Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 25 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 25 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska on Sat, Aug 1, 2020, 4:35 AM AKDT (12:35 UTC), 9 km (6 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
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-08-01 12:35:47 UTC
Depth
9.2 km (5.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.628° N, 163.313° 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
30

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 79 in the 60 days after this one and 42 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.518 km NW of False Pass, Alaska · 2251 days ago · 39 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 2.0115 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2251 days ago · 58 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 1.9117 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2251 days ago · 41 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 1.791 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2251 days ago · 55 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 2.036 km NW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 2251 days ago · 174 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 2.127 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2251 days ago · 105 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 2.575 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2250 days ago · 52 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 1.821 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2249 days ago · 112 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 2.097 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2248 days ago · 64 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 1.963 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2245 days ago · 16 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 1.683 km NE of Akutan, Alaska · 2245 days ago · 50 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 1.592 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2244 days ago · 48 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 1.774 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2244 days ago · 55 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 3.0121 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2244 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 1.958 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 2243 days ago · 79 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 2.3105 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2243 days ago · 26 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 2.1117 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2243 days ago · 25 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 2.0102 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2242 days ago · 62 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 2.1122 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2241 days ago · 22 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 2.364 km WNW of False Pass, Alaska · 2240 days ago · 190 km deep · 81 km away
  21. 1.731 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2239 days ago · 86 km deep · 9 km away
  22. 2.393 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2239 days ago · 138 km deep · 92 km away
  23. 1.833 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2238 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  24. 1.871 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2238 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  25. 2.187 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2238 days ago · 150 km deep · 99 km away
  26. 1.822 km WSW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 2238 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  27. 2.786 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2235 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  28. 1.662 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 2234 days ago · 60 km deep · 69 km away
  29. 1.822 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2233 days ago · 13 km deep · 15 km away
  30. 1.846 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2233 days ago · 13 km deep · 21 km away
  31. 1.991 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2233 days ago · 44 km deep · 70 km away
  32. 5.082 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2232 days ago · 53 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 5
  33. 2.1103 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2232 days ago · 35 km deep · 78 km away
  34. 1.720 km S of Cold Bay, Alaska · 2231 days ago · 106 km deep · 57 km away
  35. 1.752 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2230 days ago · 21 km deep · 27 km away
  36. 1.876 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 2230 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  37. 2.199 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2230 days ago · 26 km deep · 86 km away
  38. 2.319 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2228 days ago · 145 km deep · 19 km away
  39. 1.880 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 2227 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  40. 1.925 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2227 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  41. 2.667 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2227 days ago · 19 km deep · 97 km away
  42. 1.654 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2225 days ago · 40 km deep · 95 km away
  43. 2.340 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2223 days ago · 74 km deep · 17 km away
  44. 4.2101 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2221 days ago · 22 km deep · 85 km away
  45. 2.6116 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2220 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away
  46. 3.5120 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2218 days ago · 27 km deep · 99 km away
  47. 2.697 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 2217 days ago · 32 km deep · 74 km away
  48. 2.3124 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2217 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away
  49. 2.325 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2216 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  50. 2.651 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 2214 days ago · 54 km deep · 73 km away
  51. 1.837 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2213 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  52. 3.969 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 2213 days ago · 81 km deep · 62 km away
  53. 1.643 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 2212 days ago · 56 km deep · 67 km away
  54. 2.280 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2211 days ago · 104 km deep · 91 km away
  55. 1.6Alaska Peninsula · 2210 days ago · 58 km deep · 52 km away
  56. 1.671 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2210 days ago · 16 km deep · 92 km away
  57. 2.057 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2209 days ago · 91 km deep · 42 km away
  58. 2.114 km E of False Pass, Alaska · 2209 days ago · 128 km deep · 26 km away
  59. 2.276 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2208 days ago · 88 km deep · 98 km away
  60. 2.5105 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2207 days ago · 35 km deep · 83 km away

The first 60 of 79.

Before

  1. 2.0114 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2252 days ago · 26 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 2.169 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2253 days ago · 25 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 1.667 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2253 days ago · 26 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 3.5114 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2253 days ago · 35 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 1.924 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2254 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 3.446 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2254 days ago · 85 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 2.0103 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2255 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 1.535 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 2257 days ago · 22 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 1.737 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 2257 days ago · 70 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 2.694 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2257 days ago · 35 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 1.9116 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2257 days ago · 26 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 2.3117 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2258 days ago · 24 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 1.817 km SSW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 16 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 2.696 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2261 days ago · 56 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 2.189 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2261 days ago · 29 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 1.720 km W of Cold Bay, Alaska · 2262 days ago · 138 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 1.680 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2262 days ago · 67 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 1.552 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2263 days ago · 65 km deep · 27 km away
  19. 1.958 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 2264 days ago · 29 km deep · 70 km away
  20. 1.971 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 2265 days ago · 71 km deep · 97 km away

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