Alaska earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 268 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 268 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska on Sun, Jun 2, 2019, 3:32 PM AKDT (23:32 UTC), 50 km (31 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 270 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2019-06-02 23:32:35 UTC
Depth
49.7 km (30.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
52.519° N, 162.385° 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
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.7218 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2675 days ago · 40 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 2.3206 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2673 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 3.6270 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2670 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 2.6218 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2663 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 2.9206 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2660 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 2.8198 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2659 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 2.8241 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 2654 days ago · 56 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 2.7281 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2644 days ago · 32 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 2.5235 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2629 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 2.2237 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2627 days ago · 31 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 2.9240 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2622 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  12. 2.4219 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2620 days ago · 49 km deep · 91 km away

Before

  1. 4.2232 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2679 days ago · 48 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 2.9217 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2679 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 3.0283 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2681 days ago · 38 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 3.2250 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2682 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 3.0255 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2691 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 2.8231 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2693 days ago · 50 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 2.5233 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2694 days ago · 35 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 3.0239 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2697 days ago · 51 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 2.3214 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2707 days ago · 46 km deep · 91 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aacse01971f404z. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:21 PM UTC.