Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 53 km W of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 53 km W of False Pass, Alaska on Sun, Apr 4, 2021, 7:52 PM AKDT (03:52 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 28 km S of False Pass, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-04-05 03:52:53 UTC
Depth
4.8 km (3.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.786° N, 164.236° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 38 in the 60 days after this one and 40 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.882 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 26 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 2.128 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 2.635 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1994 days ago · 17 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 2.784 km W of False Pass, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 1.932 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1988 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 2.087 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1988 days ago · 26 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 1.830 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1986 days ago · 94 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 2.096 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1986 days ago · 21 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 1.631 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1985 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 1.520 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1985 days ago · 23 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 1.778 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1984 days ago · 26 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 1.824 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1984 days ago · 24 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 2.129 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 82 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 2.940 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 18 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 1.942 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 1980 days ago · 18 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 3.5100 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1980 days ago · 19 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 2.29 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1979 days ago · 93 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 2.328 km NE of False Pass, Alaska · 1977 days ago · 99 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 2.187 km W of False Pass, Alaska · 1977 days ago · 123 km deep · 34 km away
  20. 1.728 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1977 days ago · 16 km deep · 64 km away
  21. 1.7100 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1976 days ago · 38 km deep · 92 km away
  22. 1.899 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1976 days ago · 26 km deep · 93 km away
  23. 2.029 km W of False Pass, Alaska · 1976 days ago · 25 km deep · 24 km away
  24. 1.626 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1976 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
  25. 1.830 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1976 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
  26. 1.829 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1975 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  27. 2.0105 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1974 days ago · 67 km deep · 92 km away
  28. 1.987 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1974 days ago · 50 km deep · 95 km away
  29. 1.737 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1974 days ago · 63 km deep · 73 km away
  30. 1.532 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1974 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
  31. 1.619 km SSW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 1972 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  32. 1.932 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1965 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  33. 1.836 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1964 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  34. 2.123 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1959 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  35. 2.024 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1958 days ago · 18 km deep · 60 km away
  36. 1.539 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1954 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
  37. 2.062 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 1944 days ago · 123 km deep · 61 km away
  38. 1.923 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1943 days ago · 13 km deep · 60 km away

Before

  1. 1.934 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1998 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 2.5Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1998 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 2.8101 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1999 days ago · 23 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 2.769 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2000 days ago · 59 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 1.822 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2000 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 1.537 km SW of King Cove, Alaska · 2000 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 2.794 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2001 days ago · 50 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 2.042 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 2002 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 1.926 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2003 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 2.663 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 2004 days ago · 103 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 2.775 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 2007 days ago · 88 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 2.824 km NW of False Pass, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 151 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 2.024 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 2.2102 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2009 days ago · 26 km deep · 100 km away
  15. 2.330 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2012 days ago · 122 km deep · 24 km away
  16. 2.640 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2013 days ago · 15 km deep · 70 km away
  17. 2.716 km SSW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 2013 days ago · 103 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 2.1108 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2014 days ago · 51 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 2.125 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2014 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away
  20. 1.823 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2015 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0214d65iwg (also filed as av91217846). Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 8:47 PM UTC.