Alaska earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 217 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 217 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska on Fri, May 31, 2019, 1:33 AM AKDT (09:33 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 232 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2019-05-31 09:33:11 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.056° N, 162.125° 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 3.0 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
235°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
35

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us600041tk (also filed as aacse0196xvpfkn, ak0196xvpfkn). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:45 AM UTC.