M2.1 earthquake 54 km ESE of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 54 km ESE of False Pass, Alaska on Tue, Jan 26, 2016, 10:40 PM AKST (07:40 UTC), 63 km (39 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 72 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 77 in the 60 days after this one and 43 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 77.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak01618rwzeb (also filed as ak12716052). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:40 PM UTC.