Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 97 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 97 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska on Tue, Aug 15, 2023, 7:10 AM AKDT (15:10 UTC), 43 km (27 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
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2023-08-15 15:10:45 UTC
Depth
42.8 km (26.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.055° N, 164.034° 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: 133 in the 60 days after this one and 111 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.985 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1144 days ago · 35 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 2.54 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1143 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 2.1105 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1143 days ago · 13 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 2.5103 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1143 days ago · 20 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 2.186 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1143 days ago · 14 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 1.7111 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1142 days ago · 39 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 1.8135 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1142 days ago · 25 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 1.883 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 1142 days ago · 94 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 1.615 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1141 days ago · 90 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 1.945 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1141 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 1.847 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1141 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 1.845 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1140 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 2.6161 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1140 days ago · 35 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 1.773 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1140 days ago · 52 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 2.7104 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1139 days ago · 35 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 1.851 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 1138 days ago · 77 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 1.524 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1138 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 2.8143 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1138 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 2.7102 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1137 days ago · 35 km deep · 43 km away
  20. 1.894 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1137 days ago · 26 km deep · 59 km away
  21. 1.8107 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1136 days ago · 26 km deep · 47 km away
  22. 2.5Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1135 days ago · 35 km deep · 26 km away
  23. 2.691 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1135 days ago · 35 km deep · 11 km away
  24. 2.593 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1134 days ago · 35 km deep · 48 km away
  25. 2.293 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1134 days ago · 37 km deep · 48 km away
  26. 2.980 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 1134 days ago · 35 km deep · 98 km away
  27. 3.486 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 1134 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away
  28. 2.1100 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1133 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
  29. 2.884 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1133 days ago · 35 km deep · 61 km away
  30. 2.6120 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1132 days ago · 35 km deep · 25 km away
  31. 2.088 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1130 days ago · 26 km deep · 53 km away
  32. 2.9120 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1130 days ago · 35 km deep · 33 km away
  33. 2.170 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 1130 days ago · 84 km deep · 47 km away
  34. 2.940 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1130 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  35. 2.171 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1129 days ago · 51 km deep · 60 km away
  36. 2.0104 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1129 days ago · 26 km deep · 33 km away
  37. 2.8153 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1129 days ago · 35 km deep · 78 km away
  38. 2.248 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1128 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  39. 2.584 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 1128 days ago · 11 km deep · 44 km away
  40. 2.7142 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1127 days ago · 29 km deep · 64 km away
  41. 2.170 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1126 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  42. 1.969 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1126 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  43. 2.8103 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1126 days ago · 35 km deep · 17 km away
  44. 2.188 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1126 days ago · 41 km deep · 30 km away
  45. 2.869 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1126 days ago · 35 km deep · 80 km away
  46. 2.059 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1124 days ago · 60 km deep · 64 km away
  47. 2.034 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1123 days ago · 76 km deep · 63 km away
  48. 2.650 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1123 days ago · 84 km deep · 47 km away
  49. 1.769 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1122 days ago · 48 km deep · 91 km away
  50. 1.984 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1122 days ago · 35 km deep · 87 km away
  51. 2.097 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1121 days ago · 17 km deep · 65 km away
  52. 1.945 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1120 days ago · 68 km deep · 61 km away
  53. 3.239 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 1119 days ago · 94 km deep · 60 km away
  54. 2.281 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1118 days ago · 26 km deep · 52 km away
  55. 2.2117 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1118 days ago · 21 km deep · 32 km away
  56. 2.6104 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1118 days ago · 35 km deep · 65 km away
  57. 2.156 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1117 days ago · 93 km deep · 59 km away
  58. 2.077 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1117 days ago · 52 km deep · 93 km away
  59. 2.748 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1116 days ago · 79 km deep · 63 km away
  60. 4.9108 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1116 days ago · 47 km deep · 11 km away

The first 60 of 133.

Before

  1. 2.794 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1144 days ago · 35 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 2.5100 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1144 days ago · 20 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 3.394 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1144 days ago · 25 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 3.099 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1144 days ago · 35 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 3.082 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 1144 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 2.0103 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1144 days ago · 26 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 1.982 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 1144 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 2.5102 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1144 days ago · 35 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 1.8100 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1144 days ago · 15 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 1.997 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1144 days ago · 46 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 1.793 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1144 days ago · 53 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 1.994 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1144 days ago · 45 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 3.196 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1144 days ago · 35 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 4.2100 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1144 days ago · 39 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 1
  15. 5.0101 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1144 days ago · 36 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 1.6111 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1145 days ago · 41 km deep · 24 km away
  17. 1.8Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1145 days ago · 26 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 1.6Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1145 days ago · 65 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 1.892 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1145 days ago · 25 km deep · 37 km away
  20. 2.581 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1145 days ago · 35 km deep · 31 km away

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