Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 100 km S of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 100 km S of False Pass, Alaska on Tue, Nov 17, 2020, 11:30 PM AKST (08:30 UTC), 26 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 Unimak Island region, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-11-18 08:30:11 UTC
Depth
25.6 km (15.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.955° N, 163.539° 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
33

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 81 in the 60 days after this one and 44 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.0101 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 2137 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 3.687 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 2137 days ago · 35 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 2.065 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2136 days ago · 43 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 1.819 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2136 days ago · 18 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 2.266 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2135 days ago · 68 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 3.240 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2132 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 2.5111 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2131 days ago · 25 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 3.693 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2131 days ago · 35 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 2.791 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2131 days ago · 20 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 3.0100 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2131 days ago · 19 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 1.924 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2131 days ago · 16 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 2.090 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2130 days ago · 26 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 3.264 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2129 days ago · 73 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 2.6173 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2129 days ago · 27 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 3.240 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2126 days ago · 16 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 3.2163 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2125 days ago · 19 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 2.280 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2121 days ago · 43 km deep · 20 km away
  18. 1.9Unimak Island region, Alaska · 2118 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 3.8116 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2116 days ago · 45 km deep · 30 km away
  20. 2.842 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2116 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  21. 2.285 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2115 days ago · 25 km deep · 17 km away
  22. 1.992 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2113 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
  23. 2.085 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2113 days ago · 16 km deep · 100 km away
  24. 2.666 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2113 days ago · 27 km deep · 95 km away
  25. 2.188 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2111 days ago · 25 km deep · 57 km away
  26. 1.876 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2111 days ago · 55 km deep · 94 km away
  27. 2.2136 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2110 days ago · 22 km deep · 99 km away
  28. 3.1105 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2110 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
  29. 2.5106 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2110 days ago · 21 km deep · 19 km away
  30. 2.097 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2110 days ago · 25 km deep · 21 km away
  31. 2.224 km ESE of False Pass, Alaska · 2108 days ago · 81 km deep · 99 km away
  32. 1.922 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2108 days ago · 20 km deep · 80 km away
  33. 1.826 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2108 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
  34. 1.562 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 2108 days ago · 41 km deep · 94 km away
  35. 1.829 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2108 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
  36. 1.925 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2107 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
  37. 2.6103 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2107 days ago · 19 km deep · 48 km away
  38. 3.0116 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2107 days ago · 35 km deep · 27 km away
  39. 2.640 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2107 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  40. 2.2108 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2106 days ago · 24 km deep · 36 km away
  41. 2.0109 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2106 days ago · 24 km deep · 83 km away
  42. 2.292 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2106 days ago · 18 km deep · 42 km away
  43. 2.131 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2102 days ago · 12 km deep · 70 km away
  44. 1.991 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2102 days ago · 25 km deep · 58 km away
  45. 2.2135 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2101 days ago · 23 km deep · 92 km away
  46. 2.3142 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2101 days ago · 25 km deep · 99 km away
  47. 2.022 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2101 days ago · 26 km deep · 79 km away
  48. 2.697 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2099 days ago · 35 km deep · 41 km away
  49. 2.231 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2099 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  50. 4.0150 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2099 days ago · 35 km deep · 51 km away
  51. 1.627 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2097 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
  52. 2.068 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2097 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  53. 2.740 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2096 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
  54. 2.7140 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2096 days ago · 27 km deep · 52 km away
  55. 1.892 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2095 days ago · 24 km deep · 44 km away
  56. 2.577 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2095 days ago · 81 km deep · 73 km away
  57. 2.284 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2094 days ago · 26 km deep · 56 km away
  58. 1.850 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2094 days ago · 42 km deep · 98 km away
  59. 1.721 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2093 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
  60. 3.062 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2093 days ago · 71 km deep · 86 km away

The first 60 of 81.

Before

  1. 1.983 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 2139 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 2.346 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2140 days ago · 21 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 2.788 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2140 days ago · 15 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 3.2121 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2140 days ago · 35 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 1.723 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2142 days ago · 24 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 2.7110 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2142 days ago · 20 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 2.256 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 2143 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 1.877 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2143 days ago · 60 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 2.3166 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2143 days ago · 36 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 2.999 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2145 days ago · 20 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 2.076 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2146 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 2.5135 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2147 days ago · 27 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 2.541 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2149 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 2.4161 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2149 days ago · 25 km deep · 61 km away
  15. 1.876 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2149 days ago · 62 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 2.193 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2149 days ago · 35 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 3.2162 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2150 days ago · 35 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 2.970 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2150 days ago · 43 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 2.073 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2150 days ago · 47 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 2.173 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 2151 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away

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