Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 125 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 125 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska on Thu, Jan 12, 2023, 4:37 AM AKST (13:37 UTC), 26 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 161 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
2023-01-12 13:37:39 UTC
Depth
25.5 km (15.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.767° N, 163.944° 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
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 158 in the 60 days after this one and 90 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.5142 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1353 days ago · 23 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 2.0Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1352 days ago · 17 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 3.1Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1352 days ago · 35 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 1.957 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1352 days ago · 71 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 2.069 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1352 days ago · 29 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 1.766 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1350 days ago · 48 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 1.762 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1350 days ago · 52 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 2.088 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1350 days ago · 58 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 1.640 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1350 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 2.276 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1350 days ago · 68 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 2.3Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1350 days ago · 35 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 1.9107 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1350 days ago · 18 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 2.1100 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1349 days ago · 41 km deep · 30 km away
  14. 2.743 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1349 days ago · 61 km deep · 100 km away
  15. 2.188 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1348 days ago · 26 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 4.4161 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1347 days ago · 20 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 2.9Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1347 days ago · 35 km deep · 39 km away
  18. 4.2152 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1347 days ago · 24 km deep · 38 km away
  19. 2.7163 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1347 days ago · 35 km deep · 51 km away
  20. 4.9161 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1347 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
  21. 2.4160 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1347 days ago · 21 km deep · 45 km away
  22. 3.3155 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1347 days ago · 34 km deep · 43 km away
  23. 2.3160 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1347 days ago · 35 km deep · 49 km away
  24. 2.6151 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1347 days ago · 35 km deep · 34 km away
  25. 3.2156 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1347 days ago · 35 km deep · 41 km away
  26. 2.6164 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1347 days ago · 35 km deep · 52 km away
  27. 3.1168 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1347 days ago · 35 km deep · 58 km away
  28. 2.2173 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1347 days ago · 35 km deep · 63 km away
  29. 2.194 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1347 days ago · 18 km deep · 47 km away
  30. 2.5102 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1347 days ago · 35 km deep · 48 km away
  31. 2.7157 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1347 days ago · 35 km deep · 41 km away
  32. 2.9162 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1346 days ago · 35 km deep · 49 km away
  33. 2.6165 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1346 days ago · 35 km deep · 54 km away
  34. 2.041 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1346 days ago · 61 km deep · 85 km away
  35. 2.9166 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1346 days ago · 31 km deep · 52 km away
  36. 2.073 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1346 days ago · 26 km deep · 55 km away
  37. 3.2163 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1346 days ago · 35 km deep · 49 km away
  38. 2.8163 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1346 days ago · 35 km deep · 47 km away
  39. 2.7158 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1346 days ago · 35 km deep · 47 km away
  40. 4.6Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1345 days ago · 29 km deep · 37 km away
  41. 3.7Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1345 days ago · 24 km deep · 42 km away
  42. 2.6162 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1345 days ago · 25 km deep · 48 km away
  43. 3.0112 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1345 days ago · 35 km deep · 13 km away
  44. 4.2159 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1345 days ago · 35 km deep · 42 km away
  45. 2.9Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1345 days ago · 35 km deep · 54 km away
  46. 3.0165 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1345 days ago · 35 km deep · 49 km away
  47. 2.8170 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1345 days ago · 35 km deep · 55 km away
  48. 2.8Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1345 days ago · 35 km deep · 44 km away
  49. 2.568 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1345 days ago · 35 km deep · 71 km away
  50. 3.3163 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1345 days ago · 35 km deep · 51 km away
  51. 2.996 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1344 days ago · 35 km deep · 54 km away
  52. 2.9149 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1344 days ago · 35 km deep · 36 km away
  53. 1.858 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1343 days ago · 24 km deep · 90 km away
  54. 3.1111 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1343 days ago · 35 km deep · 16 km away
  55. 2.2164 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1343 days ago · 35 km deep · 50 km away
  56. 2.5167 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1342 days ago · 35 km deep · 54 km away
  57. 2.6155 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1342 days ago · 17 km deep · 44 km away
  58. 2.6Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1342 days ago · 25 km deep · 53 km away
  59. 2.6152 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1342 days ago · 35 km deep · 38 km away
  60. 2.8168 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1342 days ago · 35 km deep · 53 km away

The first 60 of 158.

Before

  1. 1.9107 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1354 days ago · 26 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 2.272 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1354 days ago · 39 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 2.287 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1354 days ago · 26 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 2.074 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1354 days ago · 26 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 2.288 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1354 days ago · 30 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 2.1110 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1355 days ago · 41 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 2.174 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1355 days ago · 37 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 2.5120 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1355 days ago · 39 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 2.095 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1355 days ago · 26 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 2.5146 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1355 days ago · 21 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 3.6Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1356 days ago · 50 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 2.092 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1356 days ago · 18 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 2.6148 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1356 days ago · 29 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 2.5154 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1356 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 1.977 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 1356 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 2.051 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1356 days ago · 59 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 2.191 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1357 days ago · 76 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 3.861 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1357 days ago · 49 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 2.249 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1358 days ago · 60 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 1.963 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1358 days ago · 45 km deep · 98 km away

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