Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 70 km SW of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 70 km SW of False Pass, Alaska on Tue, Aug 29, 2023, 12:38 AM AKDT (08:38 UTC), 84 km (52 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
2.1 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-08-29 08:38:32 UTC
Depth
84.1 km (52.3 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
54.455° N, 164.261° 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
38

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 98 in the 60 days after this one and 77 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.940 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1128 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 2.171 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1128 days ago · 51 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 2.0104 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1128 days ago · 26 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 2.248 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1127 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 2.584 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 1126 days ago · 11 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 2.170 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1125 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 1.969 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1125 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 2.8103 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1125 days ago · 35 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 2.188 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1124 days ago · 41 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 2.059 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1123 days ago · 60 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 2.034 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1122 days ago · 76 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 2.650 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1121 days ago · 84 km deep · 30 km away
  13. 2.097 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1120 days ago · 17 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 2.87 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1120 days ago · 79 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 1.945 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1118 days ago · 68 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 3.239 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 1117 days ago · 94 km deep · 32 km away
  17. 2.281 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1117 days ago · 26 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 2.2117 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1116 days ago · 21 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 2.156 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1116 days ago · 93 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 2.748 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1115 days ago · 79 km deep · 63 km away
  21. 4.9108 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1114 days ago · 47 km deep · 56 km away
  22. 1.9106 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1114 days ago · 26 km deep · 56 km away
  23. 2.6107 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1114 days ago · 30 km deep · 58 km away
  24. 2.0113 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1113 days ago · 26 km deep · 74 km away
  25. 2.7109 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1113 days ago · 35 km deep · 60 km away
  26. 2.794 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1112 days ago · 35 km deep · 90 km away
  27. 2.296 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1112 days ago · 18 km deep · 88 km away
  28. 2.665 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1112 days ago · 65 km deep · 64 km away
  29. 2.1Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1112 days ago · 26 km deep · 61 km away
  30. 2.1110 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1112 days ago · 21 km deep · 68 km away
  31. 3.395 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1112 days ago · 35 km deep · 92 km away
  32. 2.891 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1111 days ago · 35 km deep · 93 km away
  33. 2.691 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1111 days ago · 35 km deep · 92 km away
  34. 1.647 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1111 days ago · 1 km deep · 33 km away
  35. 2.497 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1110 days ago · 25 km deep · 72 km away
  36. 2.7109 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1110 days ago · 35 km deep · 59 km away
  37. 2.1101 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1109 days ago · 34 km deep · 87 km away
  38. 2.191 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1108 days ago · 16 km deep · 85 km away
  39. 2.048 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1108 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  40. 1.650 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1107 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  41. 1.544 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1107 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  42. 3.1Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1106 days ago · 35 km deep · 100 km away
  43. 1.546 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1106 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
  44. 2.3Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1105 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
  45. 2.585 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1105 days ago · 35 km deep · 66 km away
  46. 2.7116 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1105 days ago · 35 km deep · 68 km away
  47. 1.913 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 1104 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  48. 1.7Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1104 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
  49. 2.1108 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1104 days ago · 31 km deep · 69 km away
  50. 1.889 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1101 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  51. 2.839 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1101 days ago · 64 km deep · 58 km away
  52. 2.671 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1101 days ago · 35 km deep · 75 km away
  53. 2.0103 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1101 days ago · 28 km deep · 68 km away
  54. 2.072 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1101 days ago · 58 km deep · 65 km away
  55. 1.829 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1101 days ago · 73 km deep · 90 km away
  56. 1.6104 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1100 days ago · 25 km deep · 74 km away
  57. 1.7103 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1100 days ago · 23 km deep · 80 km away
  58. 1.842 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1099 days ago · 74 km deep · 63 km away
  59. 2.385 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1099 days ago · 25 km deep · 90 km away
  60. 2.0100 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1099 days ago · 54 km deep · 41 km away

The first 60 of 98.

Before

  1. 2.9120 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1129 days ago · 35 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 2.088 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1129 days ago · 26 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 2.6120 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1131 days ago · 35 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 2.884 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1132 days ago · 35 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 2.1100 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1132 days ago · 13 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 2.293 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1133 days ago · 37 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 2.593 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1133 days ago · 35 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 2.691 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1133 days ago · 35 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 2.5Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1134 days ago · 35 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 1.8107 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1135 days ago · 26 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 1.894 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1135 days ago · 26 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 2.7102 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1136 days ago · 35 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 1.524 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1137 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 1.851 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 1137 days ago · 77 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 2.128 km SW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 1137 days ago · 115 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 2.7104 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1137 days ago · 35 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 1.773 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1138 days ago · 52 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 1.845 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1139 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  19. 1.847 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1139 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  20. 1.945 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1139 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away

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