Alaska earthquakes

M3.8 earthquake 36 km N of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 36 km N of False Pass, Alaska on Sun, Feb 10, 2019, 8:50 PM AKST (05:50 UTC), 176 km (109 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 3.8 (mb), minor
Local time: Sun, Feb 10, 2019, 8:50 PM AKST
UTC: 2019-02-11 05:50:38 UTC
Depth: 175.7 km (109.2 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter: 55.183° N, 163.373° 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 9.0 km horizontally, 6.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.25
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 128°
Stations used: 77

Nearest places

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

King Cove, AlaskaPopulation 1,009. Forecast68 kmWNW

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000jc79 (also filed as ak0191xjujqa). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:46 AM UTC.