Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 21 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 21 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska on Mon, Feb 28, 2022, 9:09 PM AKST (06:09 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 44 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2022-03-01 06:09:58 UTC
Depth
13.2 km (8.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.678° N, 163.548° 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
26

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 146 in the 60 days after this one and 68 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.936 km WNW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 1677 days ago · 131 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 1.596 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1676 days ago · 14 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 1.821 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1676 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.635 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1675 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 2.738 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1675 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 2.120 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1674 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 2.048 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 1672 days ago · 80 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 1.522 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1672 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 1.729 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1672 days ago · 11 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 1.822 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1672 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 1.799 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1672 days ago · 26 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 2.064 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1671 days ago · 73 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 1.829 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1671 days ago · 13 km deep · 18 km away
  14. 2.168 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1671 days ago · 38 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 1.739 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1671 days ago · 64 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 1.626 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1671 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  17. 2.651 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1671 days ago · 27 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 1.972 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1670 days ago · 66 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 1.726 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1670 days ago · 13 km deep · 15 km away
  20. 1.9100 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1670 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away
  21. 1.729 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1669 days ago · 15 km deep · 18 km away
  22. 3.540 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1668 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  23. 1.996 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1668 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  24. 1.9Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1668 days ago · 13 km deep · 14 km away
  25. 1.882 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 1668 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  26. 1.536 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1668 days ago · 15 km deep · 22 km away
  27. 1.632 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1667 days ago · 15 km deep · 22 km away
  28. 1.828 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1667 days ago · 13 km deep · 17 km away
  29. 1.529 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1667 days ago · 13 km deep · 17 km away
  30. 2.943 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1667 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  31. 1.9116 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1667 days ago · 26 km deep · 95 km away
  32. 2.543 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1666 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  33. 1.525 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1666 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away
  34. 3.391 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1666 days ago · 21 km deep · 72 km away
  35. 1.992 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1665 days ago · 25 km deep · 75 km away
  36. 2.0114 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1665 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
  37. 1.8101 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1665 days ago · 26 km deep · 80 km away
  38. 1.721 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1665 days ago · 24 km deep · 14 km away
  39. 1.626 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1665 days ago · 25 km deep · 16 km away
  40. 1.747 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1665 days ago · 64 km deep · 37 km away
  41. 1.548 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 1664 days ago · 61 km deep · 65 km away
  42. 1.9102 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1664 days ago · 41 km deep · 82 km away
  43. 1.643 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1664 days ago · 14 km deep · 30 km away
  44. 1.892 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1664 days ago · 42 km deep · 74 km away
  45. 1.891 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1664 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
  46. 2.012 km W of False Pass, Alaska · 1663 days ago · 155 km deep · 22 km away
  47. 1.641 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 1662 days ago · 56 km deep · 42 km away
  48. 1.830 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1662 days ago · 13 km deep · 18 km away
  49. 2.194 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1660 days ago · 26 km deep · 73 km away
  50. 2.2101 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1659 days ago · 17 km deep · 82 km away
  51. 2.1103 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1659 days ago · 26 km deep · 82 km away
  52. 2.941 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1659 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  53. 2.661 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1656 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away
  54. 1.950 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1656 days ago · 21 km deep · 88 km away
  55. 1.847 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1656 days ago · 30 km deep · 88 km away
  56. 1.845 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1655 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  57. 1.743 km W of False Pass, Alaska · 1655 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  58. 2.898 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1653 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  59. 2.197 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1652 days ago · 26 km deep · 80 km away
  60. 2.719 km WNW of False Pass, Alaska · 1652 days ago · 145 km deep · 27 km away

The first 60 of 146.

Before

  1. 1.929 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1677 days ago · 13 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 1.728 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1677 days ago · 13 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 1.524 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1678 days ago · 25 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 1.625 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1678 days ago · 23 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 1.823 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1678 days ago · 24 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 2.623 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1678 days ago · 26 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 1.817 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 1678 days ago · 12 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 1.993 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1678 days ago · 38 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 1.852 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1678 days ago · 25 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 2.034 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1678 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 2.130 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1679 days ago · 13 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 2.031 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1679 days ago · 13 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 2.334 km E of False Pass, Alaska · 1680 days ago · 87 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 1.9Alaska Peninsula · 1680 days ago · 14 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 1.730 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1680 days ago · 13 km deep · 18 km away
  16. 2.2117 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1681 days ago · 39 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 1.922 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1681 days ago · 24 km deep · 13 km away
  18. 1.989 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1681 days ago · 15 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 1.755 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 1681 days ago · 19 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 1.828 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1682 days ago · 22 km deep · 17 km away

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