M1.7 earthquake 90 km S of False Pass, Alaska
A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 90 km S of False Pass, Alaska on Sun, Mar 21, 2021, 6:06 PM AKDT (02:06 UTC), 26 km (16 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.3 133 km SE of Akutan, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.7 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-03-22 02:06:45 UTC
- Depth
- 25.6 km (15.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 54.047° N, 163.229° 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: 88 in the 60 days after this one and 52 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.3133 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2011 days ago · 17 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.7144 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2009 days ago · 30 km deep · 57 km away
- 2.198 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2009 days ago · 47 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.2102 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 26 km deep · 32 km away
- 2.024 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 12 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.653 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.694 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2007 days ago · 27 km deep · 22 km away
- 2.775 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 2007 days ago · 88 km deep · 96 km away
- 3.080 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2006 days ago · 27 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.3158 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2005 days ago · 14 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.8152 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2005 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
- 2.8102 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2005 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.854 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 2003 days ago · 15 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.926 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2003 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
- 2.042 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 2002 days ago · 13 km deep · 60 km away
- 2.098 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2000 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.794 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2000 days ago · 50 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.537 km SW of King Cove, Alaska · 2000 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.822 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2000 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
- 2.7109 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1999 days ago · 34 km deep · 43 km away
- 2.8101 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1999 days ago · 23 km deep · 47 km away
- 2.5Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1998 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.934 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1998 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
- 2.9106 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1998 days ago · 18 km deep · 18 km away
- 1.882 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 26 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.128 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
- 2.635 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1994 days ago · 17 km deep · 56 km away
- 2.3115 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1993 days ago · 26 km deep · 35 km away
- 2.149 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 55 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.2104 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1991 days ago · 26 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.8Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1989 days ago · 26 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.932 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1988 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.087 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1988 days ago · 26 km deep · 10 km away
- 2.6112 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1988 days ago · 13 km deep · 24 km away
- 1.830 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1986 days ago · 94 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.8116 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1986 days ago · 18 km deep · 65 km away
- 2.096 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1985 days ago · 21 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.631 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1985 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.520 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1985 days ago · 23 km deep · 70 km away
- 2.799 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 1985 days ago · 21 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.8119 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1985 days ago · 26 km deep · 30 km away
- 2.144 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1984 days ago · 59 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.5103 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1984 days ago · 52 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.778 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1984 days ago · 26 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.824 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1984 days ago · 24 km deep · 66 km away
- 2.129 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 82 km deep · 69 km away
- 3.2108 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 21 km deep · 70 km away
- 2.940 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 18 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.952 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 1982 days ago · 56 km deep · 77 km away
- 3.9149 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1980 days ago · 18 km deep · 61 km away
- 3.0152 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1980 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.942 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 1979 days ago · 18 km deep · 60 km away
- 3.5100 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1979 days ago · 19 km deep · 71 km away
- 2.8118 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1979 days ago · 35 km deep · 69 km away
- 2.29 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1979 days ago · 93 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.6160 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1979 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.798 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1979 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
- 2.150 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 1978 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.8151 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1978 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.728 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1977 days ago · 16 km deep · 63 km away
The first 60 of 88.
Before
- 2.248 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 2012 days ago · 50 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.330 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2012 days ago · 122 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.655 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 2012 days ago · 51 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.640 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2013 days ago · 15 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.1108 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2014 days ago · 51 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.125 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2014 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.823 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2014 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.9Unimak Island region, Alaska · 2015 days ago · 23 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.839 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 2015 days ago · 18 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.721 km ESE of False Pass, Alaska · 2015 days ago · 29 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.024 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2015 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.765 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 2015 days ago · 27 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.1113 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2015 days ago · 27 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.651 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2016 days ago · 13 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.924 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2016 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
- 2.043 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 2016 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.988 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2016 days ago · 28 km deep · 64 km away
- 2.0105 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2016 days ago · 40 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.924 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2017 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.244 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2017 days ago · 66 km deep · 49 km away
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