Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 107 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 107 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska on Sat, Jan 8, 2022, 11:59 PM AKST (08:59 UTC), 19 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 107 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2022-01-09 08:59:50 UTC
Depth
19.2 km (11.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.925° N, 163.875° 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
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.090 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1712 days ago · 65 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 2.6107 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1712 days ago · 35 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 2.0102 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1712 days ago · 47 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 1.725 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1712 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 3.581 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 1711 days ago · 35 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 2.876 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 1711 days ago · 35 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 2.637 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1710 days ago · 20 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 3.335 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1709 days ago · 19 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 2.127 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1709 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 2.638 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1709 days ago · 17 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 2.9Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1709 days ago · 187 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 2.128 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1709 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 2.540 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1708 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 2.1112 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1708 days ago · 58 km deep · 16 km away
  15. 2.027 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1708 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 2.0102 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1708 days ago · 35 km deep · 30 km away
  17. 1.828 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1708 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 2.641 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1708 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
  19. 2.786 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1707 days ago · 24 km deep · 46 km away
  20. 2.787 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1707 days ago · 19 km deep · 47 km away
  21. 2.636 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1707 days ago · 19 km deep · 78 km away
  22. 2.294 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1707 days ago · 52 km deep · 19 km away
  23. 2.938 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1706 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  24. 1.926 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1706 days ago · 26 km deep · 81 km away
  25. 2.092 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1706 days ago · 72 km deep · 35 km away
  26. 2.029 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1705 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
  27. 2.593 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 1705 days ago · 24 km deep · 98 km away
  28. 2.643 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1704 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  29. 1.925 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1704 days ago · 24 km deep · 85 km away
  30. 1.726 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1704 days ago · 25 km deep · 83 km away
  31. 2.544 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1703 days ago · 70 km deep · 88 km away
  32. 2.0107 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1703 days ago · 29 km deep · 12 km away
  33. 1.8116 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1703 days ago · 25 km deep · 22 km away
  34. 1.519 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1703 days ago · 26 km deep · 90 km away
  35. 1.7110 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1703 days ago · 26 km deep · 7 km away
  36. 3.841 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1703 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  37. 2.296 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1702 days ago · 42 km deep · 46 km away
  38. 2.195 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1702 days ago · 26 km deep · 43 km away
  39. 2.229 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1702 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away
  40. 2.829 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1702 days ago · 17 km deep · 80 km away
  41. 2.128 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1701 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  42. 2.743 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1701 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  43. 2.778 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1700 days ago · 76 km deep · 40 km away
  44. 2.191 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1700 days ago · 16 km deep · 35 km away
  45. 2.080 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1700 days ago · 54 km deep · 71 km away
  46. 3.7101 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1700 days ago · 35 km deep · 26 km away
  47. 2.030 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1700 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  48. 2.0143 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1700 days ago · 24 km deep · 85 km away
  49. 1.884 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 1700 days ago · 28 km deep · 40 km away
  50. 1.828 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1699 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
  51. 4.8120 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1699 days ago · 35 km deep · 17 km away
  52. 2.3116 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1699 days ago · 51 km deep · 18 km away
  53. 4.5122 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1699 days ago · 35 km deep · 20 km away
  54. 3.3119 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1699 days ago · 35 km deep · 16 km away
  55. 2.0112 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1699 days ago · 54 km deep · 17 km away
  56. 3.3117 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1699 days ago · 35 km deep · 15 km away
  57. 4.6117 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1699 days ago · 35 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 1
  58. 4.3120 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1699 days ago · 35 km deep · 19 km away
  59. 3.5119 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1699 days ago · 35 km deep · 17 km away
  60. 1.824 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1699 days ago · 25 km deep · 86 km away

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