Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 155 km S of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 155 km S of False Pass, Alaska on Sun, Aug 23, 2020, 2:46 PM AKDT (22:46 UTC), 23 km (14 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 156 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-08-23 22:46:11 UTC
Depth
23.0 km (14.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.459° N, 163.626° 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: 66 in the 60 days after this one and 87 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.2152 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2225 days ago · 34 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 2.0159 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2224 days ago · 59 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 2.7163 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2224 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 3.1155 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2224 days ago · 20 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 3.3152 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2224 days ago · 21 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 3.3158 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2224 days ago · 21 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 3.3160 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2223 days ago · 35 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 3.2162 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2223 days ago · 32 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 2.3152 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2219 days ago · 24 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 4.2101 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2217 days ago · 22 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 2.6116 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2216 days ago · 35 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 2.786 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2215 days ago · 35 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 1.9123 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2215 days ago · 59 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 3.5120 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2214 days ago · 27 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 2.690 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2214 days ago · 27 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 2.3158 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2214 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  17. 2.3124 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2212 days ago · 35 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 2.5117 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2212 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 2.598 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2211 days ago · 27 km deep · 64 km away
  20. 2.6135 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2210 days ago · 27 km deep · 64 km away
  21. 2.9104 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2210 days ago · 20 km deep · 92 km away
  22. 2.3165 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2208 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  23. 2.5105 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2202 days ago · 35 km deep · 53 km away
  24. 2.0146 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2201 days ago · 36 km deep · 15 km away
  25. 2.192 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2199 days ago · 25 km deep · 77 km away
  26. 2.6104 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2198 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
  27. 4.0162 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2198 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 1
  28. 3.7150 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2196 days ago · 22 km deep · 6 km away
  29. 2.6174 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2196 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  30. 3.677 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2195 days ago · 42 km deep · 88 km away
  31. 2.292 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2195 days ago · 26 km deep · 79 km away
  32. 3.0112 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2195 days ago · 20 km deep · 64 km away
  33. 3.282 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2194 days ago · 29 km deep · 79 km away
  34. 2.696 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2194 days ago · 35 km deep · 84 km away
  35. 2.3161 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2193 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
  36. 2.196 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2191 days ago · 52 km deep · 81 km away
  37. 2.391 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2191 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  38. 1.998 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2190 days ago · 25 km deep · 66 km away
  39. 2.6Unimak Island region, Alaska · 2188 days ago · 34 km deep · 47 km away
  40. 2.4154 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2186 days ago · 40 km deep · 13 km away
  41. 1.585 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2183 days ago · 20 km deep · 99 km away
  42. 3.0207 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2183 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  43. 1.869 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2181 days ago · 55 km deep · 94 km away
  44. 2.998 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2180 days ago · 63 km deep · 78 km away
  45. 3.3153 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2178 days ago · 20 km deep · 8 km away
  46. 2.9122 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2178 days ago · 23 km deep · 44 km away
  47. 2.3202 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2177 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  48. 1.989 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2177 days ago · 52 km deep · 67 km away
  49. 2.5127 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2177 days ago · 14 km deep · 35 km away
  50. 2.483 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2177 days ago · 48 km deep · 72 km away
  51. 2.8238 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2176 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  52. 2.191 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2176 days ago · 25 km deep · 65 km away
  53. 1.780 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2176 days ago · 25 km deep · 76 km away
  54. 1.8140 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2175 days ago · 20 km deep · 26 km away
  55. 1.989 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2175 days ago · 37 km deep · 74 km away
  56. 1.795 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2175 days ago · 19 km deep · 80 km away
  57. 1.794 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2174 days ago · 26 km deep · 78 km away
  58. 2.058 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2173 days ago · 89 km deep · 97 km away
  59. 4.0163 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2173 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 1
  60. 2.2160 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2173 days ago · 38 km deep · 7 km away

The first 60 of 66.

Before

  1. 4.5151 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2225 days ago · 35 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 2.199 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2225 days ago · 26 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 2.7107 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2225 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 2.9150 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2226 days ago · 29 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 1.966 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2227 days ago · 68 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 2.6169 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2227 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 1.9157 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2227 days ago · 22 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 1.9160 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2228 days ago · 25 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 2.1103 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2228 days ago · 35 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 1.779 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2228 days ago · 42 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 1.991 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2228 days ago · 44 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 1.886 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2229 days ago · 32 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 3.599 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2229 days ago · 35 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 2.9154 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2231 days ago · 12 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 2.1141 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2231 days ago · 41 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 3.679 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2231 days ago · 35 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 2.8157 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2232 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  18. 2.1145 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2233 days ago · 42 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 4.0155 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2233 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  20. 2.187 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2233 days ago · 150 km deep · 84 km away

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