Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 32 km S of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 32 km S of False Pass, Alaska on Fri, May 7, 2021, 7:47 PM AKDT (03:47 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 84 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-05-08 03:47:37 UTC
Depth
6.3 km (3.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.560° N, 163.431° 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.

Location uncertainty
About 1.7 km horizontally, 1.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.21
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
308°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 31 in the 60 days after this one and 49 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.836 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1964 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 3.384 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1963 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 1.627 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1959 days ago · 72 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 2.123 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1959 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 2.024 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1958 days ago · 18 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 2.7110 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1956 days ago · 34 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 2.4110 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1956 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 1.539 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1953 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 2.298 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1943 days ago · 16 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 1.873 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1943 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 1.923 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1943 days ago · 13 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 3.3131 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1939 days ago · 22 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 3.225 km NW of False Pass, Alaska · 1935 days ago · 22 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 2.559 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1931 days ago · 53 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 1.524 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1924 days ago · 13 km deep · 10 km away
  16. 2.893 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1923 days ago · 35 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 1.685 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 1923 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 1.630 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1923 days ago · 13 km deep · 13 km away
  19. 3.281 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 1922 days ago · 27 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 2.5Alaska Peninsula · 1921 days ago · 20 km deep · 59 km away
  21. 1.740 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1915 days ago · -3 km deep · 8 km away
  22. 1.793 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1913 days ago · 42 km deep · 61 km away
  23. 1.547 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 1913 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  24. 1.571 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1913 days ago · 36 km deep · 100 km away
  25. 1.938 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1913 days ago · 78 km deep · 11 km away
  26. 2.621 km WNW of False Pass, Alaska · 1910 days ago · 153 km deep · 46 km away
  27. 1.992 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1908 days ago · 42 km deep · 60 km away
  28. 1.826 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1907 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  29. 2.691 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1906 days ago · 35 km deep · 59 km away
  30. 4.156 km WNW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 1906 days ago · 177 km deep · 97 km away
  31. 2.077 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1905 days ago · 66 km deep · 45 km away

Before

  1. 1.619 km SSW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 1972 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 2.597 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1973 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 1.926 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1973 days ago · 90 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 1.532 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1974 days ago · 13 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 1.737 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1974 days ago · 63 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 1.987 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1974 days ago · 50 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 2.1114 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1974 days ago · 26 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 2.0105 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1974 days ago · 67 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 1.852 km ESE of False Pass, Alaska · 1974 days ago · 62 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 2.0114 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1974 days ago · 26 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 1.829 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1975 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 2.0Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1975 days ago · 40 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 1.830 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1975 days ago · 13 km deep · 8 km away
  14. 2.1106 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1976 days ago · 43 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 1.626 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1976 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
  16. 2.029 km W of False Pass, Alaska · 1976 days ago · 25 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 1.899 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1976 days ago · 26 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 1.7100 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1976 days ago · 38 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 1.728 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1976 days ago · 16 km deep · 11 km away
  20. 2.187 km W of False Pass, Alaska · 1977 days ago · 123 km deep · 89 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event av91237946. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 3:10 PM UTC.