Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 27 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 27 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska on Tue, Mar 9, 2021, 9:53 PM AKST (06:53 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 62 km S of False Pass, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-03-10 06:53:14 UTC
Depth
9.4 km (5.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.610° N, 163.318° 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
28

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 108 in the 60 days after this one and 35 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.562 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 19 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 2.194 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2023 days ago · 63 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 1.755 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2022 days ago · 21 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 2.259 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 2022 days ago · 72 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 2.0110 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2021 days ago · 26 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 1.969 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2020 days ago · 17 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 2.872 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2020 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 3.562 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2019 days ago · 29 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 1.648 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 2019 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 2.741 km N of False Pass, Alaska · 2019 days ago · 184 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 1.927 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2018 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 1.967 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2017 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 1.824 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2017 days ago · 23 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 2.244 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2017 days ago · 66 km deep · 18 km away
  15. 1.924 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2017 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 2.0105 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2016 days ago · 40 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 1.988 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2016 days ago · 28 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 2.043 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 2016 days ago · 13 km deep · 22 km away
  19. 1.924 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2016 days ago · 13 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 1.651 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2016 days ago · 13 km deep · 24 km away
  21. 2.1113 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2016 days ago · 27 km deep · 89 km away
  22. 2.765 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 2015 days ago · 27 km deep · 45 km away
  23. 2.024 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2015 days ago · 13 km deep · 4 km away
  24. 1.721 km ESE of False Pass, Alaska · 2015 days ago · 29 km deep · 20 km away
  25. 1.839 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 2015 days ago · 18 km deep · 21 km away
  26. 1.9Unimak Island region, Alaska · 2015 days ago · 23 km deep · 13 km away
  27. 1.823 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2015 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away
  28. 2.125 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2014 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
  29. 2.1108 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2014 days ago · 51 km deep · 86 km away
  30. 2.716 km SSW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 2013 days ago · 103 km deep · 58 km away
  31. 2.640 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2013 days ago · 15 km deep · 13 km away
  32. 1.830 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2013 days ago · 88 km deep · 88 km away
  33. 1.655 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 2012 days ago · 51 km deep · 45 km away
  34. 2.330 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2012 days ago · 122 km deep · 39 km away
  35. 2.248 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 2012 days ago · 50 km deep · 68 km away
  36. 1.790 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2012 days ago · 26 km deep · 63 km away
  37. 2.731 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2010 days ago · 89 km deep · 91 km away
  38. 2.625 km N of Cold Bay, Alaska · 2010 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  39. 1.622 km N of Cold Bay, Alaska · 2010 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  40. 2.2102 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2009 days ago · 26 km deep · 77 km away
  41. 2.024 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
  42. 1.653 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 13 km deep · 52 km away
  43. 2.824 km NW of False Pass, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 151 km deep · 50 km away
  44. 2.694 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 27 km deep · 67 km away
  45. 2.775 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 2007 days ago · 88 km deep · 94 km away
  46. 1.942 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2007 days ago · 58 km deep · 96 km away
  47. 2.8102 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2005 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  48. 1.854 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 2003 days ago · 15 km deep · 43 km away
  49. 1.926 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2003 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away
  50. 2.042 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 2002 days ago · 13 km deep · 22 km away
  51. 2.098 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2001 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  52. 2.794 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2000 days ago · 50 km deep · 100 km away
  53. 1.537 km SW of King Cove, Alaska · 2000 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  54. 1.822 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2000 days ago · 13 km deep · 5 km away
  55. 2.7109 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1999 days ago · 34 km deep · 85 km away
  56. 2.8101 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1999 days ago · 23 km deep · 79 km away
  57. 2.5Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1998 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  58. 1.934 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1998 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  59. 2.9106 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1998 days ago · 18 km deep · 78 km away
  60. 1.953 km W of False Pass, Alaska · 1998 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away

The first 60 of 108.

Before

  1. 3.589 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 2026 days ago · 88 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 2.5120 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2027 days ago · 21 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 2.196 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2029 days ago · 12 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 2.3108 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2029 days ago · 16 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 1.961 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2029 days ago · 26 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 2.065 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2029 days ago · 19 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 1.955 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2031 days ago · 38 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 2.222 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2031 days ago · 12 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 2.4105 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2031 days ago · 25 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 2.331 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2033 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 2.1100 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 54 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 2.763 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2036 days ago · 77 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 3.168 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 2036 days ago · 29 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 2.542 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2036 days ago · 81 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 2.791 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 2037 days ago · 35 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 1.985 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 2037 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 1.766 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2037 days ago · 26 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 1.982 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 2037 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  19. 2.273 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 2038 days ago · 73 km deep · 55 km away
  20. 3.164 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 2041 days ago · 44 km deep · 73 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021367yxt5 (also filed as av91205476). Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 7:12 PM UTC.