Alaska earthquakes

M3.9 earthquake 167 km S of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 167 km S of False Pass, Alaska on Sat, Nov 2, 2019, 3:27 PM AKDT (23:27 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 3.9 (mb), minor
Local time: Sat, Nov 2, 2019, 3:27 PM AKDT
UTC: 2019-11-02 23:27:18 UTC
Depth: 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 53.353° N, 163.587° 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 4.8 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.12
Depth from: Operator assigned
Station coverage gap: 170°
Stations used: 86

Nearest places

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Akutan, AlaskaPopulation 1,040. Forecast168 kmESE

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 40 in the 60 days after this one and 22 in the 30 days before it.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us700062fi (also filed as ak019e2gb069). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:30 AM UTC.