Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 71 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 71 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska on Fri, Aug 14, 2020, 6:52 PM AKDT (02:52 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 101 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2020-08-15 02:52:36 UTC
Depth
5.9 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.678° N, 164.475° 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
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 57 in the 60 days after this one and 36 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.187 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2239 days ago · 150 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 2.068 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 2236 days ago · 96 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 1.739 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2235 days ago · 117 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 1.822 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2235 days ago · 13 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 1.846 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2235 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 1.991 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2234 days ago · 44 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 1.966 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2233 days ago · 68 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 1.752 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2232 days ago · 21 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 1.876 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 2231 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 2.199 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2231 days ago · 26 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 2.319 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2230 days ago · 145 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 1.925 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2229 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 2.340 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2225 days ago · 74 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 3.731 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2224 days ago · 87 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 4.2101 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2223 days ago · 22 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 2.396 km W of False Pass, Alaska · 2222 days ago · 20 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 2.6116 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2222 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 2.325 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2217 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 1.837 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2215 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 2.280 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2213 days ago · 104 km deep · 48 km away
  21. 2.057 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2211 days ago · 91 km deep · 51 km away
  22. 2.114 km E of False Pass, Alaska · 2211 days ago · 128 km deep · 85 km away
  23. 2.276 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2210 days ago · 88 km deep · 58 km away
  24. 2.427 km NNE of Akutan, Alaska · 2209 days ago · 159 km deep · 79 km away
  25. 2.5105 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2208 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away
  26. 3.677 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2201 days ago · 42 km deep · 76 km away
  27. 2.696 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2200 days ago · 35 km deep · 63 km away
  28. 2.196 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2197 days ago · 52 km deep · 70 km away
  29. 1.741 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2192 days ago · 45 km deep · 55 km away
  30. 1.526 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2191 days ago · 21 km deep · 73 km away
  31. 1.821 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2191 days ago · 26 km deep · 70 km away
  32. 2.326 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2191 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
  33. 2.931 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2191 days ago · 24 km deep · 75 km away
  34. 3.235 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2191 days ago · 18 km deep · 78 km away
  35. 1.928 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2190 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
  36. 1.724 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2190 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
  37. 1.826 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2190 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  38. 1.833 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2190 days ago · 14 km deep · 80 km away
  39. 1.822 km NNW of False Pass, Alaska · 2190 days ago · 36 km deep · 70 km away
  40. 1.585 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2189 days ago · 20 km deep · 53 km away
  41. 3.240 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2188 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  42. 2.029 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2188 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  43. 1.869 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2187 days ago · 55 km deep · 78 km away
  44. 2.998 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2186 days ago · 63 km deep · 72 km away
  45. 1.811 km WNW of False Pass, Alaska · 2185 days ago · 29 km deep · 64 km away
  46. 1.933 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2184 days ago · 84 km deep · 76 km away
  47. 1.989 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2183 days ago · 52 km deep · 96 km away
  48. 1.743 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2183 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
  49. 2.483 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2183 days ago · 48 km deep · 85 km away
  50. 2.191 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2182 days ago · 25 km deep · 92 km away
  51. 1.780 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2182 days ago · 25 km deep · 88 km away
  52. 1.722 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2182 days ago · 96 km deep · 60 km away
  53. 2.330 km W of False Pass, Alaska · 2181 days ago · 157 km deep · 42 km away
  54. 1.795 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2181 days ago · 19 km deep · 66 km away
  55. 1.624 km S of False Pass, AK · 2181 days ago · 26 km deep · 73 km away
  56. 1.794 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2180 days ago · 26 km deep · 69 km away
  57. 2.835 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2180 days ago · 19 km deep · 77 km away

Before

  1. 2.393 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2241 days ago · 138 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 1.731 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2241 days ago · 86 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 2.364 km WNW of False Pass, Alaska · 2241 days ago · 190 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 1.9Unimak Island region, Alaska · 2242 days ago · 67 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 2.0102 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2243 days ago · 62 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 1.958 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 2244 days ago · 79 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 1.774 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2246 days ago · 55 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 1.592 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2246 days ago · 48 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 1.683 km NE of Akutan, Alaska · 2246 days ago · 50 km deep · 21 km away
  10. 1.740 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 2246 days ago · 79 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 2.9106 km NW of False Pass, Alaska · 2246 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 2.097 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2250 days ago · 64 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 1.999 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2250 days ago · 55 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 1.821 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2251 days ago · 112 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 2.275 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2251 days ago · 57 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 2.575 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2251 days ago · 52 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 2.127 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2252 days ago · 105 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 1.791 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2253 days ago · 55 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 1.518 km NW of False Pass, Alaska · 2253 days ago · 39 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 1.925 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2253 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away

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