Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 24 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 24 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska on Wed, Nov 25, 2020, 7:20 PM AKST (04:20 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 71 km S of King Cove, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-11-26 04:20:21 UTC
Depth
15.6 km (9.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.636° N, 163.328° 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.

Stations used
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 68 in the 60 days after this one and 34 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 68.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak020f7hdxvt. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 1:26 PM UTC.