Alaska earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 105 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 105 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska on Sun, Sep 15, 2024, 9:15 PM AKDT (05:15 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 162 km S of False Pass, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2024-09-16 05:15:34 UTC
Depth
35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.967° N, 163.997° 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 3.7 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
203°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
29

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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: 154 in the 60 days after this one and 71 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 154.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000nmib (also filed as ak024by2sosl). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 9:44 AM UTC.