Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 139 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 139 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska on Fri, Jul 12, 2019, 2:01 AM AKDT (10:01 UTC), 20 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 94 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
AACSE
Local time
UTC
2019-07-12 10:01:45 UTC
Depth
20.0 km (12.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.782° N, 162.291° 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
28

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 41 in the 60 days after this one and 27 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.3112 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2637 days ago · 38 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 2.5Unimak Island region, Alaska · 2635 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 2.247 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2635 days ago · 66 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 2.771 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2633 days ago · 41 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 3.7166 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2632 days ago · 40 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 3.885 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2631 days ago · 45 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 3.069 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 2630 days ago · 82 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 2.5235 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2630 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 2.4199 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2629 days ago · 42 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 2.2237 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2629 days ago · 31 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 2.165 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2624 days ago · 26 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 2.874 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 2622 days ago · 35 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 2.187 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 2621 days ago · 18 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 2.4219 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2621 days ago · 49 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 2.2123 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2619 days ago · 25 km deep · 20 km away
  16. 3.0122 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2616 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  17. 2.8146 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2614 days ago · 40 km deep · 45 km away
  18. 1.877 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 2611 days ago · 26 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 2.097 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2610 days ago · 20 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 2.082 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 2610 days ago · 39 km deep · 62 km away
  21. 2.292 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2609 days ago · 38 km deep · 94 km away
  22. 2.079 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2608 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away
  23. 2.1133 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2607 days ago · 28 km deep · 38 km away
  24. 2.849 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 2607 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away
  25. 3.2190 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2607 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  26. 2.1145 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 2607 days ago · 26 km deep · 22 km away
  27. 2.066 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2604 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  28. 1.588 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2604 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
  29. 3.1150 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2604 days ago · 35 km deep · 83 km away
  30. 1.649 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 2603 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  31. 2.6106 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2603 days ago · 25 km deep · 65 km away
  32. 4.394 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2602 days ago · 43 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 2
  33. 2.949 km ESE of False Pass, Alaska · 2599 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  34. 2.7100 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 2597 days ago · 32 km deep · 42 km away
  35. 2.3201 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2596 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  36. 1.987 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2594 days ago · 26 km deep · 61 km away
  37. 2.5Unimak Island region, Alaska · 2594 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away
  38. 2.9144 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2583 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  39. 2.054 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2581 days ago · 22 km deep · 100 km away
  40. 3.792 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 2581 days ago · 35 km deep · 49 km away
  41. 2.6226 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2579 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away

Before

  1. 2.094 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2639 days ago · 17 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 2.4165 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2640 days ago · 38 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 2.9162 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2640 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 2.4153 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2642 days ago · 25 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 1.9138 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2642 days ago · 25 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 2.154 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2647 days ago · 26 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 2.795 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2648 days ago · 35 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 4.598 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2648 days ago · 35 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 2.381 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2648 days ago · 23 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 2.393 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2648 days ago · 40 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 2.6125 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2650 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 2.1165 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2651 days ago · 27 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 1.8102 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2651 days ago · 43 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 2.182 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2652 days ago · 37 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 3.2168 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2655 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 3.094 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2655 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
  17. 2.1111 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2657 days ago · 46 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 2.1126 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 2658 days ago · 13 km deep · 29 km away
  19. 2.195 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2658 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 2.185 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2661 days ago · 74 km deep · 95 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aacse0198vcomma. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:01 AM UTC.