Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 41 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 41 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska on Thu, Oct 1, 2020, 2:36 PM AKDT (22:36 UTC), 45 km (28 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 100 km S of King Cove, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2020-10-01 22:36:27 UTC
Depth
44.8 km (27.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.514° N, 163.666° 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
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 84 in the 60 days after this one and 28 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.684 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 2191 days ago · 35 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 1.526 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2191 days ago · 21 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 1.821 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2191 days ago · 26 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 2.326 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2191 days ago · 13 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 2.931 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2191 days ago · 24 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 3.235 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2190 days ago · 18 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 1.928 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2190 days ago · 13 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 1.724 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2190 days ago · 12 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 1.826 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2190 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 1.833 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2190 days ago · 14 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 1.822 km NNW of False Pass, Alaska · 2190 days ago · 36 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 1.585 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2188 days ago · 20 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 3.240 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2188 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  14. 2.029 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2187 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 1.869 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2186 days ago · 55 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 2.998 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2185 days ago · 63 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 1.811 km WNW of False Pass, Alaska · 2185 days ago · 29 km deep · 44 km away
  18. 2.9122 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2184 days ago · 23 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 1.989 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2183 days ago · 52 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 2.5127 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2183 days ago · 14 km deep · 92 km away
  21. 1.743 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2183 days ago · 12 km deep · 40 km away
  22. 2.483 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2183 days ago · 48 km deep · 45 km away
  23. 2.191 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2182 days ago · 25 km deep · 53 km away
  24. 1.780 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2182 days ago · 25 km deep · 44 km away
  25. 1.722 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2181 days ago · 96 km deep · 18 km away
  26. 2.330 km W of False Pass, Alaska · 2181 days ago · 157 km deep · 37 km away
  27. 1.989 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2181 days ago · 37 km deep · 60 km away
  28. 1.718 km SW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 2181 days ago · 103 km deep · 78 km away
  29. 1.795 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2181 days ago · 19 km deep · 54 km away
  30. 1.624 km S of False Pass, AK · 2180 days ago · 26 km deep · 25 km away
  31. 3.7100 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 2180 days ago · 35 km deep · 94 km away
  32. 3.791 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 2180 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
  33. 1.914 km SSW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 2180 days ago · 108 km deep · 83 km away
  34. 1.794 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2180 days ago · 26 km deep · 54 km away
  35. 2.835 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2179 days ago · 19 km deep · 24 km away
  36. 2.058 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2179 days ago · 89 km deep · 22 km away
  37. 2.663 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 2178 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away
  38. 2.0119 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2177 days ago · 41 km deep · 83 km away
  39. 2.845 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2176 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  40. 2.598 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 2176 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  41. 1.529 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2176 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  42. 2.699 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2174 days ago · 14 km deep · 69 km away
  43. 3.092 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2171 days ago · 35 km deep · 60 km away
  44. 1.9133 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2167 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  45. 2.6109 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2166 days ago · 23 km deep · 68 km away
  46. 1.977 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 2166 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
  47. 2.927 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 2163 days ago · 77 km deep · 92 km away
  48. 2.178 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2161 days ago · 51 km deep · 48 km away
  49. 2.583 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2161 days ago · 35 km deep · 50 km away
  50. 1.971 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2161 days ago · 59 km deep · 87 km away
  51. 2.0104.4 km NNW of False Pass, AK · 2160 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  52. 2.7Unimak Island region, Alaska · 2160 days ago · 31 km deep · 23 km away
  53. 2.173 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 2159 days ago · 18 km deep · 67 km away
  54. 2.0Unimak Island region, Alaska · 2159 days ago · 70 km deep · 64 km away
  55. 2.031 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2158 days ago · 11 km deep · 23 km away
  56. 2.9Unimak Island region, Alaska · 2156 days ago · 85 km deep · 7 km away
  57. 3.374 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2156 days ago · 25 km deep · 95 km away
  58. 2.173 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 2156 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
  59. 2.073 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2156 days ago · 47 km deep · 94 km away
  60. 2.970 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2155 days ago · 43 km deep · 91 km away

The first 60 of 84.

Before

  1. 2.817 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 2192 days ago · 86 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 1.983 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 2194 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 2.6Unimak Island region, Alaska · 2194 days ago · 34 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 2.0Alaska Peninsula · 2194 days ago · 78 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 2.568 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2196 days ago · 35 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 1.998 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2196 days ago · 25 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 2.391 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2197 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 2.196 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2197 days ago · 52 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 2.215 km SSW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 2199 days ago · 131 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 2.696 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2200 days ago · 35 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 3.282 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2200 days ago · 29 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 3.0112 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2201 days ago · 20 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 3.677 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2201 days ago · 42 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 3.0104 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 2202 days ago · 30 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 2.6104 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2204 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 2.5105 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2208 days ago · 35 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 2.276 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2210 days ago · 88 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 2.114 km E of False Pass, Alaska · 2210 days ago · 128 km deep · 49 km away
  19. 2.057 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2211 days ago · 91 km deep · 16 km away
  20. 1.6Alaska Peninsula · 2212 days ago · 58 km deep · 76 km away

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