M2.9 earthquake 272 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska
A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 272 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska on Wed, Sep 7, 2016, 1:39 PM AKDT (21:39 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 240 km S of False Pass, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2016-09-07 21:39:42 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 52.521° N, 162.164° 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. | Scale | Computed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.9 | ML, local (Richter) | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.128 · 8 stations |
| 2.8 | ML, local (Richter) | Alaska Earthquake Center | Preliminary |
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 4.3 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.13
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 228°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 24
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.9239 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3669 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
- 2.8260 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3661 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
- 5.0240 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3654 days ago · 28 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 6
- 3.8194 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3628 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10006qb8 (also filed as ak13921801, ak016bjgmo6e). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:21 AM UTC.