Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 51 km S of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 51 km S of False Pass, Alaska on Thu, Sep 30, 2021, 9:08 PM AKDT (05:08 UTC), 63 km (39 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 60 km E of Akutan, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-10-01 05:08:05 UTC
Depth
62.6 km (38.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.396° N, 163.464° 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
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 86 in the 60 days after this one and 34 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.260 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1818 days ago · 76 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 2.9114 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1817 days ago · 21 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 3.0100 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 1817 days ago · 25 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 2.075 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1817 days ago · 34 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 4.0111 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 1817 days ago · 47 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 2.0119 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1816 days ago · 20 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 1.632 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1815 days ago · 11 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 1.9122 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 25 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 4.4129 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 22 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 2.4149 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 20 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 4.4147 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 2.467 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1807 days ago · 75 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 2.679 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1807 days ago · 69 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 2.171 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 1806 days ago · 82 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 2.161 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1805 days ago · 25 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 2.153 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1805 days ago · 52 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 2.569 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1804 days ago · 61 km deep · 23 km away
  18. 2.075 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1804 days ago · 26 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 2.364 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1801 days ago · 48 km deep · 19 km away
  20. 3.179 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1801 days ago · 35 km deep · 46 km away
  21. 2.0102 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1798 days ago · 20 km deep · 57 km away
  22. 2.557 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 1797 days ago · 93 km deep · 35 km away
  23. 2.5102 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1795 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
  24. 3.389 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 1793 days ago · 27 km deep · 64 km away
  25. 3.6102 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1793 days ago · 35 km deep · 55 km away
  26. 2.899 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1793 days ago · 16 km deep · 53 km away
  27. 3.790 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 1792 days ago · 42 km deep · 64 km away
  28. 2.5110 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1792 days ago · 35 km deep · 77 km away
  29. 2.654 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1792 days ago · 32 km deep · 90 km away
  30. 1.951 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1791 days ago · 66 km deep · 0 km away
  31. 2.8117 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1789 days ago · 26 km deep · 74 km away
  32. 2.1113 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1788 days ago · 51 km deep · 74 km away
  33. 1.931 km S of Cold Bay, Alaska · 1788 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  34. 2.7114 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1787 days ago · 28 km deep · 76 km away
  35. 1.994 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1787 days ago · 78 km deep · 66 km away
  36. 1.883 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 1787 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  37. 1.884 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 24 km deep · 52 km away
  38. 2.1120 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 49 km deep · 73 km away
  39. 1.786 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 1785 days ago · 15 km deep · 79 km away
  40. 2.6114 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1785 days ago · 32 km deep · 79 km away
  41. 2.896 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1782 days ago · 35 km deep · 46 km away
  42. 1.995 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1782 days ago · 26 km deep · 72 km away
  43. 2.5115 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1782 days ago · 20 km deep · 65 km away
  44. 2.182 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 42 km deep · 32 km away
  45. 2.0113 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 55 km deep · 74 km away
  46. 2.227 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1780 days ago · 13 km deep · 26 km away
  47. 1.962 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1780 days ago · 40 km deep · 27 km away
  48. 2.084 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1780 days ago · 54 km deep · 33 km away
  49. 1.978 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1779 days ago · 51 km deep · 34 km away
  50. 1.991 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1779 days ago · 26 km deep · 41 km away
  51. 2.542 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1779 days ago · 12 km deep · 17 km away
  52. 2.587 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1778 days ago · 12 km deep · 46 km away
  53. 2.737 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1776 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  54. 1.67 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 1776 days ago · 13 km deep · 46 km away
  55. 2.541 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1775 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  56. 1.726 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1775 days ago · 18 km deep · 26 km away
  57. 2.080 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1774 days ago · 68 km deep · 95 km away
  58. 1.832 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1774 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  59. 2.186 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1774 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
  60. 1.778 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1774 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away

The first 60 of 86.

Before

  1. 1.979 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 1819 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 3.0151 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1822 days ago · 16 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 2.165 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1823 days ago · 23 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 2.092 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1824 days ago · 21 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 2.279 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1828 days ago · 14 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 2.043 km ESE of False Pass, Alaska · 1830 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 2.393 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 26 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 1.938 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1834 days ago · 69 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 2.092 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1834 days ago · 51 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 3.3Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1835 days ago · 71 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 3.2142 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 3.3144 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 35 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 3.2149 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 35 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 3.2Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 34 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 2.190 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 15 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 2.897 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 35 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 2.592 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 1.834 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 78 km deep · 16 km away
  19. 1.680 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 29 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 1.8124 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 26 km deep · 76 km away

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