Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 20 km S of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 20 km S of False Pass, Alaska on Tue, Dec 26, 2023, 3:12 PM AKST (00:12 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 46 km WSW 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
2023-12-27 00:12:59 UTC
Depth
4.8 km (3.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.672° N, 163.361° 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
37

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 94 in the 60 days after this one and 53 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.043 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1010 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 3.646 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1010 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 2.694 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1010 days ago · 35 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 1.946 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1009 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 1.531 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1009 days ago · 13 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 3.283 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 1009 days ago · 20 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 1.920 km ENE of False Pass, Alaska · 1009 days ago · 141 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 2.579 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1007 days ago · 35 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 3.091 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1007 days ago · 35 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 2.696 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1007 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 1.749 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1005 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 2.625 km W of False Pass, Alaska · 1005 days ago · 150 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 2.014 km SW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 1005 days ago · 108 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 2.379 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1005 days ago · 80 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 1.960 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1005 days ago · 43 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 2.581 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1004 days ago · 83 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 1.745 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 996 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 2.622 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 992 days ago · 111 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 2.158 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 992 days ago · 14 km deep · 47 km away
  20. 2.747 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 992 days ago · 61 km deep · 50 km away
  21. 1.839 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 991 days ago · 63 km deep · 53 km away
  22. 1.942 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 991 days ago · 63 km deep · 22 km away
  23. 1.958 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 989 days ago · 21 km deep · 77 km away
  24. 2.438 km SW of King Cove, Alaska · 988 days ago · 86 km deep · 47 km away
  25. 2.427 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 988 days ago · 78 km deep · 19 km away
  26. 2.184 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 988 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  27. 1.545 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 986 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  28. 3.047 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 986 days ago · 130 km deep · 31 km away
  29. 2.9100 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 984 days ago · 35 km deep · 97 km away
  30. 1.544 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 984 days ago · -3 km deep · 46 km away
  31. 2.885 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 983 days ago · 83 km deep · 83 km away
  32. 1.940 km SW of King Cove, Alaska · 983 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  33. 2.876 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 982 days ago · 94 km deep · 93 km away
  34. 2.1103 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 982 days ago · 26 km deep · 86 km away
  35. 1.955 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 981 days ago · 62 km deep · 35 km away
  36. 1.625 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 981 days ago · 82 km deep · 58 km away
  37. 1.892 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 981 days ago · 26 km deep · 73 km away
  38. 1.844 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 981 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  39. 2.3111 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 979 days ago · 25 km deep · 92 km away
  40. 3.261 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 979 days ago · 64 km deep · 48 km away
  41. 2.555 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 978 days ago · 35 km deep · 38 km away
  42. 2.788 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 977 days ago · 35 km deep · 74 km away
  43. 2.183 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 977 days ago · 69 km deep · 68 km away
  44. 2.7102 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 977 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  45. 2.637 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 977 days ago · 133 km deep · 30 km away
  46. 3.062 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 976 days ago · 81 km deep · 59 km away
  47. 2.044 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 976 days ago · 57 km deep · 29 km away
  48. 2.189 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 975 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  49. 2.179 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 973 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
  50. 2.585 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 973 days ago · 18 km deep · 67 km away
  51. 2.180 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 973 days ago · 17 km deep · 63 km away
  52. 2.379 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 973 days ago · 27 km deep · 63 km away
  53. 2.481 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 972 days ago · 14 km deep · 65 km away
  54. 1.957 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 971 days ago · 20 km deep · 78 km away
  55. 2.333 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 971 days ago · 87 km deep · 21 km away
  56. 2.811 km NNW of King Cove, Alaska · 970 days ago · 127 km deep · 82 km away
  57. 1.950 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 970 days ago · 13 km deep · 49 km away
  58. 2.691 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 969 days ago · 20 km deep · 77 km away
  59. 2.378 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 968 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  60. 2.288 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 966 days ago · 19 km deep · 68 km away

The first 60 of 94.

Before

  1. 2.693 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1010 days ago · 25 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 1.644 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1011 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 2.287 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1011 days ago · 20 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 2.3107 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1011 days ago · 25 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 2.298 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1012 days ago · 24 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 2.445 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 1012 days ago · 22 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 2.8107 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1013 days ago · 35 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 3.265 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1013 days ago · 35 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 4.089 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1015 days ago · 38 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 2.498 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1015 days ago · 26 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 1.639 km SW of King Cove, Alaska · 1016 days ago · 69 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 1.784 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1016 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 2.721 km W of Cold Bay, Alaska · 1017 days ago · 129 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 2.287 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1017 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 2.082 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1017 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 2.234 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1017 days ago · 72 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 1.649 km W of False Pass, Alaska · 1018 days ago · 12 km deep · 53 km away
  18. 2.237 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1018 days ago · 82 km deep · 18 km away
  19. 2.085 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1018 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  20. 2.169 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1019 days ago · 16 km deep · 95 km away

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