Alaska earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 21 km WNW of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 21 km WNW of False Pass, Alaska on Thu, Jul 1, 2021, 9:32 AM AKDT (17:32 UTC), 153 km (95 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 56 km WNW of Cold Bay, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-07-01 17:32:41 UTC
Depth
153.3 km (95.3 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
54.934° N, 163.722° 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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Location uncertainty
About 10.0 km horizontally, 3.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
170°
Stations used
17

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 66 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 66.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000f74m (also filed as ak0218da4h9g). Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 10:42 AM UTC.