Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 87 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 87 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska on Wed, Apr 26, 2023, 12:11 PM AKDT (20:11 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
2.1 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-04-26 20:11:07 UTC
Depth
46.5 km (28.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.116° N, 163.894° 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
30

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 70 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.025 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 1253 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 2.0113 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1252 days ago · 26 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 2.0117 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1251 days ago · 45 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 2.2109 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1250 days ago · 26 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 2.5Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1250 days ago · 35 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 1.935 km NE of Akutan, Alaska · 1250 days ago · 75 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 2.5160 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1250 days ago · 35 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 3.192 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1249 days ago · 34 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 2.487 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1249 days ago · 87 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 2.147 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 1249 days ago · 25 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 1.978 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 1248 days ago · 20 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 2.7118 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1248 days ago · 35 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 2.8138 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1248 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 2.672 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1247 days ago · 60 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 1.713 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 1246 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 4.5Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1246 days ago · 19 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 2.7149 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1246 days ago · 35 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 2.3105 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1246 days ago · 26 km deep · 39 km away
  19. 1.988 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1246 days ago · 16 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 2.090 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1246 days ago · 25 km deep · 94 km away
  21. 4.2Alaska Peninsula · 1245 days ago · 35 km deep · 69 km away
  22. 2.594 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1245 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  23. 1.730 km ESE of False Pass, Alaska · 1245 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  24. 2.1100 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1245 days ago · 52 km deep · 24 km away
  25. 4.6153 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1244 days ago · 17 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  26. 2.3132 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1244 days ago · 26 km deep · 57 km away
  27. 2.2155 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1244 days ago · 29 km deep · 82 km away
  28. 3.8161 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1244 days ago · 24 km deep · 81 km away
  29. 2.6161 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1244 days ago · 35 km deep · 82 km away
  30. 2.2124 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1244 days ago · 16 km deep · 47 km away
  31. 2.2171 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1244 days ago · 24 km deep · 92 km away
  32. 2.8147 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1244 days ago · 35 km deep · 73 km away
  33. 2.982 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1243 days ago · 35 km deep · 93 km away
  34. 2.098 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1243 days ago · 53 km deep · 26 km away
  35. 3.180 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1243 days ago · 35 km deep · 94 km away
  36. 2.598 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1243 days ago · 35 km deep · 63 km away
  37. 2.097 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1243 days ago · 26 km deep · 29 km away
  38. 1.688 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1243 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  39. 1.636 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1242 days ago · 76 km deep · 51 km away
  40. 2.395 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1241 days ago · 26 km deep · 29 km away
  41. 2.186 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1241 days ago · 26 km deep · 15 km away
  42. 1.991 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1240 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  43. 3.0101 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1240 days ago · 35 km deep · 55 km away
  44. 2.496 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1240 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  45. 3.295 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1240 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  46. 3.096 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1240 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  47. 1.981 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1239 days ago · 21 km deep · 32 km away
  48. 2.197 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1239 days ago · 12 km deep · 61 km away
  49. 2.059 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1239 days ago · 56 km deep · 76 km away
  50. 2.147 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 1239 days ago · 94 km deep · 49 km away
  51. 2.8111 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1238 days ago · 35 km deep · 25 km away
  52. 2.774 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1238 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away
  53. 2.995 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1237 days ago · 35 km deep · 54 km away
  54. 2.3157 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1236 days ago · 19 km deep · 78 km away
  55. 2.193 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1236 days ago · 24 km deep · 15 km away
  56. 3.142 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1235 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  57. 2.5137 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1235 days ago · 35 km deep · 53 km away
  58. 2.1115 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1235 days ago · 26 km deep · 30 km away
  59. 2.759 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 1235 days ago · 60 km deep · 75 km away
  60. 2.2116 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1234 days ago · 26 km deep · 31 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 2.075 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1254 days ago · 50 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 2.778 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1254 days ago · 67 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 2.5Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1255 days ago · 35 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 1.986 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1255 days ago · 26 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 2.097 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1255 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 2.292 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1256 days ago · 26 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 2.8Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1257 days ago · 35 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 2.2132 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1258 days ago · 25 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 2.6Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1259 days ago · 141 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 2.1Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1260 days ago · 25 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 2.9120 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1260 days ago · 35 km deep · 41 km away
  12. 1.765 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 1261 days ago · 37 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 2.0105 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1261 days ago · 26 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 2.0111 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1262 days ago · 47 km deep · 26 km away
  15. 2.267 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 1262 days ago · 103 km deep · 33 km away
  16. 1.855 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1262 days ago · 37 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 1.744 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 1262 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 1.651 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1262 days ago · 68 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 2.7112 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1263 days ago · 29 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 2.8113 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1263 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away

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