Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 16 km SW of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 16 km SW of False Pass, Alaska on Wed, May 15, 2019, 2:13 PM AKDT (22:13 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 98 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.0 (ml), micro
Local time: Wed, May 15, 2019, 2:13 PM AKDT
UTC: 2019-05-15 22:13:01 UTC
Depth: 6.1 km (3.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 54.740° N, 163.580° 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

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Stations used: 25

Nearest places

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

King Cove, AlaskaPopulation 1,009. Forecast88 kmWSW

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 48 in the 60 days after this one and 26 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak01967mq6dr (also filed as av61998661). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:15 AM UTC.