Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 51 km ESE of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 51 km ESE of False Pass, Alaska on Wed, Dec 11, 2024, 9:51 PM AKST (06:51 UTC), 63 km (39 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 105 km S of False Pass, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2024-12-12 06:51:17 UTC
Depth
62.6 km (38.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.621° N, 162.716° 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: 135 in the 60 days after this one and 85 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.135 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 659 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 2.089 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 659 days ago · 16 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 2.026 km NW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 658 days ago · 44 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 1.832 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 658 days ago · 12 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 2.683 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 658 days ago · 19 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 2.4121 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 658 days ago · 27 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 1.977 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 658 days ago · 26 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 1.656 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 656 days ago · 42 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 2.225 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 655 days ago · 13 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 2.322 km S of Cold Bay, Alaska · 655 days ago · 117 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 2.662 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 655 days ago · 35 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 2.7100 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 655 days ago · 35 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 2.698 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 653 days ago · 35 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 2.037 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 653 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 1.933 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 653 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 2.182 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 653 days ago · 20 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 2.7100 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 652 days ago · 22 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 3.0101 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 652 days ago · 35 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 2.794 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 651 days ago · 35 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 2.591 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 651 days ago · 35 km deep · 83 km away
  21. 2.052 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 650 days ago · 41 km deep · 43 km away
  22. 2.178 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 650 days ago · 26 km deep · 62 km away
  23. 1.962 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 650 days ago · 49 km deep · 89 km away
  24. 2.184 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 650 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  25. 2.541 km NNE of King Cove, Alaska · 650 days ago · 142 km deep · 96 km away
  26. 2.765 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 650 days ago · 62 km deep · 73 km away
  27. 1.847 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 649 days ago · 50 km deep · 64 km away
  28. 1.937 km ENE of King Cove, Alaska · 648 days ago · 92 km deep · 86 km away
  29. 3.2117 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 648 days ago · 41 km deep · 93 km away
  30. 1.737 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 648 days ago · 54 km deep · 43 km away
  31. 1.780 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 648 days ago · 26 km deep · 68 km away
  32. 2.030 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 648 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
  33. 1.829 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 648 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
  34. 1.732 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 648 days ago · 13 km deep · 52 km away
  35. 2.131 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 648 days ago · 13 km deep · 53 km away
  36. 1.830 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 648 days ago · 13 km deep · 52 km away
  37. 1.631 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 648 days ago · 13 km deep · 52 km away
  38. 2.134 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 648 days ago · 12 km deep · 51 km away
  39. 2.134 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 647 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away
  40. 2.134 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 647 days ago · 12 km deep · 51 km away
  41. 2.728 km WNW of False Pass, Alaska · 647 days ago · 107 km deep · 79 km away
  42. 1.851 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 645 days ago · 47 km deep · 57 km away
  43. 2.257 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 645 days ago · 63 km deep · 57 km away
  44. 2.892 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 645 days ago · 35 km deep · 47 km away
  45. 2.887 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 644 days ago · 35 km deep · 79 km away
  46. 2.096 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 644 days ago · 26 km deep · 83 km away
  47. 2.797 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 643 days ago · 35 km deep · 84 km away
  48. 1.73 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 643 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  49. 2.173 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 643 days ago · 18 km deep · 77 km away
  50. 3.181 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 643 days ago · 35 km deep · 51 km away
  51. 2.921 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 642 days ago · 136 km deep · 66 km away
  52. 3.054 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 642 days ago · 35 km deep · 55 km away
  53. 2.446 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 641 days ago · 49 km deep · 46 km away
  54. 2.380 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 641 days ago · 38 km deep · 66 km away
  55. 2.173 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 640 days ago · 16 km deep · 61 km away
  56. 2.029 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 639 days ago · 13 km deep · 50 km away
  57. 2.6103 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 638 days ago · 35 km deep · 98 km away
  58. 3.230 km NE of Cold Bay, Alaska · 638 days ago · 154 km deep · 88 km away
  59. 2.584 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 635 days ago · 35 km deep · 62 km away
  60. 1.937 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 635 days ago · 17 km deep · 54 km away

The first 60 of 135.

Before

  1. 2.596 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 660 days ago · 35 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 3.140 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 660 days ago · 64 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 2.169 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 661 days ago · 19 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 2.134 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 661 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 2.686 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 662 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 2.794 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 662 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 5.097 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 662 days ago · 35 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
  8. 2.222 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 662 days ago · 13 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 3.973 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 663 days ago · 35 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 2.994 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 663 days ago · 35 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 2.524 km NE of Cold Bay, Alaska · 664 days ago · 145 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 2.178 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 664 days ago · 19 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 2.036 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 664 days ago · 61 km deep · 19 km away
  14. 1.627 km NE of False Pass, Alaska · 664 days ago · 85 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 2.195 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 664 days ago · 26 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 1.574 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 664 days ago · 26 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 1.648 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 664 days ago · 74 km deep · 29 km away
  18. 1.876 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 665 days ago · 18 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 2.514 km SSW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 665 days ago · 113 km deep · 50 km away
  20. 2.054 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 665 days ago · 86 km deep · 3 km away

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