Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 68 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 68 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska on Sat, May 23, 2020, 8:28 PM AKDT (04:28 UTC), 5 km (3 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
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2020-05-24 04:28:57 UTC
Depth
4.7 km (2.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.635° N, 164.409° 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
28

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 47 in the 60 days after this one and 37 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.1104 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2323 days ago · 60 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 1.858 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2322 days ago · 67 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 2.993 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2320 days ago · 24 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 2.6109 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2319 days ago · 35 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 2.979 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2319 days ago · 185 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 2.125 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2317 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 1.787 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2317 days ago · 42 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 1.846 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2314 days ago · 73 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 2.1Unimak Island region, Alaska · 2313 days ago · 82 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 2.071 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2313 days ago · 49 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 1.989 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2313 days ago · 25 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 4.0108 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2311 days ago · 41 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 2.099 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2311 days ago · 81 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 2.0109 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2311 days ago · 26 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 2.587 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2311 days ago · 101 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 3.3116 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2311 days ago · 45 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 1.8107 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2311 days ago · 151 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 2.1118 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2307 days ago · 26 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 2.1112 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2307 days ago · 25 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 2.930 km NNW of False Pass, Alaska · 2306 days ago · 156 km deep · 77 km away
  21. 1.523 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2301 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away
  22. 1.727 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 2299 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  23. 3.535 km W of Cold Bay, Alaska · 2298 days ago · 187 km deep · 97 km away
  24. 1.7107 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2293 days ago · 23 km deep · 77 km away
  25. 1.890 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2292 days ago · 91 km deep · 53 km away
  26. 2.6114 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2289 days ago · 35 km deep · 100 km away
  27. 2.4107 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2289 days ago · 16 km deep · 94 km away
  28. 2.3109 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2289 days ago · 51 km deep · 91 km away
  29. 1.9106 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2286 days ago · 65 km deep · 94 km away
  30. 1.998 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2286 days ago · 64 km deep · 85 km away
  31. 2.1117 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2286 days ago · 134 km deep · 94 km away
  32. 2.089 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2285 days ago · 20 km deep · 39 km away
  33. 2.089 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2285 days ago · 19 km deep · 40 km away
  34. 2.558 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2285 days ago · 77 km deep · 85 km away
  35. 2.490 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2283 days ago · 53 km deep · 92 km away
  36. 1.564 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2279 days ago · 52 km deep · 65 km away
  37. 1.757 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2278 days ago · 53 km deep · 67 km away
  38. 1.721 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2277 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  39. 1.594 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2275 days ago · 41 km deep · 71 km away
  40. 2.182 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2274 days ago · 60 km deep · 79 km away
  41. 1.789 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2274 days ago · 40 km deep · 53 km away
  42. 1.963 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2272 days ago · 66 km deep · 72 km away
  43. 2.2111 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2271 days ago · 41 km deep · 94 km away
  44. 2.095 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2270 days ago · 72 km deep · 55 km away
  45. 2.041 km NNE of Akutan, Alaska · 2269 days ago · 132 km deep · 72 km away
  46. 1.971 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 2267 days ago · 71 km deep · 39 km away
  47. 1.552 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2265 days ago · 65 km deep · 77 km away

Before

  1. 2.784 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2324 days ago · 70 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 2.489 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2328 days ago · 53 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 2.234 km N of Akutan, Alaska · 2328 days ago · 111 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 1.623 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2329 days ago · 19 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 1.927 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2330 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 1.944 km NNE of Akutan, Alaska · 2330 days ago · 83 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 1.530 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2331 days ago · 23 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 1.665 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2332 days ago · 22 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 1.927 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2332 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 2.2107 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2332 days ago · 18 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 1.520 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2332 days ago · 28 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 1.617 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2333 days ago · 29 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 1.992 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2334 days ago · 62 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 1.721 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2334 days ago · 27 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 1.711 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2335 days ago · 30 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 2.554 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 2336 days ago · 91 km deep · 27 km away
  17. 1.517 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2336 days ago · 78 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 2.052 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2336 days ago · 59 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 4.958 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2338 days ago · 68 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1
  20. 2.669 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2338 days ago · 35 km deep · 87 km away

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