Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 30 km S of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 30 km S of False Pass, Alaska on Fri, May 15, 2020, 11:22 PM AKDT (07:22 UTC), 23 km (14 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 108 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-05-16 07:22:05 UTC
Depth
23.2 km (14.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.577° N, 163.381° 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
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 70 in the 60 days after this one and 44 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.927 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2327 days ago · 13 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 2.7125 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2326 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 1.623 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2325 days ago · 19 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 1.849 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 2325 days ago · 21 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 2.489 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2324 days ago · 53 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 2.241 km SW of King Cove, Alaska · 2322 days ago · 79 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 2.784 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2321 days ago · 70 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 1.968 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2320 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 1.858 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2319 days ago · 67 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 2.016 km SSW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 2318 days ago · 118 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 2.993 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2317 days ago · 24 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 2.895 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2317 days ago · 35 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 2.6109 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2316 days ago · 35 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 2.979 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2316 days ago · 185 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 2.125 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2314 days ago · 13 km deep · 6 km away
  16. 1.787 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2314 days ago · 42 km deep · 57 km away
  17. 3.880 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 2313 days ago · 34 km deep · 58 km away
  18. 1.846 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2311 days ago · 73 km deep · 16 km away
  19. 2.1Unimak Island region, Alaska · 2309 days ago · 82 km deep · 49 km away
  20. 2.071 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2309 days ago · 49 km deep · 43 km away
  21. 1.989 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2309 days ago · 25 km deep · 59 km away
  22. 4.0108 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2308 days ago · 41 km deep · 97 km away
  23. 2.099 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2308 days ago · 81 km deep · 89 km away
  24. 2.587 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2308 days ago · 101 km deep · 85 km away
  25. 1.8107 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2307 days ago · 151 km deep · 81 km away
  26. 3.0102 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 2307 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  27. 2.1118 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2304 days ago · 26 km deep · 90 km away
  28. 2.1112 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2303 days ago · 25 km deep · 100 km away
  29. 2.930 km NNW of False Pass, Alaska · 2303 days ago · 156 km deep · 61 km away
  30. 1.9Alaska Peninsula · 2303 days ago · 51 km deep · 86 km away
  31. 1.736 km SW of King Cove, Alaska · 2299 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  32. 1.523 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2298 days ago · 13 km deep · 9 km away
  33. 1.8102 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2298 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  34. 1.727 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 2296 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  35. 3.535 km W of Cold Bay, Alaska · 2295 days ago · 187 km deep · 71 km away
  36. 1.888 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 2294 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
  37. 2.691 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2293 days ago · 28 km deep · 66 km away
  38. 2.220 km W of Cold Bay, Alaska · 2290 days ago · 187 km deep · 75 km away
  39. 1.7107 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2290 days ago · 23 km deep · 81 km away
  40. 1.890 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2289 days ago · 91 km deep · 69 km away
  41. 2.890 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 2289 days ago · 18 km deep · 69 km away
  42. 1.951 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 2288 days ago · 50 km deep · 65 km away
  43. 2.3109 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2286 days ago · 51 km deep · 81 km away
  44. 2.991 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 2285 days ago · 20 km deep · 88 km away
  45. 2.840 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 2284 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  46. 2.046 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 2283 days ago · 75 km deep · 74 km away
  47. 1.998 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2283 days ago · 64 km deep · 100 km away
  48. 2.1117 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2283 days ago · 134 km deep · 89 km away
  49. 2.089 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2282 days ago · 20 km deep · 75 km away
  50. 2.089 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2282 days ago · 19 km deep · 76 km away
  51. 1.934 km SW of King Cove, Alaska · 2281 days ago · 13 km deep · 52 km away
  52. 2.7103 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 2280 days ago · 35 km deep · 81 km away
  53. 2.490 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2280 days ago · 53 km deep · 60 km away
  54. 1.931 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 2277 days ago · 13 km deep · 60 km away
  55. 1.963 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 2277 days ago · 62 km deep · 70 km away
  56. 1.759 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 2276 days ago · 22 km deep · 65 km away
  57. 2.670 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 2276 days ago · 68 km deep · 81 km away
  58. 2.020 km ENE of Cold Bay, Alaska · 2275 days ago · 155 km deep · 98 km away
  59. 1.564 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2275 days ago · 52 km deep · 36 km away
  60. 1.757 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2274 days ago · 53 km deep · 27 km away

The first 60 of 70.

Before

  1. 1.665 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2328 days ago · 22 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 1.927 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2329 days ago · 13 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 1.895 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 2329 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 2.2107 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2329 days ago · 18 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 2.569 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2329 days ago · 35 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 1.520 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2329 days ago · 28 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 1.617 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2330 days ago · 29 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 1.721 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2331 days ago · 27 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 1.711 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2332 days ago · 30 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 2.554 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 2332 days ago · 91 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 2.052 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2333 days ago · 59 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 4.958 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2335 days ago · 68 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 1
  13. 2.669 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2335 days ago · 35 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 3.955 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 2336 days ago · 35 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 1.882 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 2337 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 2.8103 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2337 days ago · 35 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 2.555 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2338 days ago · 86 km deep · 33 km away
  18. 2.092 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2338 days ago · 58 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 1.738 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 2338 days ago · 62 km deep · 30 km away
  20. 1.827 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2339 days ago · 14 km deep · 7 km away

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