Alaska earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 283 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 283 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska on Wed, May 29, 2019, 4:02 AM AKDT (12:02 UTC), 38 km (23 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 232 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
AACSE
Local time
UTC
2019-05-29 12:02:58 UTC
Depth
37.8 km (23.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
52.465° N, 161.931° 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
62

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.1263 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2683 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 2.9217 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2681 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 4.2232 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2681 days ago · 48 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 2.9268 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2679 days ago · 50 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 2.7218 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2677 days ago · 40 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 2.5254 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2676 days ago · 41 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 3.6270 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2672 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 2.6218 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2666 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 2.8241 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 2656 days ago · 56 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 2.7281 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2647 days ago · 32 km deep · 20 km away
  11. 2.5235 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2631 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 2.2237 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2630 days ago · 31 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 2.9240 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2624 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away

Before

  1. 3.2250 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2685 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 3.0255 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2694 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 2.8231 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2695 days ago · 50 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 2.5233 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2696 days ago · 35 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 2.4240 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2698 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 3.0239 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2699 days ago · 51 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 2.6243 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2700 days ago · 38 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 2.3214 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2709 days ago · 46 km deep · 83 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aacse0196um8grj. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:16 PM UTC.