Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 78 km SE of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 78 km SE of False Pass, Alaska on Tue, Mar 17, 2020, 4:09 PM AKDT (00:09 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 58 km S of False Pass, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2020-03-18 00:09:55 UTC
Depth
9.7 km (6.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.346° N, 162.559° 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
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 97 in the 60 days after this one and 40 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.052 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2388 days ago · 86 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 1.759 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2388 days ago · 64 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 1.723 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2388 days ago · 81 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 1.654 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2386 days ago · 53 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 2.6103 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2386 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 2.276 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2386 days ago · 50 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 2.292 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2385 days ago · 45 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 1.999 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2384 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 1.566 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2383 days ago · 24 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 2.796 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 2383 days ago · 17 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 3.1111 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2382 days ago · 22 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 1.975 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2382 days ago · 25 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 1.763 km SSE of King Cove, AK · 2381 days ago · 26 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 2.9102 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 2380 days ago · 12 km deep · 27 km away
  15. 2.1104 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2380 days ago · 26 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 1.879 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2378 days ago · 21 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 2.7108 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2375 days ago · 35 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 2.3118 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2372 days ago · 26 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 1.743 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 2370 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  20. 1.978 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2369 days ago · 26 km deep · 64 km away
  21. 1.662 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2369 days ago · 18 km deep · 58 km away
  22. 3.285 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2369 days ago · 35 km deep · 70 km away
  23. 1.879 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2368 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
  24. 2.01 km ESE of False Pass, Alaska · 2368 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  25. 2.175 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 2367 days ago · 62 km deep · 7 km away
  26. 1.549 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 2366 days ago · 83 km deep · 89 km away
  27. 2.598 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2365 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  28. 2.856 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 2363 days ago · 68 km deep · 22 km away
  29. 1.8117 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2362 days ago · 58 km deep · 92 km away
  30. 1.928 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 2362 days ago · 101 km deep · 51 km away
  31. 2.6149 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2361 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  32. 1.748 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2360 days ago · 17 km deep · 69 km away
  33. 2.0110 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2360 days ago · 44 km deep · 98 km away
  34. 1.979 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2360 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  35. 2.9140 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2358 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  36. 1.961 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2356 days ago · 59 km deep · 29 km away
  37. 2.096 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2355 days ago · 26 km deep · 79 km away
  38. 2.2Alaska Peninsula · 2355 days ago · 27 km deep · 25 km away
  39. 2.682 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2355 days ago · 30 km deep · 99 km away
  40. 2.087 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2355 days ago · 23 km deep · 43 km away
  41. 2.154 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2355 days ago · 108 km deep · 79 km away
  42. 1.886 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2354 days ago · 26 km deep · 62 km away
  43. 1.98 km W of Cold Bay, Alaska · 2353 days ago · 143 km deep · 97 km away
  44. 1.721 km ENE of King Cove, Alaska · 2352 days ago · 112 km deep · 98 km away
  45. 1.679 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2352 days ago · 26 km deep · 89 km away
  46. 2.5102 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2352 days ago · 34 km deep · 89 km away
  47. 1.667 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2352 days ago · 21 km deep · 81 km away
  48. 2.657 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2352 days ago · 65 km deep · 52 km away
  49. 2.054 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2352 days ago · 38 km deep · 53 km away
  50. 2.129 km E of False Pass, Alaska · 2351 days ago · 116 km deep · 62 km away
  51. 1.8122 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2349 days ago · 25 km deep · 99 km away
  52. 2.599 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2347 days ago · 27 km deep · 80 km away
  53. 2.762 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2347 days ago · 29 km deep · 55 km away
  54. 2.972 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 2346 days ago · 30 km deep · 91 km away
  55. 1.869 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2346 days ago · 18 km deep · 61 km away
  56. 2.775 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2346 days ago · 62 km deep · 81 km away
  57. 1.992 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2345 days ago · 18 km deep · 62 km away
  58. 1.912 km WSW of King Cove, Alaska · 2345 days ago · 107 km deep · 74 km away
  59. 1.893 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2345 days ago · 48 km deep · 81 km away
  60. 2.691 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2344 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away

The first 60 of 97.

Before

  1. 2.9131 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2390 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 1.911 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2392 days ago · 91 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 2.697 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2392 days ago · 21 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 1.670 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2394 days ago · 23 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 2.060 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2395 days ago · 53 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 1.736 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2395 days ago · 22 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 1.966 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 2395 days ago · 23 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 2.590 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2396 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 4.1111 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2397 days ago · 32 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 1.518 km SSW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 2397 days ago · 109 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 2.174 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 2398 days ago · 13 km deep · 20 km away
  12. 1.889 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2398 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 1.884 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2399 days ago · 19 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 2.681 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 2399 days ago · 18 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 2.290 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2401 days ago · 50 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 2.623 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 2403 days ago · 131 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 2.891 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 2404 days ago · 35 km deep · 17 km away
  18. 1.773 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 2404 days ago · 34 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 3.195 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 2404 days ago · 30 km deep · 22 km away
  20. 2.279 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2404 days ago · 55 km deep · 54 km away

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