Alaska earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 170 km S of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 170 km S of False Pass, Alaska on Sat, Oct 2, 2021, 1:19 AM AKDT (09:19 UTC), 24 km (15 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 114 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-10-02 09:19:33 UTC
Depth
23.8 km (14.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.325° N, 163.311° 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

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
26

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 47 in the 60 days after this one and 71 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.9114 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1817 days ago · 21 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 4.0111 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 1817 days ago · 47 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 2.0119 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1816 days ago · 20 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 1.9122 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 25 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 4.4129 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 22 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 4.5152 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 11 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 2.4149 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 20 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 4.4147 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 35 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 3.3154 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 19 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 4.4153 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 2.192 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1812 days ago · 30 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 3.4132 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1805 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 2.0102 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1798 days ago · 20 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 3.6102 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1792 days ago · 35 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 2.899 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1792 days ago · 16 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 2.5110 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1792 days ago · 35 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 2.4160 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1791 days ago · 25 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 2.2154 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1791 days ago · 25 km deep · 17 km away
  19. 2.8117 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1788 days ago · 26 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 2.1113 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1788 days ago · 51 km deep · 79 km away
  21. 2.7114 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1787 days ago · 28 km deep · 77 km away
  22. 3.9146 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1787 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  23. 2.1120 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1785 days ago · 49 km deep · 73 km away
  24. 2.6114 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1784 days ago · 32 km deep · 76 km away
  25. 2.896 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1782 days ago · 35 km deep · 73 km away
  26. 2.5115 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 20 km deep · 55 km away
  27. 2.182 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 42 km deep · 88 km away
  28. 2.0113 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1780 days ago · 55 km deep · 79 km away
  29. 2.084 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1780 days ago · 54 km deep · 89 km away
  30. 1.978 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1779 days ago · 51 km deep · 95 km away
  31. 1.991 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1779 days ago · 26 km deep · 84 km away
  32. 2.587 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1777 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
  33. 2.5128 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1771 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  34. 2.1108 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1770 days ago · 26 km deep · 81 km away
  35. 2.2105 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1770 days ago · 25 km deep · 82 km away
  36. 3.8105 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1770 days ago · 41 km deep · 83 km away
  37. 2.7100 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1770 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
  38. 2.4138 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1769 days ago · 22 km deep · 72 km away
  39. 2.6112 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1769 days ago · 35 km deep · 75 km away
  40. 3.1Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1769 days ago · 32 km deep · 72 km away
  41. 3.1112 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1769 days ago · 35 km deep · 75 km away
  42. 2.3107 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1768 days ago · 48 km deep · 82 km away
  43. 2.7120 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1768 days ago · 35 km deep · 87 km away
  44. 2.6Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1768 days ago · 35 km deep · 83 km away
  45. 1.9Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1765 days ago · 24 km deep · 70 km away
  46. 1.7102 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1761 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
  47. 1.9139 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1760 days ago · 26 km deep · 81 km away

Before

  1. 3.0151 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1821 days ago · 16 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 2.096 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1823 days ago · 26 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 2.088 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1823 days ago · 61 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 2.6194 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1823 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 2.092 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1823 days ago · 21 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 2.9140 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1823 days ago · 30 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 2.6209 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1825 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 2.393 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1832 days ago · 26 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 2.8162 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 22 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 2.092 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 51 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 2.6195 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1834 days ago · 18 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 2.8156 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1834 days ago · 35 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 2.4217 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1834 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 2.1151 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1834 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 3.7152 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 35 km deep · 19 km away
  16. 2.5157 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 35 km deep · 18 km away
  17. 3.2142 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 35 km deep · 33 km away
  18. 3.3144 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 35 km deep · 30 km away
  19. 2.4160 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 37 km deep · 21 km away
  20. 2.8177 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 35 km deep · 9 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021cmy9hem. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 10:12 AM UTC.