Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 101 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 101 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska on Sat, May 20, 2023, 9:43 PM AKDT (05:43 UTC), 57 km (35 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 113 km S of False Pass, 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
2023-05-21 05:43:36 UTC
Depth
57.0 km (35.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.058° N, 164.164° 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
26

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 175 in the 60 days after this one and 94 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.8Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1229 days ago · 35 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 2.7141 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1229 days ago · 35 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 2.091 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1229 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 3.1147 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1228 days ago · 31 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 2.097 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1228 days ago · 25 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 1.863 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1228 days ago · 45 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 2.3Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1228 days ago · 27 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 2.8149 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1227 days ago · 35 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 2.8151 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1226 days ago · 27 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 2.165 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1226 days ago · 71 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 3.188 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1225 days ago · 35 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 2.593 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1225 days ago · 35 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 2.0102 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1224 days ago · 41 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 2.073 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1224 days ago · 67 km deep · 29 km away
  15. 3.551 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1224 days ago · 65 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 2.056 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1223 days ago · 59 km deep · 49 km away
  17. 3.1147 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1221 days ago · 35 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 2.096 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1220 days ago · 20 km deep · 31 km away
  19. 3.0117 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1220 days ago · 35 km deep · 30 km away
  20. 1.894 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1220 days ago · 26 km deep · 10 km away
  21. 1.864 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1220 days ago · 39 km deep · 78 km away
  22. 3.5119 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1220 days ago · 35 km deep · 33 km away
  23. 2.8Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1220 days ago · 34 km deep · 61 km away
  24. 2.0113 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1220 days ago · 26 km deep · 22 km away
  25. 2.238 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1219 days ago · 60 km deep · 89 km away
  26. 2.9116 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1219 days ago · 35 km deep · 28 km away
  27. 2.2Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1218 days ago · 109 km deep · 70 km away
  28. 2.0101 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1217 days ago · 26 km deep · 31 km away
  29. 1.969 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1217 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away
  30. 2.290 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1216 days ago · 59 km deep · 28 km away
  31. 2.0103 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1216 days ago · 26 km deep · 11 km away
  32. 4.6136 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1216 days ago · 21 km deep · 73 km away
  33. 4.1136 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1216 days ago · 35 km deep · 75 km away
  34. 3.8Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1216 days ago · 35 km deep · 81 km away
  35. 2.5144 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1216 days ago · 35 km deep · 81 km away
  36. 2.082 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1215 days ago · 69 km deep · 29 km away
  37. 2.0104 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1215 days ago · 26 km deep · 30 km away
  38. 4.0149 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1215 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  39. 2.8107 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1215 days ago · 35 km deep · 33 km away
  40. 2.0102 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1215 days ago · 25 km deep · 30 km away
  41. 2.1100 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1215 days ago · 36 km deep · 30 km away
  42. 2.6Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1215 days ago · 35 km deep · 93 km away
  43. 4.6150 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1215 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  44. 4.6144 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1215 days ago · 14 km deep · 72 km away
  45. 3.1142 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1215 days ago · 31 km deep · 76 km away
  46. 2.698 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1214 days ago · 31 km deep · 37 km away
  47. 2.2108 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1214 days ago · 42 km deep · 28 km away
  48. 2.7147 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1214 days ago · 32 km deep · 75 km away
  49. 2.2155 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1213 days ago · 19 km deep · 83 km away
  50. 2.8126 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1213 days ago · 35 km deep · 86 km away
  51. 1.9119 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1213 days ago · 25 km deep · 66 km away
  52. 2.1124 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1213 days ago · 25 km deep · 84 km away
  53. 3.275 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1213 days ago · 61 km deep · 37 km away
  54. 2.1136 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1213 days ago · 26 km deep · 65 km away
  55. 4.7151 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1213 days ago · 17 km deep · 90 km away
  56. 2.6161 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1213 days ago · 16 km deep · 100 km away
  57. 3.2Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1213 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  58. 1.993 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 1212 days ago · 26 km deep · 12 km away
  59. 2.7131 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1212 days ago · 35 km deep · 58 km away
  60. 2.3154 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1212 days ago · 38 km deep · 84 km away

The first 60 of 175.

Before

  1. 2.245 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1229 days ago · 40 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 1.950 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1229 days ago · 50 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 2.9148 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1230 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 2.193 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1230 days ago · 26 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 2.290 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1230 days ago · 26 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 2.3109 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1230 days ago · 26 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 2.683 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1230 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 2.497 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1230 days ago · 62 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 2.671 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1230 days ago · 68 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 3.3147 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1231 days ago · 30 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 2.7105 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1231 days ago · 35 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 2.5139 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1232 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 2.398 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1232 days ago · 25 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 2.092 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1233 days ago · 26 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 2.5113 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1233 days ago · 29 km deep · 27 km away
  16. 2.178 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1233 days ago · 57 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 2.393 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1233 days ago · 53 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 3.054 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1233 days ago · 55 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 2.058 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 1234 days ago · 68 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 1.945 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1234 days ago · 60 km deep · 72 km away

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