Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 112 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 112 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska on Sun, Jul 14, 2019, 4:11 AM AKDT (12:11 UTC), 38 km (24 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: 2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from: Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time: Sun, Jul 14, 2019, 4:11 AM AKDT
UTC: 2019-07-14 12:11:27 UTC
Depth: 38.2 km (23.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 53.962° N, 162.602° W
Region: Alaska
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
2.3	ML, local (Richter)	Alaska Earthquake Center	Preferred · Preliminary
2.3	ML, local (Richter)	AACSE	Preliminary

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: 21

Nearest places

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

King Cove, AlaskaPopulation 1,009. Forecast124 kmS

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 51 in the 60 days after this one and 33 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0198yp0al9 (also filed as aacse0198yp0al9). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:42 PM UTC.