Alaska earthquakes

M5.1 earthquake 138 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 138 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska on Fri, Feb 15, 2019, 1:54 PM AKST (22:54 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.1 (mww), moderate
Local time: Fri, Feb 15, 2019, 1:54 PM AKST
UTC: 2019-02-15 22:54:17 UTC
Depth: 35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 53.647° N, 162.930° W
Region: Alaska
Felt reports: 4
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

4 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

Fault motion and ground failure

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Faulting: Reverse (thrust)
Moment magnitude: 5.1 Mww
Nodal plane 1: Strike 234°, dip 19°, rake 71°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 74°, dip 72°, rake 96°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty: About 5.1 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.04
Depth from: Operator assigned
Station coverage gap: 141°
Stations used: 407

Nearest places

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

King Cove, AlaskaPopulation 1,009. Forecast162 kmSSW

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 55 in the 60 days after this one and 32 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000jim0 (also filed as aacse01924g53yy, ak01924g547w, iscgem614907819). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:48 AM UTC.