Alaska earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 32 km W of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 32 km W of False Pass, Alaska on Sun, Aug 6, 2023, 10:14 AM AKDT (18:14 UTC), 147 km (91 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 108 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2023-08-06 18:14:53 UTC
Depth
146.9 km (91.3 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
54.841° N, 163.924° 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: 76 in the 60 days after this one and 37 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.731 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1150 days ago · 119 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 2.180 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1148 days ago · 68 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 2.170 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1146 days ago · 41 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 1.985 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1146 days ago · 55 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 2.1Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1146 days ago · 50 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 2.879 km WNW of False Pass, Alaska · 1146 days ago · 196 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 2.581 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1145 days ago · 35 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 1.892 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1145 days ago · 25 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 3.082 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 1144 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 1.897 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1144 days ago · 43 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 2.985 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1144 days ago · 35 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 2.54 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1143 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 1.883 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 1142 days ago · 94 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 1.615 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1141 days ago · 90 km deep · 32 km away
  15. 1.945 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1141 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  16. 1.847 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1141 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  17. 1.845 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1140 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  18. 2.128 km SW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 1138 days ago · 115 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 1.851 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 1138 days ago · 77 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 1.524 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1138 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  21. 2.5Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1135 days ago · 35 km deep · 93 km away
  22. 2.691 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1135 days ago · 35 km deep · 79 km away
  23. 2.593 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1134 days ago · 35 km deep · 100 km away
  24. 2.832 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 1133 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  25. 2.139 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 1132 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  26. 2.088 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1130 days ago · 26 km deep · 97 km away
  27. 2.170 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 1130 days ago · 84 km deep · 48 km away
  28. 2.940 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1130 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  29. 1.86 km SSE of Cold Bay, Alaska · 1130 days ago · 90 km deep · 84 km away
  30. 2.248 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1129 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  31. 2.584 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 1128 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
  32. 2.170 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1126 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  33. 1.969 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1126 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  34. 2.8103 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1126 days ago · 35 km deep · 98 km away
  35. 2.012 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 1125 days ago · 95 km deep · 98 km away
  36. 2.034 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1123 days ago · 76 km deep · 36 km away
  37. 2.650 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1123 days ago · 84 km deep · 43 km away
  38. 1.945 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1120 days ago · 68 km deep · 56 km away
  39. 3.239 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 1119 days ago · 94 km deep · 30 km away
  40. 2.281 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1118 days ago · 26 km deep · 91 km away
  41. 2.156 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1117 days ago · 93 km deep · 97 km away
  42. 2.748 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1117 days ago · 79 km deep · 62 km away
  43. 4.9108 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1116 days ago · 47 km deep · 98 km away
  44. 1.9106 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1115 days ago · 26 km deep · 97 km away
  45. 2.6107 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1115 days ago · 30 km deep · 99 km away
  46. 2.1Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1113 days ago · 26 km deep · 91 km away
  47. 1.647 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1113 days ago · 1 km deep · 17 km away
  48. 2.497 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1111 days ago · 25 km deep · 99 km away
  49. 2.275 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 1109 days ago · 27 km deep · 97 km away
  50. 2.048 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1109 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  51. 1.650 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1108 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  52. 1.544 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1108 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  53. 1.546 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1107 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  54. 2.585 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1107 days ago · 35 km deep · 89 km away
  55. 1.913 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 1106 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
  56. 1.7Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1105 days ago · 11 km deep · 24 km away
  57. 1.850 km ESE of False Pass, Alaska · 1105 days ago · 65 km deep · 81 km away
  58. 2.839 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1103 days ago · 64 km deep · 52 km away
  59. 2.0100 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1100 days ago · 54 km deep · 86 km away
  60. 2.092 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1099 days ago · 26 km deep · 92 km away

The first 60 of 76.

Before

  1. 2.035 km E of False Pass, Alaska · 1154 days ago · 73 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 1.933 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1154 days ago · 70 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 1.720 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1154 days ago · 11 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 1.995 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1156 days ago · 20 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 2.763 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1156 days ago · 72 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 3.115 km N of False Pass, Alaska · 1156 days ago · 177 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 2.597 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1156 days ago · 35 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 1.995 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1158 days ago · 26 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 1.590 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1158 days ago · 26 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 1.899 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1159 days ago · 26 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 2.535 km N of False Pass, Alaska · 1159 days ago · 153 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 1.776 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1159 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 1.844 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 1160 days ago · 67 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 1.646 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1160 days ago · 25 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 1.987 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 1161 days ago · 77 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 2.046 km ESE of False Pass, Alaska · 1161 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 1.821 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1162 days ago · 13 km deep · 33 km away
  18. 2.084 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 1165 days ago · 73 km deep · 69 km away
  19. 2.298 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1165 days ago · 26 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 1.951 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1166 days ago · 13 km deep · 60 km away

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