Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 139 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 139 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska on Thu, Feb 18, 2021, 4:56 PM AKST (01:56 UTC), 63 km (39 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 212 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-02-19 01:56:52 UTC
Depth
63.1 km (39.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.655° N, 162.779° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 57 in the 60 days after this one and 25 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.3152 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2042 days ago · 38 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 2.2163 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2042 days ago · 41 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 2.8212 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2042 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 2.390 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2042 days ago · 26 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 3.164 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 2042 days ago · 44 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 2.273 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 2038 days ago · 73 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 1.982 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 2038 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 1.985 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 2037 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 2.791 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 2037 days ago · 35 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 3.168 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 2036 days ago · 29 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 2.7201 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2035 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 2.4105 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2031 days ago · 25 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 2.4118 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2031 days ago · 35 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 2.3108 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2029 days ago · 16 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 2.196 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2029 days ago · 12 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 2.6145 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2028 days ago · 14 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 2.5120 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2028 days ago · 21 km deep · 52 km away
  18. 2.562 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 19 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 2.2132 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2022 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 2.0110 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2021 days ago · 26 km deep · 72 km away
  21. 1.969 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2020 days ago · 17 km deep · 100 km away
  22. 3.1156 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2018 days ago · 25 km deep · 47 km away
  23. 2.244 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2017 days ago · 66 km deep · 95 km away
  24. 1.651 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2016 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  25. 2.1113 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2016 days ago · 27 km deep · 76 km away
  26. 2.765 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 2016 days ago · 27 km deep · 89 km away
  27. 2.1108 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2014 days ago · 51 km deep · 82 km away
  28. 2.640 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2013 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
  29. 1.790 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2012 days ago · 26 km deep · 53 km away
  30. 2.3133 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2011 days ago · 17 km deep · 95 km away
  31. 2.7144 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2009 days ago · 30 km deep · 48 km away
  32. 2.2102 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2009 days ago · 26 km deep · 68 km away
  33. 2.694 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 27 km deep · 46 km away
  34. 3.1215 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2007 days ago · 20 km deep · 76 km away
  35. 4.3158 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2006 days ago · 14 km deep · 62 km away
  36. 2.8152 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2006 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  37. 2.8102 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2005 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  38. 3.1229 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 2004 days ago · 17 km deep · 96 km away
  39. 2.098 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2001 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  40. 2.7109 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2000 days ago · 34 km deep · 76 km away
  41. 2.8101 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1999 days ago · 23 km deep · 85 km away
  42. 2.9106 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1998 days ago · 18 km deep · 35 km away
  43. 1.882 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 26 km deep · 75 km away
  44. 2.4163 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1994 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  45. 2.3115 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1993 days ago · 26 km deep · 59 km away
  46. 2.2104 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 26 km deep · 99 km away
  47. 1.8Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1989 days ago · 26 km deep · 78 km away
  48. 2.087 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1988 days ago · 26 km deep · 60 km away
  49. 2.6112 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1988 days ago · 13 km deep · 43 km away
  50. 2.8208 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1986 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  51. 1.8116 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1986 days ago · 18 km deep · 89 km away
  52. 2.096 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1986 days ago · 21 km deep · 100 km away
  53. 2.799 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 1985 days ago · 21 km deep · 61 km away
  54. 1.8119 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1985 days ago · 26 km deep · 35 km away
  55. 2.2237 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1984 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  56. 3.2108 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1984 days ago · 21 km deep · 96 km away
  57. 2.940 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 18 km deep · 99 km away

Before

  1. 2.0104 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2044 days ago · 12 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 1.9Alaska Peninsula · 2044 days ago · 47 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 3.139 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2045 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 3.3Unimak Island region, Alaska · 2046 days ago · 40 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 2.496 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2047 days ago · 26 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 3.186 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 2048 days ago · 20 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 3.0125 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2051 days ago · 23 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 2.395 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2057 days ago · 28 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 3.262 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2058 days ago · 64 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 2.0153 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2058 days ago · 26 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 2.6Alaska Peninsula · 2060 days ago · 35 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 2.1123 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 2060 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 2.277 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 2060 days ago · 53 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 2.894 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 23 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 1.680 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 17 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 2.1102 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2062 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 2.186 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2062 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 2.898 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2062 days ago · 20 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 2.179 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 2065 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 2.595 km S of False Pass, AK · 2065 days ago · 35 km deep · 50 km away

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