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

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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

Nearest places

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

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.

After

  1. 4.2232 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2678 days ago · 48 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 2.9131 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 2677 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 2.9268 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2676 days ago · 50 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 2.3129 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 2675 days ago · 26 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 2.7218 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2675 days ago · 40 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 2.5254 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2674 days ago · 41 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 3.6270 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2670 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 2.6218 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2663 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 2.9206 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2660 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 2.1126 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 2656 days ago · 13 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 2.8241 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 2654 days ago · 56 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 3.2168 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2653 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 2.1233 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2647 days ago · 43 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 2.6246 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2646 days ago · 44 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 2.7281 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2644 days ago · 32 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 2.4153 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2640 days ago · 25 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 1.9139 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2637 days ago · 20 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 2.5Unimak Island region, Alaska · 2634 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 2.5235 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2628 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  20. 2.4199 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2627 days ago · 42 km deep · 96 km away
  21. 2.2237 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2627 days ago · 31 km deep · 25 km away
  22. 2.9240 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2621 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  23. 2.4219 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2620 days ago · 49 km deep · 42 km away

Before

  1. 3.1263 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2680 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 3.0283 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2681 days ago · 38 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 3.2250 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2682 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 3.0255 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2691 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 2.8231 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2692 days ago · 50 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 2.5233 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2693 days ago · 35 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 2.4240 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2695 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 3.0239 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2697 days ago · 51 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 2.6243 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2697 days ago · 38 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 2.4163 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2700 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 2.3214 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2706 days ago · 46 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 2.3228 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2706 days ago · 42 km deep · 85 km away

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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.