Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 50 km SE of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 50 km SE of False Pass, Alaska on Tue, Feb 28, 2023, 3:05 PM AKST (00:05 UTC), 62 km (39 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 70 km SE of King Cove, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-03-01 00:05:02 UTC
Depth
62.3 km (38.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.534° N, 162.866° 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
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 121 in the 60 days after this one and 54 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.635 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1306 days ago · 19 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 2.478 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1306 days ago · 63 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 1.962 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 1305 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 2.642 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1305 days ago · 100 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 2.744 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1304 days ago · 56 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 1.8Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1303 days ago · 13 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 2.173 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1302 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 2.4111 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1301 days ago · 26 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 2.647 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1299 days ago · 84 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 2.289 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1299 days ago · 26 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 2.073 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1299 days ago · 16 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 1.724 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1299 days ago · 12 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 1.732 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1298 days ago · 13 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 2.678 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1298 days ago · 52 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 2.9112 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1298 days ago · 35 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 2.019 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1297 days ago · 95 km deep · 57 km away
  17. 1.8Alaska Peninsula · 1296 days ago · 15 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 2.089 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1296 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 1.573 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1296 days ago · 23 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 1.9106 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1296 days ago · 45 km deep · 99 km away
  21. 1.8104 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1295 days ago · 15 km deep · 90 km away
  22. 3.176 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1294 days ago · 35 km deep · 83 km away
  23. 2.062 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1293 days ago · 13 km deep · 20 km away
  24. 2.131 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1292 days ago · 86 km deep · 69 km away
  25. 2.6107 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1289 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away
  26. 2.927 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1288 days ago · 105 km deep · 65 km away
  27. 1.654 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1288 days ago · 20 km deep · 66 km away
  28. 2.8Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1288 days ago · 35 km deep · 87 km away
  29. 2.583 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 1287 days ago · 28 km deep · 33 km away
  30. 2.6127 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1286 days ago · 32 km deep · 87 km away
  31. 2.5108 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1285 days ago · 35 km deep · 77 km away
  32. 2.875 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1284 days ago · 35 km deep · 86 km away
  33. 2.059 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1283 days ago · 52 km deep · 14 km away
  34. 2.858 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1283 days ago · 35 km deep · 42 km away
  35. 2.333 km NNW of False Pass, Alaska · 1283 days ago · 140 km deep · 81 km away
  36. 2.9106 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1282 days ago · 35 km deep · 88 km away
  37. 2.982 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1282 days ago · 35 km deep · 34 km away
  38. 2.987 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1281 days ago · 26 km deep · 85 km away
  39. 2.196 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1281 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  40. 2.089 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1280 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  41. 3.0Alaska Peninsula · 1280 days ago · 23 km deep · 83 km away
  42. 2.775 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1280 days ago · 35 km deep · 76 km away
  43. 2.428 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1280 days ago · 97 km deep · 47 km away
  44. 2.088 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1280 days ago · 41 km deep · 71 km away
  45. 2.560 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1278 days ago · 53 km deep · 21 km away
  46. 2.183 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1277 days ago · 25 km deep · 67 km away
  47. 1.942 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1277 days ago · 79 km deep · 67 km away
  48. 3.174 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1275 days ago · 35 km deep · 86 km away
  49. 2.150 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 1275 days ago · 91 km deep · 75 km away
  50. 1.826 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1274 days ago · 13 km deep · 31 km away
  51. 1.5Alaska Peninsula · 1272 days ago · 59 km deep · 35 km away
  52. 2.6Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1272 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  53. 2.619 km NNW of King Cove, Alaska · 1272 days ago · 165 km deep · 83 km away
  54. 2.190 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1271 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away
  55. 2.0112 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1271 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
  56. 2.093 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1271 days ago · 26 km deep · 64 km away
  57. 1.82 km NE of King Cove, Alaska · 1271 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  58. 2.078 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 1270 days ago · 30 km deep · 29 km away
  59. 2.0111 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1270 days ago · 25 km deep · 98 km away
  60. 2.187 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 1269 days ago · 71 km deep · 95 km away

The first 60 of 121.

Before

  1. 1.928 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1307 days ago · 14 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 2.285 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1307 days ago · 26 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 2.8Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1308 days ago · 35 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 2.3Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1309 days ago · 26 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 2.616 km SW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 1309 days ago · 117 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 2.762 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1309 days ago · 35 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 2.089 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1309 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 1.985 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1310 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 1.531 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1310 days ago · 35 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 4.894 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1311 days ago · 44 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
  11. 2.169 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1312 days ago · 19 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 1.9Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1313 days ago · 12 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 2.956 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1314 days ago · 57 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 2.5119 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1314 days ago · 27 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 1.638 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 1316 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  16. 2.035 km E of King Cove, Alaska · 1316 days ago · 91 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 2.290 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 1317 days ago · 69 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 2.787 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 1317 days ago · 35 km deep · 38 km away
  19. 2.283 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 1318 days ago · 13 km deep · 33 km away
  20. 2.041 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 1318 days ago · 65 km deep · 29 km away

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