Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 51 km S of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 51 km S of False Pass, Alaska on Thu, Dec 7, 2023, 9:40 PM AKST (06:40 UTC), 63 km (39 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, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2023-12-08 06:40:35 UTC
Depth
62.7 km (39.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.395° N, 163.337° 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
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 112 in the 60 days after this one and 63 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.178 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1030 days ago · 16 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 2.697 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1030 days ago · 35 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 2.696 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1030 days ago · 35 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 1.745 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 1029 days ago · 62 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 2.031 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1028 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 2.5102 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1028 days ago · 35 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 2.496 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1026 days ago · 26 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 3.189 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 1024 days ago · 30 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 2.8115 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1024 days ago · 30 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 2.3113 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1024 days ago · 26 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 2.6121 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1022 days ago · 35 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 1.546 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1022 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 2.618 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1022 days ago · 93 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 2.576 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1021 days ago · 35 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 2.79 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 1021 days ago · 99 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 2.165 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1021 days ago · 25 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 2.044 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 1021 days ago · 62 km deep · 57 km away
  18. 2.2110 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1020 days ago · 42 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 2.169 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1020 days ago · 16 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 2.1113 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1020 days ago · 26 km deep · 87 km away
  21. 2.085 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1020 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  22. 2.237 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1020 days ago · 82 km deep · 15 km away
  23. 1.649 km W of False Pass, Alaska · 1020 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
  24. 2.082 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1019 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  25. 2.287 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1019 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  26. 2.721 km W of Cold Bay, Alaska · 1018 days ago · 129 km deep · 93 km away
  27. 1.784 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1018 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
  28. 1.639 km SW of King Cove, Alaska · 1018 days ago · 69 km deep · 60 km away
  29. 2.498 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1017 days ago · 26 km deep · 49 km away
  30. 4.089 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1017 days ago · 38 km deep · 44 km away
  31. 3.265 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1015 days ago · 35 km deep · 93 km away
  32. 2.8107 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1015 days ago · 35 km deep · 58 km away
  33. 2.445 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 1013 days ago · 22 km deep · 61 km away
  34. 2.298 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1013 days ago · 24 km deep · 56 km away
  35. 2.3107 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1013 days ago · 25 km deep · 56 km away
  36. 4.6150 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1013 days ago · 23 km deep · 100 km away
  37. 2.5142 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1013 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
  38. 2.287 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1013 days ago · 20 km deep · 39 km away
  39. 1.644 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1012 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  40. 2.179 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1012 days ago · 17 km deep · 88 km away
  41. 2.693 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1012 days ago · 25 km deep · 68 km away
  42. 2.120 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1011 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  43. 3.043 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1011 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  44. 3.646 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1011 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  45. 2.694 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1011 days ago · 35 km deep · 68 km away
  46. 1.946 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1011 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  47. 1.531 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1010 days ago · 13 km deep · 25 km away
  48. 3.283 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 1010 days ago · 20 km deep · 54 km away
  49. 1.920 km ENE of False Pass, Alaska · 1010 days ago · 141 km deep · 63 km away
  50. 2.6111 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1009 days ago · 30 km deep · 89 km away
  51. 2.579 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1009 days ago · 35 km deep · 87 km away
  52. 3.091 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1009 days ago · 35 km deep · 64 km away
  53. 2.696 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1008 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  54. 1.749 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1007 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  55. 2.625 km W of False Pass, Alaska · 1007 days ago · 150 km deep · 62 km away
  56. 2.014 km SW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 1006 days ago · 108 km deep · 82 km away
  57. 2.379 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1006 days ago · 80 km deep · 30 km away
  58. 1.960 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1006 days ago · 43 km deep · 68 km away
  59. 2.581 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1005 days ago · 83 km deep · 35 km away
  60. 3.8140 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1000 days ago · 35 km deep · 89 km away

The first 60 of 112.

Before

  1. 2.163 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1031 days ago · 19 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 2.783 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1031 days ago · 55 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 1.919 km SSW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 1032 days ago · 86 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 1.929 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1032 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 2.873 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1034 days ago · 45 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 2.028 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1035 days ago · 12 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 2.183 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1035 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 2.893 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1036 days ago · 35 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 1.933 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1036 days ago · 25 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 2.289 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1036 days ago · 21 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 2.3110 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1036 days ago · 46 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 1.545 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1036 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 2.083 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1039 days ago · 22 km deep · 32 km away
  14. 2.0100 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1039 days ago · 35 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 2.599 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1039 days ago · 35 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 1.632 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1039 days ago · 11 km deep · 20 km away
  17. 2.170 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1039 days ago · 72 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 2.142 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1040 days ago · 69 km deep · 18 km away
  19. 1.646 km W of False Pass, Alaska · 1040 days ago · -1 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 2.553 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1040 days ago · 59 km deep · 21 km away

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