Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 22 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 22 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska on Thu, Sep 26, 2019, 7:10 PM AKDT (03:10 UTC), -2 km (-1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 63 km E of Akutan, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2019-09-27 03:10:51 UTC
Depth
-1.6 km (-1.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.761° N, 163.730° 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.

Location uncertainty
About 0.4 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
191°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 32 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.618 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 2559 days ago · 102 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 4.263 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2556 days ago · 73 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 1.785 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 2555 days ago · 24 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 2.568 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2554 days ago · 79 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 1.845 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2554 days ago · 63 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 2.390 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2552 days ago · 21 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 1.882 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 2551 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 1.685 km NE of Akutan, Alaska · 2550 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 2.698 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2548 days ago · 35 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 2.883 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2546 days ago · 128 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 2.529 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2543 days ago · 131 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 1.920 km E of False Pass, Alaska · 2543 days ago · 80 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 2.711 km WSW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 2539 days ago · 118 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 2.883 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 2537 days ago · 24 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 2.498 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2536 days ago · 41 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 1.634 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2534 days ago · 15 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 2.493 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 2533 days ago · 21 km deep · 100 km away
  18. 3.8114 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2530 days ago · 42 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 2.075 km W of False Pass, Alaska · 2527 days ago · 93 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 2.048 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2527 days ago · 84 km deep · 43 km away
  21. 2.078 km NE of Akutan, Alaska · 2523 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  22. 2.966 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 2522 days ago · 35 km deep · 74 km away
  23. 3.9106 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2521 days ago · 21 km deep · 98 km away
  24. 2.886 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2520 days ago · 31 km deep · 81 km away
  25. 1.952 km NE of Akutan, Alaska · 2519 days ago · 98 km deep · 98 km away
  26. 1.997 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2517 days ago · 59 km deep · 93 km away
  27. 2.549 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 2517 days ago · 71 km deep · 90 km away
  28. 2.073 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2515 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  29. 2.191 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2510 days ago · 49 km deep · 80 km away
  30. 2.2107 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2503 days ago · 51 km deep · 91 km away
  31. 2.169 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2501 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
  32. 1.920 km SW of King Cove, Alaska · 2500 days ago · 88 km deep · 78 km away

Before

  1. 2.841 km NNW of False Pass, Alaska · 2569 days ago · 165 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 2.961 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2576 days ago · 69 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 2.062 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2576 days ago · 76 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 3.792 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 2579 days ago · 35 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 2.396 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2585 days ago · 62 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 2.680 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 2585 days ago · 80 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 1.926 km E of False Pass, Alaska · 2587 days ago · 81 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 1.87 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2589 days ago · 90 km deep · 100 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event av62088906. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 2:44 AM UTC.