Alaska earthquakes

M3.8 earthquake 114 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 114 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska on Sun, Oct 27, 2019, 4:02 AM AKDT (12:02 UTC), 42 km (26 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 167 km S of False Pass, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 3.8 (mb), minor
Local time: Sun, Oct 27, 2019, 4:02 AM AKDT
UTC: 2019-10-27 12:02:20 UTC
Depth: 42.1 km (26.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 53.886° N, 164.026° 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 5.0 km horizontally, 8.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.14
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 140°
Stations used: 100

Nearest places

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

Akutan, AlaskaPopulation 1,040. Forecast118 kmESE

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 64 in the 60 days after this one and 30 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 64.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us600063kd (also filed as ak019dscdysq). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 1:02 AM UTC.