Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 18 km NW of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 18 km NW of False Pass, Alaska on Sat, Aug 1, 2020, 6:07 AM AKDT (14:07 UTC), 39 km (24 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 69 km S of King Cove, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-08-01 14:07:15 UTC
Depth
38.6 km (24.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.983° N, 163.600° 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
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 38 in the 60 days after this one and 22 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.036 km NW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 2251 days ago · 174 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 2.127 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2251 days ago · 105 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 2.575 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2250 days ago · 52 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 1.821 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2249 days ago · 112 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 2.9106 km NW of False Pass, Alaska · 2245 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 1.683 km NE of Akutan, Alaska · 2245 days ago · 50 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 1.774 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2244 days ago · 55 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 1.958 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 2243 days ago · 79 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 2.364 km WNW of False Pass, Alaska · 2240 days ago · 190 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 1.731 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2239 days ago · 86 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 1.871 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2238 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 1.822 km WSW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 2238 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 1.926 km N of King Cove, Alaska · 2234 days ago · 145 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 1.822 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2233 days ago · 13 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 1.846 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2233 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 1.720 km S of Cold Bay, Alaska · 2231 days ago · 106 km deep · 57 km away
  17. 1.752 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2230 days ago · 21 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 1.876 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 2230 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 2.319 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2228 days ago · 145 km deep · 31 km away
  20. 1.925 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2227 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  21. 2.340 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2223 days ago · 74 km deep · 56 km away
  22. 2.396 km W of False Pass, Alaska · 2221 days ago · 20 km deep · 83 km away
  23. 2.325 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2216 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  24. 1.837 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2213 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  25. 3.969 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 2213 days ago · 81 km deep · 97 km away
  26. 1.643 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 2212 days ago · 56 km deep · 92 km away
  27. 1.6Alaska Peninsula · 2210 days ago · 58 km deep · 79 km away
  28. 1.925 km N of King Cove, Alaska · 2210 days ago · 126 km deep · 93 km away
  29. 2.057 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2209 days ago · 91 km deep · 66 km away
  30. 2.114 km E of False Pass, Alaska · 2209 days ago · 128 km deep · 30 km away
  31. 3.321 km ENE of Cold Bay, Alaska · 2203 days ago · 152 km deep · 82 km away
  32. 3.282 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2199 days ago · 29 km deep · 99 km away
  33. 1.611 km N of King Cove, Alaska · 2197 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  34. 2.215 km SSW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 2197 days ago · 131 km deep · 53 km away
  35. 2.112 km NNW of King Cove, Alaska · 2197 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  36. 2.012 km NNE of King Cove, Alaska · 2197 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  37. 2.568 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2195 days ago · 35 km deep · 86 km away
  38. 2.0Alaska Peninsula · 2193 days ago · 78 km deep · 59 km away

Before

  1. 1.925 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2252 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 2.169 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2253 days ago · 25 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 1.924 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2254 days ago · 12 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 3.446 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2254 days ago · 85 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 1.535 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 2257 days ago · 22 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 1.737 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 2257 days ago · 70 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 1.817 km SSW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 2261 days ago · 16 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 1.720 km W of Cold Bay, Alaska · 2262 days ago · 138 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 1.680 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2262 days ago · 67 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 1.552 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2263 days ago · 65 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 1.676 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 2267 days ago · 19 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 1.59 km E of Cold Bay, Alaska · 2269 days ago · 92 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 1.963 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2269 days ago · 66 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 1.789 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2272 days ago · 40 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 1.652 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 2272 days ago · 16 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 1.721 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2275 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 1.757 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2275 days ago · 53 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 1.564 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2276 days ago · 52 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 2.020 km ENE of Cold Bay, Alaska · 2276 days ago · 155 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 1.759 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 2277 days ago · 22 km deep · 93 km away

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