Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 84 km SE of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 84 km SE of False Pass, Alaska on Sun, May 3, 2020, 12:44 AM AKDT (08:44 UTC), 4 km (3 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
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-05-03 08:44:52 UTC
Depth
4.3 km (2.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.295° N, 162.524° 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
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 98 in the 60 days after this one and 45 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.015 km E of False Pass, Alaska · 2340 days ago · 147 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 1.721 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 2340 days ago · 14 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 1.722 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 2339 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 1.663 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 2339 days ago · 21 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 1.827 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2338 days ago · 14 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 1.738 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 2338 days ago · 62 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 2.092 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2338 days ago · 58 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 2.555 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2337 days ago · 86 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 1.555 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2337 days ago · 20 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 1.882 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 2337 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 3.955 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 2336 days ago · 35 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 1.992 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2335 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 2.669 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2335 days ago · 35 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 4.958 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2334 days ago · 68 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  15. 1.887 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2333 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 2.052 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2333 days ago · 59 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 1.776 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2332 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  18. 1.711 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2332 days ago · 30 km deep · 76 km away
  19. 1.721 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2331 days ago · 27 km deep · 70 km away
  20. 1.7100 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2330 days ago · 25 km deep · 59 km away
  21. 1.617 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2330 days ago · 29 km deep · 72 km away
  22. 1.520 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2329 days ago · 28 km deep · 70 km away
  23. 1.960 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2329 days ago · 29 km deep · 68 km away
  24. 2.569 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2329 days ago · 35 km deep · 24 km away
  25. 1.895 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 2329 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
  26. 1.927 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2328 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away
  27. 1.665 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2328 days ago · 22 km deep · 63 km away
  28. 1.530 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2328 days ago · 23 km deep · 64 km away
  29. 3.491 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2327 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  30. 1.983 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2327 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
  31. 1.989 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2327 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  32. 1.683 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2327 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
  33. 1.891 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2327 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  34. 1.927 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2326 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
  35. 2.794 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2326 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  36. 1.988 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2326 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
  37. 2.7125 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2326 days ago · 35 km deep · 72 km away
  38. 2.661 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2326 days ago · 29 km deep · 57 km away
  39. 1.623 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2325 days ago · 19 km deep · 64 km away
  40. 1.849 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 2325 days ago · 21 km deep · 43 km away
  41. 2.489 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2324 days ago · 53 km deep · 80 km away
  42. 3.069 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2323 days ago · 30 km deep · 81 km away
  43. 1.966 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2323 days ago · 21 km deep · 84 km away
  44. 2.298 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2322 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  45. 2.241 km SW of King Cove, Alaska · 2322 days ago · 79 km deep · 52 km away
  46. 4.068 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2322 days ago · 45 km deep · 82 km away
  47. 2.085 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2322 days ago · 26 km deep · 58 km away
  48. 2.688 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2321 days ago · 27 km deep · 91 km away
  49. 2.784 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2320 days ago · 70 km deep · 98 km away
  50. 2.683 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2319 days ago · 24 km deep · 59 km away
  51. 1.980 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 2319 days ago · 26 km deep · 91 km away
  52. 1.971 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2319 days ago · 26 km deep · 56 km away
  53. 2.2149 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2318 days ago · 35 km deep · 94 km away
  54. 1.858 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2318 days ago · 67 km deep · 74 km away
  55. 2.016 km SSW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 2318 days ago · 118 km deep · 85 km away
  56. 2.862 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 2318 days ago · 69 km deep · 97 km away
  57. 2.5139 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2317 days ago · 25 km deep · 93 km away
  58. 2.993 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2316 days ago · 24 km deep · 63 km away
  59. 1.661 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 2316 days ago · 73 km deep · 84 km away
  60. 2.895 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2316 days ago · 35 km deep · 26 km away

The first 60 of 98.

Before

  1. 2.199 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2341 days ago · 26 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 2.6152 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2342 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 2.158 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 2342 days ago · 42 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 2.691 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2343 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 1.893 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2343 days ago · 48 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 2.8147 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2343 days ago · 28 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 1.912 km WSW of King Cove, Alaska · 2343 days ago · 107 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 1.992 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2344 days ago · 18 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 2.775 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2344 days ago · 62 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 1.869 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2344 days ago · 18 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 2.972 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 2344 days ago · 30 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 2.762 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2345 days ago · 29 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 2.599 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2346 days ago · 27 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 1.8122 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2347 days ago · 25 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 2.129 km E of False Pass, Alaska · 2350 days ago · 116 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 2.054 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2350 days ago · 38 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 2.657 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2350 days ago · 65 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 1.667 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2351 days ago · 21 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 2.5102 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2351 days ago · 34 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 1.679 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2351 days ago · 26 km deep · 89 km away

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