Alaska earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 94 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 94 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska on Wed, Jun 26, 2024, 4:35 AM AKDT (12:35 UTC), 57 km (36 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 87 km SE of Akutan, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.6 (ml), micro
Local time: Wed, Jun 26, 2024, 4:35 AM AKDT
UTC: 2024-06-26 12:35:14 UTC
Depth: 57.5 km (35.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 54.115° N, 164.133° 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.

Location uncertainty: About 3.8 km horizontally, 15.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.12
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 201°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used: 20

Nearest places

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

Akutan, AlaskaPopulation 1,040. Forecast107 kmE

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 197 in the 60 days after this one and 119 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 197.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000nhy7 (also filed as ak02486l0ibh). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 2:19 AM UTC.