Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 45 km WNW of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 45 km WNW of False Pass, Alaska on Sat, Feb 16, 2019, 3:31 AM AKST (12:31 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 90 km W of False Pass, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2019-02-16 12:31:00 UTC
Depth
13.8 km (8.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.989° N, 164.089° 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 2.0 km horizontally, 4.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
314°, 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: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.531 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2782 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 2.693 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2781 days ago · 32 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 2.193 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2778 days ago · 25 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 2.291 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 2773 days ago · 72 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 2.657 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2764 days ago · 78 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 4.790 km W of False Pass, Alaska · 2764 days ago · 166 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 2.222 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 2757 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 2.554 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 2754 days ago · 67 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 2.337 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2749 days ago · 103 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 1.549 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2733 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 2.491 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 2728 days ago · 61 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 2.487 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 2723 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away

Before

  1. 2.140 km ESE of False Pass, Alaska · 2783 days ago · 75 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 2.339 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2784 days ago · 87 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 3.836 km N of False Pass, Alaska · 2788 days ago · 176 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 2.283 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 2799 days ago · 71 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 2.159 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2802 days ago · 55 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 2.383 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2802 days ago · 77 km deep · 91 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event av70822639. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:39 AM UTC.