29 km away
  17. 1.986 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2591 days ago · 58 km deep · 23 km away
  18. 2.3112 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2587 days ago · 56 km deep · 69 km away
  19. 1.926 km E of False Pass, Alaska · 2587 days ago · 81 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 2.680 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 2586 days ago · 80 km deep · 43 km away
  21. 2.396 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2585 days ago · 62 km deep · 39 km away
  22. 2.365 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2584 days ago · 74 km deep · 69 km away
  23. 2.9144 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2581 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  24. 3.792 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 2579 days ago · 35 km deep · 83 km away
  25. 2.062 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2577 days ago · 76 km deep · 3 km away
  26. 2.961 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2576 days ago · 69 km deep · 8 km away
  27. 3.5115 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2572 days ago · 41 km deep · 51 km away
  28. 2.183 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2567 days ago · 50 km deep · 63 km away
  29. 2.0105 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2563 days ago · 45 km deep · 62 km away
  30. 2.5south of Alaska · 2562 days ago · 35 km deep · 85 km away
  31. 2.122 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2560 days ago · -2 km deep · 50 km away
  32. 3.618 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 2559 days ago · 102 km deep · 58 km away
  33. 1.932 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2558 days ago · 73 km deep · 99 km away
  34. 2.188 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2556 days ago · 57 km deep · 89 km away
  35. 4.263 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2556 days ago · 73 km deep · 69 km away
  36. 1.785 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 2555 days ago · 24 km deep · 61 km away
  37. 2.568 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2554 days ago · 79 km deep · 63 km away
  38. 1.845 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2554 days ago · 63 km deep · 49 km away
  39. 2.390 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2552 days ago · 21 km deep · 48 km away
  40. 1.882 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 2551 days ago · 13 km deep · 49 km away
  41. 1.775 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2551 days ago · 50 km deep · 86 km away
  42. 1.685 km NE of Akutan, Alaska · 2550 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  43. 2.698 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2548 days ago · 35 km deep · 33 km away
  44. 1.979 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2547 days ago · 52 km deep · 83 km away
  45. 2.945 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2547 days ago · 74 km deep · 97 km away
  46. 2.883 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2547 days ago · 128 km deep · 67 km away
  47. 2.079 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2547 days ago · 47 km deep · 62 km away
  48. 2.184 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 2544 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  49. 2.529 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2544 days ago · 131 km deep · 46 km away
  50. 1.920 km E of False Pass, Alaska · 2544 days ago · 80 km deep · 76 km away

Before

  1. 2.2120 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2604 days ago · 26 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 1.644 km ESE of False Pass, Alaska · 2605 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 2.849 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 2606 days ago · 35 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 2.1133 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2606 days ago · 28 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 2.098 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2607 days ago · 52 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 1.937 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2607 days ago · 100 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 2.292 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2607 days ago · 38 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 2.071 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2608 days ago · 80 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 2.082 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 2608 days ago · 39 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 1.680 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2608 days ago · 65 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 1.777 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 2608 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 2.097 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2609 days ago · 20 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 2.272 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 2610 days ago · 102 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 1.862 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2610 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 3.4125 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2615 days ago · 35 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 2.2123 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2617 days ago · 25 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 2.213 km NNW of False Pass, Alaska · 2617 days ago · 132 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 2.094 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2617 days ago · 51 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 2.5114 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2619 days ago · 35 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 2.659 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 2620 days ago · 100 km deep · 32 km away

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