Alaska earthquakes

M3.8 earthquake 231 km SE of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 231 km SE of Akutan, Alaska on Thu, Jan 24, 2019, 9:37 AM AKST (18:37 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 138 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.8 (mb), minor
Local time
UTC
2019-01-24 18:37:55 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
52.761° N, 163.149° 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.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 4.3 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
222°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
44

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 37 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.2260 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2805 days ago · 40 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 2.6161 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2805 days ago · 17 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 2.8176 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2805 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 2.8153 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2805 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 3.5235 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2805 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 2.3152 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2801 days ago · 23 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 3.2167 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2789 days ago · 29 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 5.1138 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2783 days ago · 35 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 4
  9. 2.9198 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2782 days ago · 54 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 3.5168 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2781 days ago · 36 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 2.8144 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2780 days ago · 27 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 2.6154 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2779 days ago · 27 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 2.8218 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2779 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 2.6180 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2777 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 3.0212 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2777 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 2.8148 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2776 days ago · 24 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 4.0156 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2775 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 3.2163 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2774 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
  19. 2.5142 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2772 days ago · 32 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 3.1169 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2769 days ago · 35 km deep · 67 km away
  21. 3.0147 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2769 days ago · 30 km deep · 91 km away
  22. 2.7170 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2768 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  23. 3.0134 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2765 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
  24. 2.9199 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2764 days ago · 26 km deep · 88 km away
  25. 2.6139 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2762 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away
  26. 3.0231 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2760 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  27. 2.4150 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2756 days ago · 26 km deep · 89 km away
  28. 4.3152 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2756 days ago · 24 km deep · 86 km away
  29. 2.5234 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2756 days ago · 38 km deep · 88 km away
  30. 3.5168 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2756 days ago · 24 km deep · 68 km away
  31. 3.6160 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2756 days ago · 35 km deep · 79 km away
  32. 2.2162 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2756 days ago · 28 km deep · 75 km away
  33. 2.3166 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2756 days ago · 26 km deep · 72 km away
  34. 2.3162 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2756 days ago · 26 km deep · 76 km away
  35. 2.7166 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2755 days ago · 26 km deep · 71 km away
  36. 2.9242 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2751 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  37. 2.6156 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2751 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away

Before

  1. 3.4141 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2808 days ago · 29 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 3.6154 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2812 days ago · 24 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 3.4153 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2812 days ago · 35 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 3.2221 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2812 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 3.0177 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2819 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 2.9209 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2821 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 2.5147 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2822 days ago · 32 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 3.0170 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2824 days ago · 43 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 2.9223 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 2824 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 2.9269 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2827 days ago · 1 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 2.8237 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2827 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 2.8148 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2827 days ago · 35 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 2.9161 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2831 days ago · 26 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 3.0258 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2832 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 2.7150 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2833 days ago · 26 km deep · 85 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000j8f8 (also filed as aacse01913zu6e2, ak01913zuagy). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:51 AM UTC.