Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 96 km S of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 96 km S of False Pass, Alaska on Sun, Oct 29, 2023, 2:17 PM AKDT (22:17 UTC), 26 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 150 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
2023-10-29 22:17:34 UTC
Depth
25.6 km (15.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.994° N, 163.633° 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
40

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 127 in the 60 days after this one and 54 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.127 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1065 days ago · 80 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 1.949 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 1063 days ago · 13 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 2.5153 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1062 days ago · 35 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 2.1109 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1061 days ago · 35 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 2.6157 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1061 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 2.9109 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1060 days ago · 35 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 1.546 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1060 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 1.9Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1059 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 3.786 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1059 days ago · 35 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 2.693 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1059 days ago · 35 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 2.593 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1059 days ago · 35 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 3.1166 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1058 days ago · 35 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 2.797 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1058 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 3.071 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1057 days ago · 73 km deep · 26 km away
  15. 2.6110 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1056 days ago · 35 km deep · 14 km away
  16. 1.9108 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1054 days ago · 20 km deep · 24 km away
  17. 2.8100 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1054 days ago · 35 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 3.499 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1054 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 3.687 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 1052 days ago · 79 km deep · 64 km away
  20. 2.697 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1050 days ago · 35 km deep · 80 km away
  21. 2.057 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1050 days ago · 52 km deep · 86 km away
  22. 4.3103 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1050 days ago · 44 km deep · 45 km away
  23. 2.7114 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1050 days ago · 35 km deep · 39 km away
  24. 2.5115 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1050 days ago · 35 km deep · 43 km away
  25. 2.6106 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1049 days ago · 57 km deep · 43 km away
  26. 2.699 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1049 days ago · 35 km deep · 13 km away
  27. 2.245 km W of False Pass, Alaska · 1049 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  28. 2.895 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1047 days ago · 35 km deep · 84 km away
  29. 2.8111 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1047 days ago · 28 km deep · 44 km away
  30. 2.897 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1047 days ago · 64 km deep · 45 km away
  31. 2.6109 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1047 days ago · 35 km deep · 44 km away
  32. 2.197 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1046 days ago · 63 km deep · 45 km away
  33. 1.9Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1045 days ago · 26 km deep · 27 km away
  34. 1.889 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1045 days ago · 25 km deep · 85 km away
  35. 2.5113 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1045 days ago · 35 km deep · 44 km away
  36. 2.645 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1045 days ago · 179 km deep · 80 km away
  37. 3.3116 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1045 days ago · 35 km deep · 21 km away
  38. 1.9108 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1044 days ago · 16 km deep · 17 km away
  39. 2.592 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1044 days ago · 35 km deep · 31 km away
  40. 2.029 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1044 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
  41. 2.3Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1043 days ago · 13 km deep · 35 km away
  42. 2.490 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1041 days ago · 26 km deep · 31 km away
  43. 2.643 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1041 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
  44. 2.130 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1041 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  45. 2.246 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1041 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  46. 1.746 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1041 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  47. 3.487 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1040 days ago · 35 km deep · 53 km away
  48. 2.6103 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1040 days ago · 19 km deep · 48 km away
  49. 2.9101 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1040 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  50. 2.5133 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1039 days ago · 15 km deep · 41 km away
  51. 1.5Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1039 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
  52. 2.9157 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1038 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  53. 3.587 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1038 days ago · 35 km deep · 49 km away
  54. 1.847 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 1038 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
  55. 2.553 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1036 days ago · 59 km deep · 63 km away
  56. 1.646 km W of False Pass, Alaska · 1035 days ago · -1 km deep · 93 km away
  57. 2.142 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1035 days ago · 69 km deep · 55 km away
  58. 2.170 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1035 days ago · 72 km deep · 71 km away
  59. 1.632 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1035 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
  60. 2.599 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1035 days ago · 35 km deep · 9 km away

The first 60 of 127.

Before

  1. 2.6140 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1066 days ago · 35 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 2.886 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 1067 days ago · 26 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 2.6111 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1068 days ago · 35 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 1.860 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1072 days ago · 41 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 2.5135 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1072 days ago · 35 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 2.3110 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1073 days ago · 26 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 1.837 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1074 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 2.290 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1075 days ago · 79 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 3.695 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1075 days ago · 35 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 2.8122 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1076 days ago · 35 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 2.413 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1076 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 3.130 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1076 days ago · 79 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 1.812 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 1076 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 2.748 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1076 days ago · 68 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 2.9139 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1076 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 2.2102 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1076 days ago · 25 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 2.2Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1077 days ago · 26 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 3.7103 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1077 days ago · 35 km deep · 60 km away
  19. 2.689 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1079 days ago · 35 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 3.067 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 1079 days ago · 48 km deep · 82 km away

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