Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 111 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 111 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska on Mon, Apr 17, 2023, 7:07 PM AKDT (03:07 UTC), 47 km (29 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 151 km S of False Pass, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-04-18 03:07:31 UTC
Depth
47.2 km (29.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.881° N, 163.837° 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: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 75 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.0105 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1261 days ago · 26 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 2.9120 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1260 days ago · 35 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 2.1Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1260 days ago · 25 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 2.6Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1259 days ago · 141 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 2.2132 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1258 days ago · 25 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 2.8Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1257 days ago · 35 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 2.292 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1256 days ago · 26 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 2.097 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1255 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 1.986 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1255 days ago · 26 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 2.5Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1255 days ago · 35 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 2.7south of Alaska · 1254 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 2.778 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1254 days ago · 67 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 2.075 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1254 days ago · 50 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 2.187 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1253 days ago · 47 km deep · 26 km away
  15. 2.025 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 1253 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 2.0113 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1253 days ago · 26 km deep · 19 km away
  17. 2.0117 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1251 days ago · 45 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 2.2109 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1250 days ago · 26 km deep · 16 km away
  19. 2.5Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1250 days ago · 35 km deep · 51 km away
  20. 2.5160 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1250 days ago · 35 km deep · 63 km away
  21. 3.192 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1249 days ago · 34 km deep · 38 km away
  22. 2.487 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1249 days ago · 87 km deep · 44 km away
  23. 2.147 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 1249 days ago · 25 km deep · 91 km away
  24. 1.978 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 1248 days ago · 20 km deep · 95 km away
  25. 2.7118 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1248 days ago · 35 km deep · 58 km away
  26. 2.8138 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1248 days ago · 35 km deep · 71 km away
  27. 2.672 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1247 days ago · 60 km deep · 46 km away
  28. 1.713 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 1246 days ago · 0 km deep · 100 km away
  29. 4.5Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1246 days ago · 19 km deep · 75 km away
  30. 2.7149 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1246 days ago · 35 km deep · 49 km away
  31. 2.3105 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1246 days ago · 26 km deep · 28 km away
  32. 1.988 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1246 days ago · 16 km deep · 71 km away
  33. 2.090 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1246 days ago · 25 km deep · 81 km away
  34. 2.2102 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1246 days ago · 26 km deep · 87 km away
  35. 4.2Alaska Peninsula · 1245 days ago · 35 km deep · 71 km away
  36. 2.594 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1245 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  37. 2.1100 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1245 days ago · 52 km deep · 33 km away
  38. 4.6153 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1244 days ago · 17 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1
  39. 2.3132 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1244 days ago · 26 km deep · 33 km away
  40. 2.2155 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1244 days ago · 29 km deep · 57 km away
  41. 3.8161 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1244 days ago · 24 km deep · 55 km away
  42. 2.6161 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1244 days ago · 35 km deep · 55 km away
  43. 2.2124 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1244 days ago · 16 km deep · 24 km away
  44. 2.2171 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1244 days ago · 24 km deep · 66 km away
  45. 2.8147 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1244 days ago · 35 km deep · 49 km away
  46. 2.982 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1243 days ago · 35 km deep · 82 km away
  47. 2.098 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1243 days ago · 53 km deep · 35 km away
  48. 3.180 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1243 days ago · 35 km deep · 84 km away
  49. 2.598 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1243 days ago · 35 km deep · 60 km away
  50. 2.097 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1243 days ago · 26 km deep · 24 km away
  51. 1.688 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1243 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  52. 1.636 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1242 days ago · 76 km deep · 75 km away
  53. 2.395 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1241 days ago · 26 km deep · 26 km away
  54. 2.186 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1241 days ago · 26 km deep · 26 km away
  55. 1.991 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1240 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  56. 3.0101 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1240 days ago · 35 km deep · 50 km away
  57. 2.496 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1240 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  58. 3.295 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1240 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  59. 3.096 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1240 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  60. 1.981 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1240 days ago · 21 km deep · 39 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 2.267 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 1262 days ago · 103 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 1.855 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1262 days ago · 37 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 2.7193 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1262 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 1.744 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 1262 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 1.651 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1262 days ago · 68 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 2.7112 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1263 days ago · 29 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 2.8113 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1263 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 3.1Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1263 days ago · 35 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 3.7110 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1264 days ago · 35 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 2.8112 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1264 days ago · 31 km deep · 20 km away
  11. 2.1Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1265 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 2.361 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1265 days ago · 67 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 2.495 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1265 days ago · 21 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 2.331 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1265 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 2.2102 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1266 days ago · 26 km deep · 17 km away
  16. 2.675 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1266 days ago · 23 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 2.9101 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1266 days ago · 35 km deep · 17 km away
  18. 2.5103 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1266 days ago · 35 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 2.187 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1267 days ago · 26 km deep · 25 km away
  20. 2.2112 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1268 days ago · 26 km deep · 24 km away

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