Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 31 km NW of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 31 km NW of False Pass, Alaska on Mon, Apr 24, 2023, 11:08 AM AKDT (19:08 UTC), 136 km (85 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 75 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2023-04-24 19:08:54 UTC
Depth
136.2 km (84.6 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
55.045° N, 163.767° 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
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 33 in the 60 days after this one and 25 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.59 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1254 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 2.0Alaska Peninsula · 1254 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 1.78 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 1253 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 2.025 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 1253 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 2.828 km W of Cold Bay, Alaska · 1251 days ago · 185 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 2.672 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1248 days ago · 60 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 1.713 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 1247 days ago · 0 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 1.730 km ESE of False Pass, Alaska · 1245 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 1.636 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1243 days ago · 76 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 2.147 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 1240 days ago · 94 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 2.122 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1238 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 3.142 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1235 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 2.759 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 1235 days ago · 60 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 2.223 km NNE of False Pass, Alaska · 1228 days ago · 111 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 1.84 km E of King Cove, Alaska · 1226 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 1.748 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1226 days ago · 17 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 2.073 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1223 days ago · 67 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 2.056 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1223 days ago · 59 km deep · 76 km away
  19. 2.744 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 1222 days ago · 65 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 1.864 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1220 days ago · 39 km deep · 93 km away
  21. 2.2Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1218 days ago · 109 km deep · 47 km away
  22. 1.969 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1217 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
  23. 3.275 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1213 days ago · 61 km deep · 96 km away
  24. 1.92 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 1212 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  25. 1.976 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1212 days ago · 46 km deep · 97 km away
  26. 1.913 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1210 days ago · 92 km deep · 41 km away
  27. 1.564 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1209 days ago · 72 km deep · 86 km away
  28. 1.826 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1208 days ago · 73 km deep · 97 km away
  29. 1.962 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1208 days ago · 71 km deep · 77 km away
  30. 2.085 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1207 days ago · 59 km deep · 96 km away
  31. 2.279 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 1206 days ago · 110 km deep · 88 km away
  32. 1.871 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1198 days ago · 40 km deep · 94 km away
  33. 3.147 km ESE of False Pass, Alaska · 1198 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away

Before

  1. 2.222 km SSW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 1258 days ago · 123 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 1.740 km ESE of False Pass, Alaska · 1259 days ago · 59 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 2.6Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1259 days ago · 141 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 1.84 km E of King Cove, Alaska · 1260 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 1.765 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 1261 days ago · 37 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 2.267 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 1262 days ago · 103 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 1.744 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 1262 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 2.1Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1265 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 1.9Alaska Peninsula · 1266 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 2.331 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1266 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 3.139 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1267 days ago · 63 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 2.164 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1272 days ago · 22 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 3.4106 km W of False Pass, Alaska · 1272 days ago · 238 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 1.953 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1272 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 2.187 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 1273 days ago · 71 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 1.82 km NE of King Cove, Alaska · 1274 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 1.882 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 1275 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 2.619 km NNW of King Cove, Alaska · 1276 days ago · 165 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 1.5Alaska Peninsula · 1276 days ago · 59 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 1.826 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1277 days ago · 13 km deep · 55 km away

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