Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 30 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 30 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska on Sat, Jun 15, 2024, 10:38 PM AKDT (06:38 UTC), 13 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), micro
Local time: Sat, Jun 15, 2024, 10:38 PM AKDT
UTC: 2024-06-16 06:38:44 UTC
Depth: 12.6 km (7.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 54.586° N, 163.537° 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

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Stations used: 30

Nearest places

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

King Cove, AlaskaPopulation 1,009. Forecast94 kmWSW

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 149 in the 60 days after this one and 88 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 149.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0247py357e (also filed as av93166146). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 9:32 AM UTC.