Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 60 km W of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 60 km W of False Pass, Alaska on Sat, Aug 20, 2022, 4:58 PM AKDT (00:58 UTC), 132 km (82 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 58 km WNW of Cold Bay, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2022-08-21 00:58:21 UTC
Depth
131.7 km (81.8 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
54.831° N, 164.346° 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: 76 in the 60 days after this one and 55 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.544 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1502 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 4.558 km WNW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 1501 days ago · 172 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 2.638 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1499 days ago · 16 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 3.040 km NNW of False Pass, Alaska · 1498 days ago · 180 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 1.6Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1497 days ago · 13 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 1.659 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1497 days ago · 58 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 1.529 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1496 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 2.127 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1496 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 2.123 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1495 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 1.874 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1495 days ago · 45 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 1.672 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1494 days ago · -3 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 1.738 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1493 days ago · 68 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 1.683 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1492 days ago · 21 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 2.641 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1492 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 1.636 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 1490 days ago · 12 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 1.827 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1490 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  17. 2.745 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1489 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 3.932 km NNW of False Pass, Alaska · 1489 days ago · 138 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 1.8Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1488 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 1.78 km WNW of False Pass, Alaska · 1488 days ago · 135 km deep · 52 km away
  21. 1.573 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1487 days ago · 26 km deep · 100 km away
  22. 1.648 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1486 days ago · 66 km deep · 66 km away
  23. 1.732 km ESE of False Pass, Alaska · 1484 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
  24. 1.6Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1482 days ago · 14 km deep · 62 km away
  25. 1.6Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1482 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  26. 3.284 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1479 days ago · 62 km deep · 80 km away
  27. 2.193 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1478 days ago · 22 km deep · 80 km away
  28. 1.891 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1477 days ago · 44 km deep · 94 km away
  29. 2.140 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 1477 days ago · 100 km deep · 35 km away
  30. 1.830 km W of Cold Bay, Alaska · 1476 days ago · 107 km deep · 86 km away
  31. 1.940 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 1476 days ago · 77 km deep · 86 km away
  32. 1.899 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1474 days ago · 56 km deep · 81 km away
  33. 1.677 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1473 days ago · 37 km deep · 96 km away
  34. 1.756 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1471 days ago · 72 km deep · 90 km away
  35. 1.829 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1470 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
  36. 1.840 km NNE of Akutan, Alaska · 1470 days ago · 82 km deep · 83 km away
  37. 1.890 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1469 days ago · 20 km deep · 81 km away
  38. 1.626 km W of False Pass, Alaska · 1469 days ago · 79 km deep · 33 km away
  39. 1.985 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1468 days ago · 17 km deep · 83 km away
  40. 2.939 km N of Akutan, Alaska · 1468 days ago · 161 km deep · 98 km away
  41. 1.790 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1467 days ago · 26 km deep · 99 km away
  42. 1.930 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1466 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  43. 1.887 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1466 days ago · 63 km deep · 79 km away
  44. 1.949 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1466 days ago · 19 km deep · 75 km away
  45. 2.2Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1465 days ago · 115 km deep · 20 km away
  46. 1.850 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1463 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
  47. 2.543 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1462 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  48. 1.787 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 1461 days ago · 77 km deep · 56 km away
  49. 1.734 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1460 days ago · 19 km deep · 75 km away
  50. 1.632 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1459 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  51. 2.537 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1458 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
  52. 1.990 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1458 days ago · 26 km deep · 79 km away
  53. 1.984 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1456 days ago · 64 km deep · 77 km away
  54. 1.798 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1456 days ago · 25 km deep · 81 km away
  55. 1.7106 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1455 days ago · 20 km deep · 95 km away
  56. 1.684 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1455 days ago · 64 km deep · 73 km away
  57. 1.642 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1454 days ago · 62 km deep · 85 km away
  58. 2.080 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 1453 days ago · 91 km deep · 57 km away
  59. 2.067 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1451 days ago · 71 km deep · 78 km away
  60. 1.872 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1450 days ago · 23 km deep · 89 km away

The first 60 of 76.

Before

  1. 2.788 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1503 days ago · 82 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 2.8107 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1503 days ago · 34 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 1.532 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1503 days ago · 15 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 1.928 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1503 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 1.985 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 1503 days ago · 42 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 1.576 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 1505 days ago · 76 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 2.087 km NNE of Akutan, Alaska · 1506 days ago · 180 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 3.248 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1506 days ago · 101 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 1.798 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1507 days ago · 26 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 1.985 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1508 days ago · 21 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 2.623 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1509 days ago · 28 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 1.768 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1510 days ago · 69 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 2.131 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1510 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 1.888 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1510 days ago · 42 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 1.792 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1510 days ago · 26 km deep · 100 km away
  16. 1.630 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1510 days ago · 15 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 1.7Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1510 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 2.087 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1511 days ago · 26 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 2.1Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1511 days ago · 28 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 2.538 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1511 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away

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