Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 87 km SW of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 87 km SW of False Pass, Alaska on Fri, Jan 10, 2020, 6:14 AM AKST (15:14 UTC), 53 km (33 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 111 km S of False Pass, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2020-01-10 15:14:31 UTC
Depth
52.8 km (32.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.288° N, 164.356° 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
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 50 in the 60 days after this one and 27 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.774 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2457 days ago · 23 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 2.676 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2456 days ago · 47 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 2.893 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2456 days ago · 27 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 3.3112 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2455 days ago · 34 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 2.5110 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2455 days ago · 35 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 2.274 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2452 days ago · 26 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 2.684 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2449 days ago · 59 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 2.970 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2449 days ago · 53 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 2.960 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2448 days ago · 48 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 2.2108 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2447 days ago · 24 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 1.838 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2447 days ago · 79 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 2.2111 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2446 days ago · 38 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 1.943 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2446 days ago · 61 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 2.1125 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2444 days ago · 20 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 2.032 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2441 days ago · 74 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 2.770 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2438 days ago · 80 km deep · 30 km away
  17. 3.223 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2438 days ago · 69 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 2.636 km NE of Akutan, Alaska · 2437 days ago · 107 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 2.291 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2435 days ago · 70 km deep · 34 km away
  20. 3.7106 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2432 days ago · 35 km deep · 78 km away
  21. 2.7111 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2431 days ago · 28 km deep · 83 km away
  22. 2.8111 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2429 days ago · 35 km deep · 85 km away
  23. 2.794 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2427 days ago · 35 km deep · 84 km away
  24. 2.798 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2427 days ago · 35 km deep · 86 km away
  25. 2.488 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2425 days ago · 61 km deep · 52 km away
  26. 2.5115 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2422 days ago · 34 km deep · 58 km away
  27. 2.6122 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2421 days ago · 30 km deep · 97 km away
  28. 1.51 km NE of False Pass, Alaska · 2421 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  29. 2.990 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2420 days ago · 35 km deep · 62 km away
  30. 2.670 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2418 days ago · 35 km deep · 84 km away
  31. 2.769 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2415 days ago · 53 km deep · 79 km away
  32. 1.869 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2415 days ago · 21 km deep · 96 km away
  33. 1.652 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2413 days ago · 52 km deep · 88 km away
  34. 2.699 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2413 days ago · 35 km deep · 59 km away
  35. 2.895 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2412 days ago · 22 km deep · 88 km away
  36. 2.293 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2410 days ago · 32 km deep · 98 km away
  37. 2.096 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2410 days ago · 49 km deep · 72 km away
  38. 2.0107 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2410 days ago · 25 km deep · 84 km away
  39. 1.861 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2409 days ago · 44 km deep · 40 km away
  40. 2.279 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2405 days ago · 55 km deep · 70 km away
  41. 2.0102 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2405 days ago · 72 km deep · 82 km away
  42. 2.623 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 2405 days ago · 131 km deep · 64 km away
  43. 2.383 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2404 days ago · 60 km deep · 45 km away
  44. 2.293 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2402 days ago · 88 km deep · 24 km away
  45. 2.290 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2402 days ago · 50 km deep · 52 km away
  46. 2.6Unimak Island region, Alaska · 2400 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away
  47. 2.8109 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2400 days ago · 35 km deep · 47 km away
  48. 2.097 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2399 days ago · 58 km deep · 38 km away
  49. 4.1111 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2398 days ago · 32 km deep · 94 km away
  50. 1.986 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 2398 days ago · 23 km deep · 9 km away

Before

  1. 2.687 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2457 days ago · 51 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 3.135 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2458 days ago · 91 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 2.486 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2458 days ago · 62 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 2.066 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2458 days ago · 24 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 2.5101 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2459 days ago · 35 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 2.2114 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2460 days ago · 23 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 2.6102 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2461 days ago · 42 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 2.785 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2462 days ago · 35 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 3.026 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2463 days ago · 81 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 2.359 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2464 days ago · 72 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 2.873 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2465 days ago · 65 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 2.283 km NE of Akutan, Alaska · 2465 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 3.1101 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2465 days ago · 20 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 2.6117 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2466 days ago · 21 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 2.133 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2472 days ago · 69 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 2.345 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 2475 days ago · 83 km deep · 49 km away
  17. 2.797 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2475 days ago · 34 km deep · 19 km away
  18. 2.519 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2476 days ago · 109 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 3.493 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2476 days ago · 29 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 1.932 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2476 days ago · 41 km deep · 67 km away

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