Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 69 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 69 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska on Fri, Sep 1, 2023, 7:22 PM AKDT (03:22 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 108 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 1.9 (ml), micro
Local time: Fri, Sep 1, 2023, 7:22 PM AKDT
UTC: 2023-09-02 03:22:36 UTC
Depth: 5.8 km (3.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 54.616° N, 164.416° 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: 29

Nearest places

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

Akutan, AlaskaPopulation 1,040. Forecast103 kmENE

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 73 in the 60 days after this one and 54 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 73.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak023b98l4c4 (also filed as av91114678). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:44 AM UTC.