Alaska earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 61 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 61 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska on Tue, Sep 10, 2019, 2:57 PM AKDT (22:57 UTC), 69 km (43 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 63 km E of Akutan, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.9 (ml), micro
Local time: Tue, Sep 10, 2019, 2:57 PM AKDT
UTC: 2019-09-10 22:57:03 UTC
Depth: 69.5 km (43.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 54.325° N, 163.654° 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, 11.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.07
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 174°
Stations used: 59

Nearest places

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

King Cove, AlaskaPopulation 1,009. Forecast119 kmSW

Nearby

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

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70005qyt (also filed as ak019bmsekes). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:22 AM UTC.