Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 21 km ESE of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 21 km ESE of False Pass, Alaska on Thu, Mar 18, 2021, 9:06 PM AKDT (05:06 UTC), 29 km (18 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.8 39 km SE of False Pass, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-03-19 05:06:11 UTC
Depth
29.2 km (18.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.752° N, 163.131° 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
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 81 in the 60 days after this one and 49 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.839 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 2015 days ago · 18 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 1.9Unimak Island region, Alaska · 2015 days ago · 23 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 1.823 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2015 days ago · 12 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 2.125 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2014 days ago · 13 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 2.716 km SSW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 2013 days ago · 103 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 2.640 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2013 days ago · 15 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 1.830 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2013 days ago · 88 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 1.655 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 2013 days ago · 51 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 2.330 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2013 days ago · 122 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 2.248 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 2012 days ago · 50 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 1.790 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2012 days ago · 26 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 1.838 km NNE of King Cove, Alaska · 2012 days ago · 119 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 2.731 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2011 days ago · 89 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 2.625 km N of Cold Bay, Alaska · 2010 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 1.622 km N of Cold Bay, Alaska · 2010 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 2.2102 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2009 days ago · 26 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 2.024 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 12 km deep · 18 km away
  18. 1.653 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 13 km deep · 44 km away
  19. 2.824 km NW of False Pass, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 151 km deep · 46 km away
  20. 2.694 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 27 km deep · 78 km away
  21. 2.235 km ENE of King Cove, Alaska · 2007 days ago · 116 km deep · 97 km away
  22. 1.942 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2007 days ago · 58 km deep · 82 km away
  23. 2.8102 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2005 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  24. 1.854 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 2003 days ago · 15 km deep · 34 km away
  25. 1.926 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2003 days ago · 13 km deep · 19 km away
  26. 2.042 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 2002 days ago · 13 km deep · 23 km away
  27. 2.098 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2001 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  28. 1.537 km SW of King Cove, Alaska · 2000 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  29. 1.822 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2000 days ago · 13 km deep · 16 km away
  30. 2.8101 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1999 days ago · 23 km deep · 99 km away
  31. 2.5Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1998 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  32. 1.934 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1998 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  33. 2.9106 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1998 days ago · 18 km deep · 92 km away
  34. 1.953 km W of False Pass, Alaska · 1998 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  35. 1.882 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 26 km deep · 76 km away
  36. 2.128 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  37. 1.767 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 24 km deep · 87 km away
  38. 2.631 km NNW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 1996 days ago · 190 km deep · 81 km away
  39. 2.635 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1994 days ago · 17 km deep · 25 km away
  40. 2.167 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1993 days ago · 18 km deep · 91 km away
  41. 2.149 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 55 km deep · 33 km away
  42. 1.874 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 17 km deep · 92 km away
  43. 1.932 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1988 days ago · 13 km deep · 23 km away
  44. 2.087 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1988 days ago · 26 km deep · 77 km away
  45. 1.830 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1986 days ago · 94 km deep · 34 km away
  46. 2.096 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1986 days ago · 21 km deep · 97 km away
  47. 1.631 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1985 days ago · 11 km deep · 24 km away
  48. 1.520 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1985 days ago · 23 km deep · 19 km away
  49. 2.799 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 1985 days ago · 21 km deep · 79 km away
  50. 2.144 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1984 days ago · 59 km deep · 55 km away
  51. 1.626 km ENE of King Cove, Alaska · 1984 days ago · 82 km deep · 87 km away
  52. 1.824 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1984 days ago · 24 km deep · 18 km away
  53. 2.129 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 1984 days ago · 82 km deep · 10 km away
  54. 2.940 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 18 km deep · 29 km away
  55. 1.952 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 1982 days ago · 56 km deep · 42 km away
  56. 2.279 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1980 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
  57. 1.942 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 1980 days ago · 18 km deep · 23 km away
  58. 2.29 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1979 days ago · 93 km deep · 17 km away
  59. 1.867 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1979 days ago · 26 km deep · 88 km away
  60. 2.798 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1979 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away

The first 60 of 81.

Before

  1. 2.024 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2015 days ago · 13 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 2.765 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 2016 days ago · 27 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 1.651 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2016 days ago · 13 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 1.924 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2016 days ago · 13 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 2.043 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 2016 days ago · 13 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 1.988 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2017 days ago · 28 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 1.924 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2017 days ago · 12 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 2.244 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2017 days ago · 66 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 1.824 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2017 days ago · 23 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 1.967 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2017 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 1.927 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2019 days ago · 13 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 2.741 km N of False Pass, Alaska · 2019 days ago · 184 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 1.648 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 2019 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  14. 3.562 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2019 days ago · 29 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 2.872 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2020 days ago · 35 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 1.969 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2020 days ago · 17 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 2.259 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 2022 days ago · 72 km deep · 61 km away
  18. 1.755 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2022 days ago · 21 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 2.562 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 19 km deep · 51 km away
  20. 2.027 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away

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