Alaska earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 154 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 154 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska on Wed, Mar 16, 2016, 3:13 AM AKDT (11:13 UTC), 24 km (15 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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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2016-03-16 11:13:41 UTC
Depth
24.4 km (15.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.508° N, 162.843° 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
2.6ML, local (Richter)USGS National Earthquake Information CenterPreferred · Reviewed
2.6ML, local (Richter)Alaska Earthquake CenterPreliminary

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 7.2 km horizontally, 8.7 km in depth
Station coverage gap
291°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 25 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.494 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3849 days ago · 19 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 2.268 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3848 days ago · 39 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 2.462 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3847 days ago · 61 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 4.572 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3846 days ago · 53 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 2.398 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3846 days ago · 26 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 2.4125 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3845 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 2.7128 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3845 days ago · 16 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 2.2Unimak Island region, Alaska · 3845 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 2.6121 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3834 days ago · 52 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 2.4110 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3834 days ago · 54 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 2.382 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 3834 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 2.7241 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3831 days ago · 24 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 2.5109 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3831 days ago · 36 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 2.7120 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3827 days ago · 26 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 4.097 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3824 days ago · 31 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 3.5216 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3817 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 2.589 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3815 days ago · 37 km deep · 79 km away
  18. 3.498 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3814 days ago · 40 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 2.6109 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3813 days ago · 44 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 3.0218 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3812 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  21. 2.8108 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3799 days ago · 25 km deep · 52 km away
  22. 2.3128 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3797 days ago · 14 km deep · 80 km away
  23. 3.569 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3796 days ago · 50 km deep · 85 km away
  24. 2.3110 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3796 days ago · 26 km deep · 82 km away
  25. 2.1108 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3796 days ago · 55 km deep · 87 km away
  26. 2.7155 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3794 days ago · 35 km deep · 56 km away

Before

  1. 3.4south of Alaska · 3856 days ago · 37 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 2.7163 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3858 days ago · 20 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 2.196 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3860 days ago · 14 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 2.1138 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3861 days ago · 29 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 2.0115 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3862 days ago · 26 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 3.596 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3864 days ago · 27 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 3.3236 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3866 days ago · 40 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 3.3241 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3866 days ago · 37 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 3.1222 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3866 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 2.994 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 3866 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 2.381 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3867 days ago · 56 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 2.581 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3868 days ago · 49 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 2.6130 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3869 days ago · 27 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 2.9101 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3869 days ago · 26 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 2.6218 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 3871 days ago · 24 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 2.490 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3872 days ago · 19 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 2.489 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3873 days ago · 41 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 3.1131 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3873 days ago · 25 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 2.497 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 3874 days ago · 14 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 2.8128 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3874 days ago · 49 km deep · 26 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20005ccw (also filed as ak13070878, ak0163hvh0oj). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 1:21 AM UTC.