Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 14 km NNE of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 14 km NNE of False Pass, Alaska on Fri, Apr 26, 2019, 8:14 PM AKDT (04:14 UTC), 95 km (59 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 33 km NNE of King Cove, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.3 (ml), micro
Local time: Fri, Apr 26, 2019, 8:14 PM AKDT
UTC: 2019-04-27 04:14:42 UTC
Depth: 95.2 km (59.2 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter: 54.962° N, 163.292° 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: 14

Nearest places

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

King Cove, AlaskaPopulation 1,009. Forecast63 kmW

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 40 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0195dkcfj5 (also filed as aacse0195dkcfi7). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:24 AM UTC.