Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 91 km S of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 91 km S of False Pass, Alaska on Mon, Sep 18, 2023, 11:04 AM AKDT (19:04 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 103 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2023-09-18 19:04:06 UTC
Depth
16.0 km (9.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.050° N, 163.150° 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
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 95 in the 60 days after this one and 46 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.275 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 1110 days ago · 27 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 1.650 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1109 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 1.544 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1109 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 1.546 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1108 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 2.585 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1107 days ago · 35 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 2.7116 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1107 days ago · 35 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 1.913 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 1106 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 1.7Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1106 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 2.1108 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1106 days ago · 31 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 1.850 km ESE of False Pass, Alaska · 1106 days ago · 65 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 2.5Alaska Peninsula · 1105 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 1.889 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1103 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 2.839 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1103 days ago · 64 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 2.0103 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1103 days ago · 28 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 1.6104 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1102 days ago · 25 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 1.7103 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1102 days ago · 23 km deep · 23 km away
  17. 2.0100 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1101 days ago · 54 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 2.092 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1100 days ago · 26 km deep · 30 km away
  19. 2.644 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1099 days ago · 68 km deep · 49 km away
  20. 1.513 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 1099 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  21. 2.185 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 1098 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  22. 2.290 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1098 days ago · 20 km deep · 38 km away
  23. 2.790 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1098 days ago · 35 km deep · 61 km away
  24. 2.275 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1097 days ago · 19 km deep · 37 km away
  25. 2.590 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1097 days ago · 35 km deep · 34 km away
  26. 2.397 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1097 days ago · 78 km deep · 75 km away
  27. 3.0161 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1096 days ago · 27 km deep · 74 km away
  28. 2.238 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1096 days ago · 96 km deep · 86 km away
  29. 1.6Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1095 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  30. 2.1Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1095 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  31. 2.125 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1095 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  32. 2.138 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1095 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  33. 2.233 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1095 days ago · 73 km deep · 58 km away
  34. 1.938 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1095 days ago · -1 km deep · 96 km away
  35. 2.038 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1095 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  36. 2.138 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1095 days ago · -1 km deep · 95 km away
  37. 2.2114 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1094 days ago · 41 km deep · 64 km away
  38. 2.8103 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1092 days ago · 35 km deep · 78 km away
  39. 1.550 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1089 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  40. 3.452 km ESE of False Pass, Alaska · 1089 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away
  41. 2.068 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 1088 days ago · 15 km deep · 47 km away
  42. 2.654 km ESE of False Pass, Alaska · 1088 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  43. 1.744 km ESE of False Pass, Alaska · 1088 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
  44. 1.892 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1087 days ago · 26 km deep · 69 km away
  45. 1.9115 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1087 days ago · 26 km deep · 36 km away
  46. 2.289 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 1084 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  47. 1.984 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1084 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  48. 2.8159 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1084 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  49. 3.067 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 1083 days ago · 48 km deep · 56 km away
  50. 3.7103 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1081 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away
  51. 2.2Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1081 days ago · 26 km deep · 91 km away
  52. 1.812 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 1080 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  53. 3.130 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1080 days ago · 79 km deep · 63 km away
  54. 2.413 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1080 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  55. 2.8122 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1080 days ago · 35 km deep · 36 km away
  56. 3.695 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1079 days ago · 35 km deep · 23 km away
  57. 1.651 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1079 days ago · 21 km deep · 94 km away
  58. 2.290 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1079 days ago · 79 km deep · 83 km away
  59. 1.837 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1078 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  60. 2.3110 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1077 days ago · 26 km deep · 78 km away

The first 60 of 95.

Before

  1. 2.1101 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1111 days ago · 34 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 2.7109 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1112 days ago · 35 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 2.497 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1112 days ago · 25 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 2.1110 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1114 days ago · 21 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 2.1Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1114 days ago · 26 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 2.296 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1114 days ago · 18 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 2.7109 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1115 days ago · 35 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 2.0113 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1115 days ago · 26 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 2.6107 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1116 days ago · 30 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 1.9106 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1116 days ago · 26 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 4.9108 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1116 days ago · 47 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 2.748 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1117 days ago · 79 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 2.2117 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1118 days ago · 21 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 2.281 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1119 days ago · 26 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 3.239 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 1119 days ago · 94 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 1.945 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1121 days ago · 68 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 2.648 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1123 days ago · 49 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 2.650 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1123 days ago · 84 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 2.034 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1124 days ago · 76 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 2.188 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1126 days ago · 41 km deep · 86 km away

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