Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 86 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 86 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska on Sat, Jan 30, 2021, 2:03 PM AKST (23:03 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 47 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-01-30 23:03:57 UTC
Depth
6.9 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.131° N, 162.908° 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
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 135 in the 60 days after this one and 58 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.1102 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2062 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 1.680 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 18 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 1.680 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 17 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 2.347 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 163 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 1.818 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 2.894 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 23 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 1.922 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 2.6Alaska Peninsula · 2061 days ago · 35 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 2.277 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 2060 days ago · 53 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 2.1123 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 2060 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 2.6Alaska Peninsula · 2060 days ago · 35 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 2.324 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2060 days ago · 83 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 2.0153 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2058 days ago · 26 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 3.262 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2057 days ago · 64 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 1.919 km SSW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 2057 days ago · 113 km deep · 100 km away
  16. 1.6Alaska Peninsula · 2057 days ago · 26 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 2.395 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2057 days ago · 28 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 2.054 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 2052 days ago · 53 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 3.0125 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2050 days ago · 23 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 3.186 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 2048 days ago · 20 km deep · 30 km away
  21. 2.496 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2047 days ago · 26 km deep · 44 km away
  22. 2.793 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2047 days ago · 18 km deep · 99 km away
  23. 3.3Unimak Island region, Alaska · 2046 days ago · 40 km deep · 88 km away
  24. 2.142 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 2046 days ago · 62 km deep · 48 km away
  25. 1.978 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2045 days ago · 16 km deep · 82 km away
  26. 1.754 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2045 days ago · 21 km deep · 71 km away
  27. 3.139 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2045 days ago · 11 km deep · 48 km away
  28. 1.9Alaska Peninsula · 2044 days ago · 47 km deep · 43 km away
  29. 1.662 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2044 days ago · 19 km deep · 75 km away
  30. 2.0104 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2044 days ago · 12 km deep · 28 km away
  31. 2.66 km NE of False Pass, Alaska · 2044 days ago · 116 km deep · 90 km away
  32. 1.848 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2043 days ago · 72 km deep · 100 km away
  33. 2.3139 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2043 days ago · 63 km deep · 54 km away
  34. 2.3152 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2042 days ago · 38 km deep · 93 km away
  35. 1.727 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2042 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  36. 2.2163 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2042 days ago · 41 km deep · 98 km away
  37. 2.390 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2041 days ago · 26 km deep · 7 km away
  38. 3.164 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 2041 days ago · 44 km deep · 60 km away
  39. 2.273 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 2038 days ago · 73 km deep · 40 km away
  40. 1.982 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 2037 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  41. 1.766 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2037 days ago · 26 km deep · 83 km away
  42. 1.985 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 2037 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  43. 2.791 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 2037 days ago · 35 km deep · 26 km away
  44. 2.542 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2036 days ago · 81 km deep · 64 km away
  45. 3.168 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 2036 days ago · 29 km deep · 57 km away
  46. 2.763 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2036 days ago · 77 km deep · 66 km away
  47. 2.1100 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 54 km deep · 86 km away
  48. 2.296 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2033 days ago · 26 km deep · 93 km away
  49. 2.331 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2033 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away
  50. 2.4105 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2031 days ago · 25 km deep · 24 km away
  51. 2.222 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2031 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
  52. 1.955 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2031 days ago · 38 km deep · 87 km away
  53. 2.4118 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2030 days ago · 35 km deep · 88 km away
  54. 4.385 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2030 days ago · 40 km deep · 96 km away
  55. 3.196 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2030 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  56. 2.894 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2030 days ago · 20 km deep · 98 km away
  57. 2.481 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2030 days ago · 16 km deep · 92 km away
  58. 3.071 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2030 days ago · 27 km deep · 96 km away
  59. 2.065 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2029 days ago · 19 km deep · 86 km away
  60. 1.961 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2029 days ago · 26 km deep · 84 km away

The first 60 of 135.

Before

  1. 1.842 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2062 days ago · 50 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 1.966 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2062 days ago · 18 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 2.898 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2062 days ago · 20 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 2.876 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 2064 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 2.093 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2064 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 2.179 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 2065 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 2.595 km S of False Pass, AK · 2065 days ago · 35 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 1.764 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2065 days ago · 19 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 1.965 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 2065 days ago · 26 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 2.043 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 2066 days ago · 81 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 1.750 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2066 days ago · 47 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 2.797 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2066 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 1.968 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2066 days ago · 21 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 1.661 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2066 days ago · 21 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 3.093 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 2066 days ago · 15 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 3.084 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2067 days ago · 27 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 2.196 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2067 days ago · 26 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 5.071 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 2068 days ago · 39 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 6
  19. 3.570 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 2069 days ago · 103 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 3.490 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 2069 days ago · 15 km deep · 22 km away

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