Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 119 km SE of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 119 km SE of False Pass, Alaska on Wed, Feb 8, 2023, 4:23 AM AKST (13:23 UTC), 18 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 94 km SSE of King Cove, 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
2023-02-08 13:23:30 UTC
Depth
17.6 km (10.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.978° N, 162.345° 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: 84 in the 60 days after this one and 71 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.846 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 1331 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 1.839 km SW of King Cove, Alaska · 1330 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 3.0south of Alaska · 1330 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 2.8Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1330 days ago · 27 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 3.050 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1329 days ago · 35 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 2.789 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1328 days ago · 35 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 3.0Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1327 days ago · 35 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 2.166 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1327 days ago · 23 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 2.5115 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1326 days ago · 31 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 1.954 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 1325 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 2.997 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1324 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 2.041 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 1323 days ago · 65 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 2.283 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 1323 days ago · 13 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 2.787 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 1322 days ago · 35 km deep · 33 km away
  15. 1.638 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 1321 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 2.5119 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1319 days ago · 27 km deep · 19 km away
  17. 2.956 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1319 days ago · 57 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 1.9Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1319 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 2.169 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1318 days ago · 19 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 4.894 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1316 days ago · 44 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
  21. 1.985 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1315 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
  22. 3.099 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1315 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  23. 4.3145 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1315 days ago · 30 km deep · 74 km away
  24. 2.089 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1314 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  25. 2.762 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1314 days ago · 35 km deep · 62 km away
  26. 2.3Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1314 days ago · 26 km deep · 62 km away
  27. 2.3129 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1313 days ago · 35 km deep · 79 km away
  28. 2.8Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1313 days ago · 35 km deep · 75 km away
  29. 2.285 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1312 days ago · 26 km deep · 84 km away
  30. 1.928 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1312 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away
  31. 2.150 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 1312 days ago · 62 km deep · 70 km away
  32. 2.635 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1311 days ago · 19 km deep · 87 km away
  33. 2.478 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1311 days ago · 63 km deep · 97 km away
  34. 2.744 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1309 days ago · 56 km deep · 77 km away
  35. 2.3174 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1309 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  36. 1.8Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1308 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
  37. 2.173 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1307 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  38. 2.289 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1304 days ago · 26 km deep · 74 km away
  39. 2.073 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1304 days ago · 16 km deep · 91 km away
  40. 1.724 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1304 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
  41. 1.732 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1303 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
  42. 2.5152 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1303 days ago · 35 km deep · 78 km away
  43. 2.678 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1303 days ago · 52 km deep · 47 km away
  44. 2.9112 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1303 days ago · 35 km deep · 79 km away
  45. 1.8Alaska Peninsula · 1301 days ago · 15 km deep · 70 km away
  46. 2.089 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1301 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  47. 1.8104 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1301 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away
  48. 3.176 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1299 days ago · 35 km deep · 78 km away
  49. 2.062 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1298 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
  50. 1.654 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1293 days ago · 20 km deep · 81 km away
  51. 2.8Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1293 days ago · 35 km deep · 89 km away
  52. 2.583 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 1292 days ago · 28 km deep · 38 km away
  53. 2.6127 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1291 days ago · 32 km deep · 41 km away
  54. 2.5108 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1290 days ago · 35 km deep · 62 km away
  55. 2.875 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1289 days ago · 35 km deep · 83 km away
  56. 2.059 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1289 days ago · 52 km deep · 60 km away
  57. 2.858 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1288 days ago · 35 km deep · 63 km away
  58. 2.6207 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1288 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  59. 2.9106 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1287 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away
  60. 2.982 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1287 days ago · 35 km deep · 40 km away

The first 60 of 84.

Before

  1. 1.547 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 1333 days ago · 24 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 2.7south of Alaska · 1333 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 3.192 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1333 days ago · 35 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 1.975 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1334 days ago · 22 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 2.889 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1334 days ago · 30 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 3.0125 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1335 days ago · 12 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 3.2195 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1335 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 1.637 km E of False Pass, Alaska · 1335 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 2.877 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1335 days ago · 29 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 1.989 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1335 days ago · 18 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 3.0203 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1335 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 2.187 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1336 days ago · 43 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 2.078 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1337 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 1.8Alaska Peninsula · 1339 days ago · 12 km deep · 35 km away
  15. 3.0Alaska Peninsula · 1339 days ago · 27 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 2.7168 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1340 days ago · 35 km deep · 100 km away
  17. 2.967 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1341 days ago · 35 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 2.027 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1342 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 2.778 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1342 days ago · 35 km deep · 44 km away
  20. 2.694 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1342 days ago · 35 km deep · 75 km away

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