Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 80 km S of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 80 km S of False Pass, Alaska on Sat, Dec 5, 2020, 7:28 PM AKST (04:28 UTC), 43 km (27 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
2020-12-06 04:28:35 UTC
Depth
42.8 km (26.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.130° N, 163.520° 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
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 90 in the 60 days after this one and 36 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.9Unimak Island region, Alaska · 2120 days ago · 13 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 3.8116 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2118 days ago · 45 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 2.842 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2117 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 1.8Alaska Peninsula · 2117 days ago · 26 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 2.285 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2117 days ago · 25 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 2.188 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2113 days ago · 25 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 3.1105 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2112 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 2.5106 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2112 days ago · 21 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 2.097 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2112 days ago · 25 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 2.026 km ENE of False Pass, Alaska · 2112 days ago · 116 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 2.224 km ESE of False Pass, Alaska · 2110 days ago · 81 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 1.922 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2110 days ago · 20 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 1.826 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2110 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 1.562 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 2110 days ago · 41 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 1.829 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2110 days ago · 12 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 1.925 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2109 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away
  17. 2.6103 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2109 days ago · 19 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 3.0116 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2109 days ago · 35 km deep · 41 km away
  19. 2.640 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2108 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  20. 2.2108 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2108 days ago · 24 km deep · 41 km away
  21. 2.0109 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2108 days ago · 24 km deep · 97 km away
  22. 2.292 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2108 days ago · 18 km deep · 39 km away
  23. 2.131 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2104 days ago · 12 km deep · 50 km away
  24. 1.991 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2104 days ago · 25 km deep · 56 km away
  25. 2.022 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2103 days ago · 26 km deep · 59 km away
  26. 2.697 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2101 days ago · 35 km deep · 41 km away
  27. 2.231 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2101 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  28. 4.0150 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2101 days ago · 35 km deep · 70 km away
  29. 1.627 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2099 days ago · 13 km deep · 55 km away
  30. 2.068 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2099 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  31. 2.740 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2098 days ago · 12 km deep · 44 km away
  32. 2.7140 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2097 days ago · 27 km deep · 67 km away
  33. 1.892 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2097 days ago · 24 km deep · 40 km away
  34. 2.577 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2097 days ago · 81 km deep · 70 km away
  35. 2.284 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2096 days ago · 26 km deep · 49 km away
  36. 1.850 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2096 days ago · 42 km deep · 99 km away
  37. 1.721 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2095 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
  38. 3.062 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2095 days ago · 71 km deep · 86 km away
  39. 4.030 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2093 days ago · 87 km deep · 50 km away
  40. 1.848 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 2093 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
  41. 2.655 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 2092 days ago · 22 km deep · 83 km away
  42. 1.9104 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2092 days ago · 22 km deep · 68 km away
  43. 2.1113 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 25 km deep · 38 km away
  44. 1.894 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2089 days ago · 28 km deep · 41 km away
  45. 2.470 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2088 days ago · 74 km deep · 11 km away
  46. 2.480 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 2087 days ago · 26 km deep · 58 km away
  47. 5.1Unimak Island region, Alaska · 2087 days ago · 35 km deep · 58 km away
  48. 2.3121 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2086 days ago · 43 km deep · 50 km away
  49. 2.8121 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2086 days ago · 35 km deep · 56 km away
  50. 3.5121 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2086 days ago · 35 km deep · 57 km away
  51. 3.5117 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2086 days ago · 36 km deep · 55 km away
  52. 4.3121 km ESE of Akutan, AK · 2086 days ago · 34 km deep · 52 km away
  53. 2.6125 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2086 days ago · 35 km deep · 45 km away
  54. 2.3116 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2086 days ago · 51 km deep · 50 km away
  55. 3.0122 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2085 days ago · 23 km deep · 54 km away
  56. 2.2119 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2085 days ago · 47 km deep · 50 km away
  57. 1.646 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 2083 days ago · 57 km deep · 91 km away
  58. 1.817 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2083 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
  59. 1.981 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2083 days ago · 24 km deep · 67 km away
  60. 2.088 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2081 days ago · 26 km deep · 9 km away

The first 60 of 90.

Before

  1. 3.2163 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2127 days ago · 19 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 3.240 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2128 days ago · 16 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 2.6173 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2131 days ago · 27 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 3.264 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2131 days ago · 73 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 2.090 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2132 days ago · 26 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 1.924 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2133 days ago · 16 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 3.0100 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2133 days ago · 19 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 2.791 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2133 days ago · 20 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 3.693 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2133 days ago · 35 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 2.5111 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2133 days ago · 25 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 3.240 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2134 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 2.266 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2137 days ago · 68 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 1.819 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2138 days ago · 18 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 2.065 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2138 days ago · 43 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 3.687 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 2139 days ago · 35 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 3.0101 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 2139 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 2.2100 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2140 days ago · 26 km deep · 20 km away
  18. 1.983 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 2141 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 2.346 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2142 days ago · 21 km deep · 38 km away
  20. 2.788 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2142 days ago · 15 km deep · 53 km away

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