Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 163 km S of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 163 km S of False Pass, Alaska on Mon, Sep 6, 2021, 2:53 PM AKDT (22:53 UTC), 26 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 161 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
2021-09-06 22:53:58 UTC
Depth
25.6 km (15.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.386° N, 163.510° 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
38

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 87 in the 60 days after this one and 59 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.8161 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 29 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.880 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 47 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 1.8147 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 26 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 1.9Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 17 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 3.3157 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 26 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 2.9161 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 22 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 1.8124 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 26 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 2.1169 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 25 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 2.0185 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 25 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 2.2171 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 16 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 2.0153 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 20 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 2.3166 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 20 km deep · 5 km away
  13. 3.2151 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 31 km deep · 13 km away
  14. 5.1154 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 5
  15. 2.2154 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 41 km deep · 12 km away
  16. 2.4166 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 18 km deep · 5 km away
  17. 2.5159 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 21 km deep · 5 km away
  18. 4.1168 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  19. 2.6163 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 10 km deep · 0 km away
  20. 2.8165 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 18 km deep · 2 km away
  21. 2.2168 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 28 km deep · 5 km away
  22. 3.3151 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 22 km deep · 14 km away
  23. 4.1157 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 19 km deep · 6 km away
  24. 2.897 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 35 km deep · 66 km away
  25. 2.7157 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 29 km deep · 8 km away
  26. 2.6159 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 22 km deep · 5 km away
  27. 2.5162 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  28. 2.0160 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 22 km deep · 5 km away
  29. 2.5171 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 16 km deep · 10 km away
  30. 2.2Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 15 km deep · 9 km away
  31. 2.2165 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 17 km deep · 2 km away
  32. 2.9194 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  33. 2.7166 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  34. 2.6172 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  35. 4.7160 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  36. 3.2Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 34 km deep · 17 km away
  37. 3.2149 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 35 km deep · 17 km away
  38. 2.8177 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 35 km deep · 16 km away
  39. 2.4160 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 37 km deep · 6 km away
  40. 3.3144 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 35 km deep · 19 km away
  41. 3.2142 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 35 km deep · 22 km away
  42. 2.5157 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 35 km deep · 6 km away
  43. 3.7152 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 35 km deep · 12 km away
  44. 2.1151 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1835 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  45. 2.4217 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1835 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
  46. 2.8156 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1834 days ago · 35 km deep · 8 km away
  47. 2.6195 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1834 days ago · 18 km deep · 60 km away
  48. 2.092 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1834 days ago · 51 km deep · 74 km away
  49. 2.8162 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 22 km deep · 7 km away
  50. 2.393 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 26 km deep · 73 km away
  51. 2.6209 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1825 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  52. 2.9140 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1824 days ago · 30 km deep · 46 km away
  53. 2.092 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1824 days ago · 21 km deep · 71 km away
  54. 2.6194 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1823 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  55. 2.088 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1823 days ago · 61 km deep · 83 km away
  56. 2.096 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1823 days ago · 26 km deep · 81 km away
  57. 3.0151 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1822 days ago · 16 km deep · 12 km away
  58. 2.6170 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1818 days ago · 24 km deep · 15 km away
  59. 2.9114 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1817 days ago · 21 km deep · 96 km away
  60. 2.075 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1817 days ago · 34 km deep · 97 km away

The first 60 of 87.

Before

  1. 2.0166 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 20 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 3.0156 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 2.1170 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 15 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 2.2170 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 16 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 2.1174 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 22 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 1.781 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 1.9118 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 26 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 1.889 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 65 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 1.681 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 72 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 2.6197 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 20 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 2.6160 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 25 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 1.799 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 42 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 1.9132 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 25 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 1.9116 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 26 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 4.5147 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 12 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 1
  16. 1.9100 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 25 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 1.5114 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 26 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 1.693 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 25 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 1.895 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 25 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 1.997 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 14 km deep · 68 km away

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