Alaska earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 156 km S of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 156 km S of False Pass, Alaska on Tue, Mar 19, 2019, 10:30 PM AKDT (06:30 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 89 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.6 (ml), micro
Local time: Tue, Mar 19, 2019, 10:30 PM AKDT
UTC: 2019-03-20 06:30:36 UTC
Depth: 12.6 km (7.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 53.451° N, 163.316° 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 11.9 km horizontally, 27.8 km in depth
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 283°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used: 16

Nearest places

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

Akutan, AlaskaPopulation 1,040. Forecast178 kmESE

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 44 in the 60 days after this one and 42 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us700036gg (also filed as ak0193mr7j1b). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 2:04 AM UTC.