Alaska earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 206 km SE of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 206 km SE of Akutan, Alaska on Wed, Jun 19, 2019, 8:34 AM AKDT (16:34 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 166 km S of False Pass, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2019-06-19 16:34:58 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
52.851° N, 163.527° 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.

Location uncertainty
About 4.1 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
295°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.8198 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2659 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 2.0121 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2658 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 2.1117 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2657 days ago · 39 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 2.1139 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2656 days ago · 17 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 2.8147 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2655 days ago · 23 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 3.2168 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2653 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 2.1165 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2649 days ago · 27 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 2.6125 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2648 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 2.4153 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2640 days ago · 25 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 2.9162 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2639 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 1.9123 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2638 days ago · 16 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 2.4165 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2638 days ago · 38 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 2.5Unimak Island region, Alaska · 2634 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 3.7166 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2631 days ago · 40 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 2.5235 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2629 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 3.1129 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2625 days ago · 24 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 2.8166 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2622 days ago · 16 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 2.6118 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2622 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 2.9240 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2622 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 2.5114 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2619 days ago · 35 km deep · 97 km away
  21. 3.4125 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2615 days ago · 35 km deep · 92 km away
  22. 2.8146 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2613 days ago · 40 km deep · 91 km away
  23. 2.4240 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2611 days ago · 32 km deep · 50 km away
  24. 3.1150 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2602 days ago · 35 km deep · 73 km away
  25. 2.4243 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2600 days ago · 23 km deep · 60 km away

Before

  1. 2.0130 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2663 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 2.6218 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2663 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 2.3206 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2673 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 2.7218 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2675 days ago · 40 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 2.9268 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2677 days ago · 50 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 2.9217 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2679 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 3.2250 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2682 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 3.3142 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2685 days ago · 37 km deep · 80 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70004jb6 (also filed as ak0197tf3clr). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:38 PM UTC.