Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 15 km E of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 15 km E of False Pass, Alaska on Sun, May 3, 2020, 6:06 AM AKDT (14:06 UTC), 147 km (92 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
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2020-05-03 14:06:39 UTC
Depth
147.4 km (91.6 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
54.837° N, 163.165° 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
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 66 in the 60 days after this one and 26 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.721 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 2341 days ago · 14 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 1.722 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 2341 days ago · 14 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 1.663 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 2341 days ago · 21 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 1.827 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2340 days ago · 14 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 1.738 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 2339 days ago · 62 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 2.092 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2339 days ago · 58 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 2.555 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2339 days ago · 86 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 1.555 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2339 days ago · 20 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 1.882 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 2338 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 3.955 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 2338 days ago · 35 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 2.669 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2336 days ago · 35 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 4.958 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2336 days ago · 68 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  13. 2.052 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2334 days ago · 59 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 2.554 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 2334 days ago · 91 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 1.711 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2333 days ago · 30 km deep · 18 km away
  16. 1.721 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2333 days ago · 27 km deep · 24 km away
  17. 1.617 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2331 days ago · 29 km deep · 22 km away
  18. 1.520 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2331 days ago · 28 km deep · 24 km away
  19. 1.960 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2330 days ago · 29 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 2.569 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2330 days ago · 35 km deep · 61 km away
  21. 1.895 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 2330 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  22. 1.927 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2330 days ago · 13 km deep · 26 km away
  23. 1.665 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2330 days ago · 22 km deep · 67 km away
  24. 1.530 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2329 days ago · 23 km deep · 32 km away
  25. 1.927 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2328 days ago · 13 km deep · 28 km away
  26. 2.661 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2327 days ago · 29 km deep · 92 km away
  27. 1.623 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2327 days ago · 19 km deep · 23 km away
  28. 1.849 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 2326 days ago · 21 km deep · 68 km away
  29. 2.489 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2326 days ago · 53 km deep · 92 km away
  30. 2.241 km SW of King Cove, Alaska · 2324 days ago · 79 km deep · 32 km away
  31. 2.784 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2322 days ago · 70 km deep · 92 km away
  32. 1.968 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2321 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  33. 1.971 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2320 days ago · 26 km deep · 98 km away
  34. 1.858 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2320 days ago · 67 km deep · 63 km away
  35. 2.016 km SSW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 2319 days ago · 118 km deep · 34 km away
  36. 2.993 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2318 days ago · 24 km deep · 93 km away
  37. 2.895 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2318 days ago · 35 km deep · 87 km away
  38. 2.979 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2317 days ago · 185 km deep · 95 km away
  39. 2.125 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2315 days ago · 13 km deep · 26 km away
  40. 1.787 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2315 days ago · 42 km deep · 88 km away
  41. 3.880 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 2315 days ago · 34 km deep · 70 km away
  42. 3.541 km NNE of Cold Bay, Alaska · 2313 days ago · 160 km deep · 88 km away
  43. 1.846 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2312 days ago · 73 km deep · 47 km away
  44. 2.1Unimak Island region, Alaska · 2311 days ago · 82 km deep · 75 km away
  45. 2.071 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2311 days ago · 49 km deep · 75 km away
  46. 1.989 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2311 days ago · 25 km deep · 90 km away
  47. 3.0102 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 2308 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  48. 1.836 km NNE of King Cove, Alaska · 2308 days ago · 158 km deep · 91 km away
  49. 2.930 km NNW of False Pass, Alaska · 2304 days ago · 156 km deep · 39 km away
  50. 1.9Alaska Peninsula · 2304 days ago · 51 km deep · 74 km away
  51. 1.736 km SW of King Cove, Alaska · 2300 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  52. 1.523 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2299 days ago · 13 km deep · 24 km away
  53. 1.8102 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2299 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  54. 1.727 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 2297 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  55. 3.535 km W of Cold Bay, Alaska · 2296 days ago · 187 km deep · 43 km away
  56. 1.888 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 2295 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
  57. 2.691 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2294 days ago · 28 km deep · 83 km away
  58. 2.220 km W of Cold Bay, Alaska · 2291 days ago · 187 km deep · 43 km away
  59. 1.566 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2291 days ago · 25 km deep · 96 km away
  60. 1.890 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2290 days ago · 91 km deep · 99 km away

The first 60 of 66.

Before

  1. 1.784 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 2342 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 2.199 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2343 days ago · 26 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 2.158 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 2344 days ago · 42 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 1.893 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2345 days ago · 48 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 1.912 km WSW of King Cove, Alaska · 2345 days ago · 107 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 1.992 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2345 days ago · 18 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 2.775 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2346 days ago · 62 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 2.762 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2347 days ago · 29 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 2.129 km E of False Pass, Alaska · 2351 days ago · 116 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 2.054 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2351 days ago · 38 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 2.657 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2352 days ago · 65 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 1.721 km ENE of King Cove, Alaska · 2352 days ago · 112 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 1.98 km W of Cold Bay, Alaska · 2353 days ago · 143 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 2.154 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2355 days ago · 108 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 2.2Alaska Peninsula · 2355 days ago · 27 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 2.096 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2355 days ago · 26 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 1.961 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2356 days ago · 59 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 1.748 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2360 days ago · 17 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 1.928 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 2362 days ago · 101 km deep · 20 km away
  20. 2.856 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 2363 days ago · 68 km deep · 45 km away

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