Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 88 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 88 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska on Tue, Dec 15, 2020, 1:53 AM AKST (10:53 UTC), 25 km (15 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
2.1 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-12-15 10:53:26 UTC
Depth
24.6 km (15.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.166° N, 162.741° 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: 124 in the 60 days after this one and 34 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.1105 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2111 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 2.5106 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2111 days ago · 21 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 2.097 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2111 days ago · 25 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 2.026 km ENE of False Pass, Alaska · 2111 days ago · 116 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 2.224 km ESE of False Pass, Alaska · 2110 days ago · 81 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 1.922 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2110 days ago · 20 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 1.668 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2109 days ago · 22 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 1.681 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2109 days ago · 18 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 1.826 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2109 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 1.562 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 2109 days ago · 41 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 1.829 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2109 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 1.9103 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2109 days ago · 25 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 1.9101 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2109 days ago · 25 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 1.823 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 2108 days ago · 77 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 1.925 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2108 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 3.0116 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2108 days ago · 35 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 2.640 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2108 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 1.762 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2108 days ago · 20 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 2.2108 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2107 days ago · 24 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 2.292 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2107 days ago · 18 km deep · 89 km away
  21. 2.082 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2104 days ago · 19 km deep · 87 km away
  22. 2.075 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2104 days ago · 26 km deep · 71 km away
  23. 2.131 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2104 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away
  24. 2.022 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2102 days ago · 26 km deep · 67 km away
  25. 2.697 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2100 days ago · 35 km deep · 20 km away
  26. 2.231 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2100 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  27. 4.0150 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2100 days ago · 35 km deep · 88 km away
  28. 1.966 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2099 days ago · 26 km deep · 76 km away
  29. 2.887 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2099 days ago · 35 km deep · 88 km away
  30. 1.627 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2099 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away
  31. 2.068 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2098 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  32. 1.985 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2098 days ago · 25 km deep · 81 km away
  33. 2.740 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2097 days ago · 12 km deep · 50 km away
  34. 2.7140 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2097 days ago · 27 km deep · 63 km away
  35. 1.892 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2097 days ago · 24 km deep · 91 km away
  36. 1.563 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2097 days ago · 24 km deep · 96 km away
  37. 2.284 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2095 days ago · 26 km deep · 4 km away
  38. 3.086 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2095 days ago · 24 km deep · 76 km away
  39. 2.987 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2095 days ago · 22 km deep · 96 km away
  40. 2.289 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2094 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  41. 1.886 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2094 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  42. 1.984 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2094 days ago · 26 km deep · 81 km away
  43. 2.681 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2094 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  44. 1.721 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2094 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
  45. 2.091 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2094 days ago · 26 km deep · 85 km away
  46. 1.938 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2093 days ago · 78 km deep · 80 km away
  47. 4.030 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2092 days ago · 87 km deep · 68 km away
  48. 1.848 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 2092 days ago · 13 km deep · 54 km away
  49. 2.068 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2091 days ago · 14 km deep · 70 km away
  50. 2.655 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 2091 days ago · 22 km deep · 48 km away
  51. 2.080 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2091 days ago · 26 km deep · 72 km away
  52. 2.1113 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2089 days ago · 25 km deep · 83 km away
  53. 1.894 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2089 days ago · 28 km deep · 92 km away
  54. 2.384 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2088 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
  55. 1.9104 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2088 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
  56. 1.661 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2088 days ago · 26 km deep · 89 km away
  57. 2.470 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2087 days ago · 74 km deep · 47 km away
  58. 3.090 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2086 days ago · 22 km deep · 89 km away
  59. 2.385 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2086 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
  60. 2.480 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 2086 days ago · 26 km deep · 13 km away

The first 60 of 124.

Before

  1. 1.785 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2114 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 2.052 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2114 days ago · 46 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 1.887 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2114 days ago · 26 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 2.543 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 2115 days ago · 94 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 2.7132 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2116 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 2.285 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2116 days ago · 25 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 1.8Alaska Peninsula · 2117 days ago · 26 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 2.842 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2117 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 3.8116 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2117 days ago · 45 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 1.987 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2118 days ago · 16 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 1.9Unimak Island region, Alaska · 2119 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 2.280 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2122 days ago · 43 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 1.841 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2124 days ago · 77 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 3.240 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2128 days ago · 16 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 3.264 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2130 days ago · 73 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 2.117 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2130 days ago · 94 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 2.090 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2131 days ago · 26 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 1.924 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2132 days ago · 16 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 3.888 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2133 days ago · 42 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 3.240 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2134 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away

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