Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 95 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 95 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska on Mon, Oct 12, 2020, 9:09 AM AKDT (17:09 UTC), 19 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 47 km NE of Akutan, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-10-12 17:09:57 UTC
Depth
19.4 km (12.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.114° N, 164.143° 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
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 93 in the 60 days after this one and 51 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.624 km S of False Pass, AK · 2178 days ago · 26 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 1.537 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2178 days ago · 69 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 1.794 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2177 days ago · 26 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 2.835 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2177 days ago · 19 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 2.058 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2177 days ago · 89 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 4.0163 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2176 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
  7. 2.2160 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2176 days ago · 38 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 2.5171 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2176 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 1.9157 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2175 days ago · 38 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 2.0119 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2175 days ago · 41 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 2.845 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2174 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 1.529 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2174 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 2.699 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2171 days ago · 14 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 3.092 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2168 days ago · 35 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 2.991 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2168 days ago · 35 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 2.591 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2168 days ago · 35 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 4.371 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2168 days ago · 35 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 1.692 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2165 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 1.9133 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2164 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 2.9155 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2164 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  21. 2.6109 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2164 days ago · 23 km deep · 19 km away
  22. 1.680 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2163 days ago · 43 km deep · 96 km away
  23. 2.7162 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2162 days ago · 24 km deep · 87 km away
  24. 2.7162 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2162 days ago · 23 km deep · 88 km away
  25. 1.798 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2162 days ago · 21 km deep · 60 km away
  26. 3.747 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2162 days ago · 49 km deep · 82 km away
  27. 1.951 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2162 days ago · 43 km deep · 82 km away
  28. 2.663 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2162 days ago · 35 km deep · 85 km away
  29. 2.021 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2161 days ago · 63 km deep · 90 km away
  30. 3.0160 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2160 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  31. 3.780 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2159 days ago · 45 km deep · 89 km away
  32. 2.587 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2159 days ago · 28 km deep · 89 km away
  33. 2.178 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2158 days ago · 51 km deep · 58 km away
  34. 2.583 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2158 days ago · 35 km deep · 51 km away
  35. 1.971 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2158 days ago · 59 km deep · 38 km away
  36. 3.242 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2158 days ago · 92 km deep · 64 km away
  37. 2.0104.4 km NNW of False Pass, AK · 2157 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  38. 2.7Unimak Island region, Alaska · 2157 days ago · 31 km deep · 74 km away
  39. 3.2163 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2157 days ago · 18 km deep · 88 km away
  40. 2.0Unimak Island region, Alaska · 2156 days ago · 70 km deep · 28 km away
  41. 4.484 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2155 days ago · 35 km deep · 76 km away
  42. 2.864 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2155 days ago · 47 km deep · 97 km away
  43. 2.031 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2155 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
  44. 3.074 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2155 days ago · 35 km deep · 73 km away
  45. 4.547 km NE of Akutan, Alaska · 2154 days ago · 120 km deep · 86 km away
  46. 2.9Unimak Island region, Alaska · 2154 days ago · 85 km deep · 47 km away
  47. 3.374 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2154 days ago · 25 km deep · 43 km away
  48. 2.173 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 2154 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  49. 2.073 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2153 days ago · 47 km deep · 42 km away
  50. 2.886 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2153 days ago · 32 km deep · 94 km away
  51. 2.970 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2153 days ago · 43 km deep · 41 km away
  52. 3.2162 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2153 days ago · 35 km deep · 89 km away
  53. 2.193 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2153 days ago · 35 km deep · 32 km away
  54. 1.876 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2152 days ago · 62 km deep · 63 km away
  55. 2.4161 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2152 days ago · 25 km deep · 90 km away
  56. 2.541 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2152 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  57. 2.5135 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2150 days ago · 27 km deep · 97 km away
  58. 2.076 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2149 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
  59. 2.999 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2148 days ago · 20 km deep · 36 km away
  60. 2.160 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2147 days ago · 75 km deep · 80 km away

The first 60 of 93.

Before

  1. 1.989 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2179 days ago · 37 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 1.8140 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2179 days ago · 20 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 2.330 km W of False Pass, Alaska · 2179 days ago · 157 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 1.722 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2179 days ago · 96 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 1.780 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2179 days ago · 25 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 2.191 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2179 days ago · 25 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 2.483 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2180 days ago · 48 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 1.743 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2180 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 2.5127 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2180 days ago · 14 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 1.989 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2180 days ago · 52 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 2.9122 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2181 days ago · 23 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 3.3153 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2181 days ago · 20 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 1.933 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2182 days ago · 84 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 1.811 km WNW of False Pass, Alaska · 2182 days ago · 29 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 2.998 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2183 days ago · 63 km deep · 12 km away
  16. 1.869 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2184 days ago · 55 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 2.029 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2185 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 3.240 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2186 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 1.585 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2186 days ago · 20 km deep · 23 km away
  20. 1.833 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2187 days ago · 14 km deep · 77 km away

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