Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 25 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 25 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska on Tue, Oct 3, 2023, 11:48 AM AKDT (19:48 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 95 km S of False Pass, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-10-03 19:48:11 UTC
Depth
8.9 km (5.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.635° N, 163.305° 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
47

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 88 in the 60 days after this one and 49 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.138 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1091 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 2.233 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1091 days ago · 73 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 1.6Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1090 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 1.938 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1090 days ago · -1 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 2.038 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1090 days ago · 0 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 2.138 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1090 days ago · -1 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 2.2114 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1090 days ago · 41 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 2.023 km WSW of King Cove, Alaska · 1086 days ago · 90 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 1.550 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1084 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 3.452 km ESE of False Pass, Alaska · 1084 days ago · 12 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 2.068 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 1084 days ago · 15 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 2.654 km ESE of False Pass, Alaska · 1084 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 1.744 km ESE of False Pass, Alaska · 1083 days ago · 13 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 1.892 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1083 days ago · 26 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 1.9115 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1083 days ago · 26 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 2.289 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 1080 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 1.984 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1080 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 3.067 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 1079 days ago · 48 km deep · 48 km away
  19. 1.812 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 1076 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  20. 3.130 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1076 days ago · 79 km deep · 12 km away
  21. 2.413 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1076 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  22. 2.8122 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1075 days ago · 35 km deep · 97 km away
  23. 3.695 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1075 days ago · 35 km deep · 71 km away
  24. 1.651 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1075 days ago · 21 km deep · 79 km away
  25. 2.290 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1074 days ago · 79 km deep · 86 km away
  26. 1.837 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1073 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  27. 2.330 km N of King Cove, Alaska · 1070 days ago · 151 km deep · 100 km away
  28. 2.728 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1070 days ago · 85 km deep · 69 km away
  29. 2.163 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1069 days ago · 55 km deep · 64 km away
  30. 2.6111 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1068 days ago · 35 km deep · 86 km away
  31. 2.886 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 1066 days ago · 26 km deep · 65 km away
  32. 1.939 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 1066 days ago · 73 km deep · 46 km away
  33. 2.196 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1065 days ago · 26 km deep · 74 km away
  34. 2.127 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1065 days ago · 80 km deep · 3 km away
  35. 1.949 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 1063 days ago · 13 km deep · 48 km away
  36. 2.1109 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1061 days ago · 35 km deep · 90 km away
  37. 2.9109 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1059 days ago · 35 km deep · 90 km away
  38. 1.546 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1059 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  39. 1.9Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1059 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  40. 2.693 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1059 days ago · 35 km deep · 69 km away
  41. 2.593 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1058 days ago · 35 km deep · 68 km away
  42. 3.071 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1057 days ago · 73 km deep · 51 km away
  43. 2.6110 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1055 days ago · 35 km deep · 89 km away
  44. 2.213 km ESE of Cold Bay, Alaska · 1054 days ago · 146 km deep · 75 km away
  45. 1.9108 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1054 days ago · 20 km deep · 90 km away
  46. 2.757 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1052 days ago · 35 km deep · 82 km away
  47. 3.687 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 1052 days ago · 79 km deep · 80 km away
  48. 2.699 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1049 days ago · 35 km deep · 76 km away
  49. 2.245 km W of False Pass, Alaska · 1048 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  50. 3.11 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 1048 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 2
  51. 2.064 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1047 days ago · 21 km deep · 99 km away
  52. 1.961 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1047 days ago · 28 km deep · 89 km away
  53. 2.897 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1046 days ago · 64 km deep · 86 km away
  54. 2.286 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1046 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  55. 2.197 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1046 days ago · 63 km deep · 87 km away
  56. 1.9Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1045 days ago · 26 km deep · 98 km away
  57. 2.645 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1044 days ago · 179 km deep · 48 km away
  58. 3.3116 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1044 days ago · 35 km deep · 93 km away
  59. 2.023 km E of False Pass, Alaska · 1044 days ago · 91 km deep · 30 km away
  60. 1.9108 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1044 days ago · 16 km deep · 88 km away

The first 60 of 88.

Before

  1. 2.1Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1091 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 1.6Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1091 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 2.238 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1091 days ago · 96 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 2.397 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1092 days ago · 78 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 2.590 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1092 days ago · 35 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 2.275 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1092 days ago · 19 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 2.790 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1093 days ago · 35 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 2.290 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1094 days ago · 20 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 2.185 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 1094 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 1.513 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 1094 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 2.644 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1094 days ago · 68 km deep · 20 km away
  12. 2.092 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1095 days ago · 26 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 2.0100 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1096 days ago · 54 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 1.639 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1097 days ago · 62 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 1.659 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1097 days ago · 21 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 1.7103 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1097 days ago · 23 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 2.0103 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1099 days ago · 28 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 2.839 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1099 days ago · 64 km deep · 15 km away
  19. 1.889 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1099 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  20. 2.5Alaska Peninsula · 1101 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away

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