Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 78 km SW of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 78 km SW of False Pass, Alaska on Tue, Jan 31, 2023, 8:45 PM AKST (05:45 UTC), 64 km (40 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 115 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2023-02-01 05:45:46 UTC
Depth
64.2 km (39.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.319° N, 164.213° 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
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 92 in the 60 days after this one and 83 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.8Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1339 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 1.911 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1339 days ago · 89 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 2.187 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1337 days ago · 43 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 2.528 km W of False Pass, Alaska · 1336 days ago · 32 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 1.989 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1336 days ago · 18 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 2.889 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1335 days ago · 30 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 2.1103 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1334 days ago · 24 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 2.0109 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1333 days ago · 13 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 2.465 km NNE of Akutan, Alaska · 1333 days ago · 169 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 1.997 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1333 days ago · 26 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 3.081 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1333 days ago · 35 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 2.8Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1331 days ago · 27 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 1.648 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1331 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 2.5Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1331 days ago · 62 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 2.789 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1329 days ago · 35 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 1.727 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1329 days ago · 69 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 2.580 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 1328 days ago · 63 km deep · 12 km away
  18. 2.675 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 1328 days ago · 62 km deep · 18 km away
  19. 2.633 km WNW of False Pass, Alaska · 1327 days ago · 85 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 2.897 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1327 days ago · 31 km deep · 36 km away
  21. 2.023 km ESE of False Pass, Alaska · 1325 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
  22. 2.254 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 1325 days ago · 80 km deep · 51 km away
  23. 1.962 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1324 days ago · 25 km deep · 92 km away
  24. 2.037 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1323 days ago · 37 km deep · 71 km away
  25. 2.290 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 1323 days ago · 69 km deep · 12 km away
  26. 2.666 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1320 days ago · 35 km deep · 97 km away
  27. 2.285 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1320 days ago · 20 km deep · 80 km away
  28. 2.385 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 1320 days ago · 79 km deep · 19 km away
  29. 1.9Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1319 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
  30. 1.531 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1316 days ago · 35 km deep · 50 km away
  31. 2.4114 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1316 days ago · 24 km deep · 77 km away
  32. 2.775 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1316 days ago · 35 km deep · 79 km away
  33. 2.3Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1314 days ago · 26 km deep · 70 km away
  34. 2.3129 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1314 days ago · 35 km deep · 86 km away
  35. 2.8Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1314 days ago · 35 km deep · 56 km away
  36. 2.285 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1313 days ago · 26 km deep · 46 km away
  37. 1.928 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1313 days ago · 14 km deep · 66 km away
  38. 2.150 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 1313 days ago · 62 km deep · 90 km away
  39. 2.635 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1312 days ago · 19 km deep · 66 km away
  40. 2.478 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1312 days ago · 63 km deep · 32 km away
  41. 1.962 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 1311 days ago · 11 km deep · 25 km away
  42. 2.571 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1311 days ago · 35 km deep · 68 km away
  43. 2.642 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1311 days ago · 100 km deep · 37 km away
  44. 2.379 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1310 days ago · 55 km deep · 45 km away
  45. 2.970 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1310 days ago · 62 km deep · 52 km away
  46. 1.8Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1309 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
  47. 2.248 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1309 days ago · 53 km deep · 88 km away
  48. 4.3115 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1308 days ago · 44 km deep · 54 km away
  49. 2.4111 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1307 days ago · 26 km deep · 49 km away
  50. 2.289 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1305 days ago · 26 km deep · 57 km away
  51. 2.0103 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1305 days ago · 51 km deep · 49 km away
  52. 1.724 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1305 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
  53. 1.732 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1304 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
  54. 1.943 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 1304 days ago · 86 km deep · 62 km away
  55. 2.678 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1304 days ago · 52 km deep · 83 km away
  56. 2.5100 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1304 days ago · 32 km deep · 39 km away
  57. 2.9112 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1303 days ago · 35 km deep · 69 km away
  58. 2.0126 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1302 days ago · 46 km deep · 65 km away
  59. 1.9106 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1302 days ago · 45 km deep · 40 km away
  60. 1.8104 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1301 days ago · 15 km deep · 48 km away

The first 60 of 92.

Before

  1. 2.9Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1342 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 3.188 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1343 days ago · 35 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 2.027 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1343 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 2.195 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1343 days ago · 56 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 2.778 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1343 days ago · 35 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 2.694 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1343 days ago · 35 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 2.560 km WNW of False Pass, Alaska · 1344 days ago · 206 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 2.9146 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1345 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 2.046 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1346 days ago · 58 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 2.2Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1347 days ago · 26 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 2.5111 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1347 days ago · 35 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 2.1102 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1347 days ago · 67 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 1.760 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1348 days ago · 40 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 3.1111 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1349 days ago · 35 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 2.9149 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1350 days ago · 35 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 2.996 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1351 days ago · 35 km deep · 74 km away
  17. 2.568 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1351 days ago · 35 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 3.0112 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1351 days ago · 35 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 4.6Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1352 days ago · 29 km deep · 100 km away
  20. 2.073 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1352 days ago · 26 km deep · 44 km away

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