Alaska earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 240 km S of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 240 km S of False Pass, Alaska on Wed, Aug 7, 2019, 5:32 AM AKDT (13:32 UTC), 32 km (20 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 south of Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2019-08-07 13:32:16 UTC
Depth
32.4 km (20.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
52.727° N, 162.814° 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
33

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.2190 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2606 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 3.1150 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2602 days ago · 35 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 2.4243 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2600 days ago · 23 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 2.3201 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2595 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 2.0211 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2590 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 2.9144 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2581 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 2.6226 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2578 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 3.3217 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2567 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 2.3234 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2567 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 3.7south of Alaska · 2558 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 2.9228 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2551 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away

Before

  1. 2.8146 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2613 days ago · 40 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 2.4219 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2620 days ago · 49 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 2.9240 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2621 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 2.8166 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2622 days ago · 16 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 2.2237 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2627 days ago · 31 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 2.5235 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2628 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 3.7166 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2631 days ago · 40 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 2.5Unimak Island region, Alaska · 2634 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 2.4165 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2638 days ago · 38 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 2.9162 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2638 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 2.4153 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2640 days ago · 25 km deep · 93 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aacse019a2emj6x. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:39 AM UTC.