Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 155 km S of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 155 km S of False Pass, Alaska on Wed, May 27, 2020, 8:55 AM AKDT (16:55 UTC), 62 km (38 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 91 km SE of Akutan, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2020-05-27 16:55:05 UTC
Depth
61.5 km (38.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.461° N, 163.432° 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
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 76 in the 60 days after this one and 33 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.6109 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2317 days ago · 35 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 1.787 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2316 days ago · 42 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 2.071 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2311 days ago · 49 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 1.989 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2311 days ago · 25 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 2.9159 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2310 days ago · 25 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 4.0108 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2309 days ago · 41 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 2.099 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2309 days ago · 81 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 2.0109 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2309 days ago · 26 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 2.587 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2309 days ago · 101 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 3.3116 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2309 days ago · 45 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 1.8107 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2309 days ago · 151 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 4.291 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2306 days ago · 21 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 3.5132 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2306 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 2.1118 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2306 days ago · 26 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 3.3136 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2306 days ago · 22 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 2.1112 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2305 days ago · 25 km deep · 61 km away
  17. 2.083 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2305 days ago · 56 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 2.7144 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2304 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 1.9110 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2301 days ago · 19 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 2.7147 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2300 days ago · 35 km deep · 86 km away
  21. 3.1132 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2300 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  22. 3.9138 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2300 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  23. 3.5149 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2300 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  24. 1.9134 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2300 days ago · 22 km deep · 76 km away
  25. 1.8138 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2299 days ago · 26 km deep · 39 km away
  26. 1.8102 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2299 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  27. 3.1103 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2299 days ago · 27 km deep · 69 km away
  28. 4.0140 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2298 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  29. 2.7105 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2296 days ago · 30 km deep · 76 km away
  30. 2.5162 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2296 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  31. 3.9108 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2295 days ago · 24 km deep · 74 km away
  32. 2.183 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2295 days ago · 73 km deep · 90 km away
  33. 2.6109 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2295 days ago · 35 km deep · 74 km away
  34. 3.5101 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2295 days ago · 35 km deep · 76 km away
  35. 1.9102 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2295 days ago · 42 km deep · 76 km away
  36. 2.691 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2294 days ago · 28 km deep · 90 km away
  37. 1.995 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2294 days ago · 56 km deep · 81 km away
  38. 2.797 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2293 days ago · 58 km deep · 82 km away
  39. 3.0147 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2292 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  40. 1.7107 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2291 days ago · 23 km deep · 71 km away
  41. 1.8164 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2290 days ago · 18 km deep · 13 km away
  42. 1.890 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2290 days ago · 91 km deep · 94 km away
  43. 3.2119 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2287 days ago · 34 km deep · 53 km away
  44. 2.6114 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2287 days ago · 35 km deep · 57 km away
  45. 2.4107 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2287 days ago · 16 km deep · 65 km away
  46. 2.3109 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2287 days ago · 51 km deep · 54 km away
  47. 1.9106 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2284 days ago · 65 km deep · 66 km away
  48. 1.998 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2284 days ago · 64 km deep · 75 km away
  49. 2.1117 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2284 days ago · 134 km deep · 53 km away
  50. 2.6169 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2283 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  51. 2.490 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2281 days ago · 53 km deep · 64 km away
  52. 2.9103 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2281 days ago · 35 km deep · 75 km away
  53. 2.1206 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2277 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  54. 1.564 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2277 days ago · 52 km deep · 92 km away
  55. 1.8159 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2276 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  56. 1.9155 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2276 days ago · 26 km deep · 3 km away
  57. 1.791 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2276 days ago · 57 km deep · 86 km away
  58. 1.757 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2276 days ago · 53 km deep · 98 km away
  59. 1.594 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2273 days ago · 41 km deep · 85 km away
  60. 3.4106 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2273 days ago · 35 km deep · 49 km away

The first 60 of 76.

Before

  1. 2.895 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2318 days ago · 35 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 2.993 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2318 days ago · 24 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 2.5139 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2318 days ago · 25 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 2.8149 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2319 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 2.8163 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2319 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 3.6238 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2320 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 2.2224 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2321 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 2.1104 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2321 days ago · 60 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 2.784 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2322 days ago · 70 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 3.0169 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2325 days ago · 31 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 2.489 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2326 days ago · 53 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 2.7125 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2327 days ago · 35 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 1.665 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2330 days ago · 22 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 2.2107 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2331 days ago · 18 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 2.5103 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2331 days ago · 35 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 1.992 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2332 days ago · 62 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 2.196 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2335 days ago · 25 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 4.958 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2336 days ago · 68 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  19. 2.669 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2337 days ago · 35 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 3.2220 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2337 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away

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