Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 88 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 88 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska on Fri, Apr 28, 2017, 10:18 AM AKDT (18:18 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 162 km S of False Pass, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from: Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time: Fri, Apr 28, 2017, 10:18 AM AKDT
UTC: 2017-04-28 18:18:30 UTC
Depth: 13.0 km (8.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 54.145° N, 162.807° W
Region: Alaska
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used: 14

Nearest places

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

King Cove, AlaskaPopulation 1,009. Forecast107 kmSSW

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 81 in the 60 days after this one and 68 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 81.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0175fg8ofh (also filed as ak15928700). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:42 AM UTC.