Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 35 km SE of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 35 km SE of False Pass, Alaska on Mon, Jul 27, 2020, 3:25 AM AKDT (11:25 UTC), 22 km (13 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 82 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-07-27 11:25:44 UTC
Depth
21.5 km (13.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.644° N, 162.991° 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: 80 in the 60 days after this one and 46 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.0103 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2251 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 2.087 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2250 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 3.446 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2250 days ago · 85 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 1.924 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2250 days ago · 12 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 3.5114 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2249 days ago · 35 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 1.667 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2249 days ago · 26 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 1.8Alaska Peninsula · 2249 days ago · 26 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 2.169 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2248 days ago · 25 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 1.672 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2248 days ago · 22 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 1.925 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2247 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 1.518 km NW of False Pass, Alaska · 2247 days ago · 39 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 2.0115 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2247 days ago · 58 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 1.9117 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2247 days ago · 41 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 1.791 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2247 days ago · 55 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 1.583 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2247 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 1.682 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2247 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 2.036 km NW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 2247 days ago · 174 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 2.127 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2246 days ago · 105 km deep · 24 km away
  19. 2.575 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2246 days ago · 52 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 1.821 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2245 days ago · 112 km deep · 37 km away
  21. 2.097 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2244 days ago · 64 km deep · 86 km away
  22. 1.963 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2241 days ago · 16 km deep · 75 km away
  23. 1.774 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2240 days ago · 55 km deep · 70 km away
  24. 1.958 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 2239 days ago · 79 km deep · 74 km away
  25. 2.3105 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2239 days ago · 26 km deep · 79 km away
  26. 2.1117 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2238 days ago · 25 km deep · 87 km away
  27. 2.364 km WNW of False Pass, Alaska · 2236 days ago · 190 km deep · 98 km away
  28. 1.731 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2235 days ago · 86 km deep · 14 km away
  29. 1.833 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2234 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  30. 1.871 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2234 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  31. 1.822 km WSW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 2234 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  32. 2.786 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2231 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  33. 1.926 km N of King Cove, Alaska · 2230 days ago · 145 km deep · 86 km away
  34. 1.662 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 2230 days ago · 60 km deep · 50 km away
  35. 1.822 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2229 days ago · 13 km deep · 35 km away
  36. 1.846 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2229 days ago · 13 km deep · 31 km away
  37. 1.991 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2229 days ago · 44 km deep · 82 km away
  38. 5.082 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2228 days ago · 53 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 5
  39. 2.1103 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2228 days ago · 35 km deep · 82 km away
  40. 1.720 km S of Cold Bay, Alaska · 2227 days ago · 106 km deep · 44 km away
  41. 1.752 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2226 days ago · 21 km deep · 27 km away
  42. 1.692 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2226 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  43. 2.319 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2224 days ago · 145 km deep · 39 km away
  44. 1.880 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 2223 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  45. 1.925 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2223 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  46. 2.667 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2223 days ago · 19 km deep · 77 km away
  47. 1.654 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2221 days ago · 40 km deep · 75 km away
  48. 3.073 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2219 days ago · 24 km deep · 84 km away
  49. 2.340 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2219 days ago · 74 km deep · 32 km away
  50. 2.697 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 2213 days ago · 32 km deep · 63 km away
  51. 1.787 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2213 days ago · 26 km deep · 94 km away
  52. 2.3124 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2212 days ago · 35 km deep · 93 km away
  53. 1.560 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2212 days ago · 21 km deep · 86 km away
  54. 2.325 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2211 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  55. 2.651 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 2210 days ago · 54 km deep · 53 km away
  56. 1.837 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2209 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  57. 3.969 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 2209 days ago · 81 km deep · 44 km away
  58. 1.643 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 2208 days ago · 56 km deep · 46 km away
  59. 1.6Alaska Peninsula · 2206 days ago · 58 km deep · 31 km away
  60. 1.925 km N of King Cove, Alaska · 2206 days ago · 126 km deep · 86 km away

The first 60 of 80.

Before

  1. 1.737 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 2253 days ago · 70 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 2.694 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2253 days ago · 35 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 1.9116 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2253 days ago · 26 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 2.3117 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2254 days ago · 24 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 1.763 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2254 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 1.8Alaska Peninsula · 2256 days ago · 16 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 1.817 km SSW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 2256 days ago · 16 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 2.696 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2256 days ago · 56 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 2.189 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2257 days ago · 29 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 1.720 km W of Cold Bay, Alaska · 2258 days ago · 138 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 1.686 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2258 days ago · 26 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 1.684 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2258 days ago · 26 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 1.680 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2258 days ago · 67 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 1.552 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2259 days ago · 65 km deep · 35 km away
  15. 1.958 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 29 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 1.582 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2261 days ago · 26 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 1.676 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 2263 days ago · 19 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 2.076 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2263 days ago · 22 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 1.59 km E of Cold Bay, Alaska · 2265 days ago · 92 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 1.963 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2265 days ago · 66 km deep · 50 km away

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