Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 33 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 33 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska on Fri, Jun 14, 2024, 3:35 PM AKDT (23:35 UTC), 12 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 89 km S of King Cove, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2024-06-14 23:35:05 UTC
Depth
12.2 km (7.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.564° N, 163.527° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.ScaleComputed byNotes
1.9ML, local (Richter)Alaska Earthquake CenterPreferred · Preliminary
2.07ML, local (Richter)AVFinal · ±0.205229761520583 · 11 stations

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

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Stations used
36

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 169 in the 60 days after this one and 75 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 169.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0247mx3znn (also filed as av93164376). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:39 AM UTC.