Alaska earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 22 km SSW of Cold Bay, Alaska

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 22 km SSW of Cold Bay, Alaska on Thu, Sep 10, 2026, 3:54 PM AKDT (23:54 UTC), 80 km (50 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 54 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2026-09-10 23:54:11 UTC
Depth
79.7 km (49.5 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
55.001° N, 162.867° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 5.1 km horizontally, 4.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
160°
Stations used
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 since this one and 28 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.054 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 11 days ago · 63 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 2.243 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 9 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 2.559 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 6 days ago · 53 km deep · 59 km away

Before

  1. 2.250 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 13 days ago · 65 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 2.259 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 13 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 2.382 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 15 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 2.795 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 15 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 2.822 km E of False Pass, Alaska · 16 days ago · 100 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 2.125 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 16 days ago · 16 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 2.418 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 18 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 2.827 km SW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 18 days ago · 103 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 2.469 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 20 days ago · 34 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 2.045 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 23 days ago · 80 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 2.828 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 23 days ago · 92 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 3.374 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 25 days ago · 35 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 2.383 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 26 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 2.569 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 28 days ago · 71 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 2.147 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 28 days ago · 64 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 2.049 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 28 days ago · 78 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 2.037 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 29 days ago · 80 km deep · 39 km away
  18. 2.246 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 29 days ago · 62 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 2.767 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 30 days ago · 35 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 2.296 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 32 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000th46 (also filed as aka2026rzhits). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:43 AM UTC.