Alaska earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 8 km W of Moose Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 8 km W of Moose Pass, Alaska on Sun, Aug 11, 2019, 11:41 AM AKDT (19:41 UTC), 31 km (19 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 6 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.7 (ml), micro
Local time: Sun, Aug 11, 2019, 11:41 AM AKDT
UTC: 2019-08-11 19:41:43 UTC
Depth: 31.0 km (19.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 60.499° N, 149.532° W
Region: Alaska
Felt reports: 1
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

How well it is located

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Stations used: 111

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 72 in the 60 days after this one and 37 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 72.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak019a94eia7 (also filed as us600053s6). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 5:33 PM UTC.