Alaska earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 100 km S of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 100 km S of False Pass, Alaska on Fri, Jan 9, 2026, 4:25 AM AKST (13:25 UTC), 33 km (20 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 66 km SW of False Pass, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2026-01-09 13:25:42 UTC
Depth
32.8 km (20.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.961° N, 163.619° 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 8.3 km horizontally, 10.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
234°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 92 in the 60 days after this one and 26 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.0121 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 263 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 2.891 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 262 days ago · 35 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 2.445 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 260 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 2.478 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 259 days ago · 67 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 2.390 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 258 days ago · 45 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 2.771 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 258 days ago · 60 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 3.0108 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 257 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 2.7103 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 256 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 2.681 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 255 days ago · 18 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 2.345 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 255 days ago · 78 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 4.079 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 254 days ago · 48 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 2.445 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 253 days ago · 21 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 2.431 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 253 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 2.472 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 253 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 2.695 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 253 days ago · 35 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 2.5111 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 252 days ago · 35 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 2.378 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 252 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 2.4114 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 252 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  19. 2.3133 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 252 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  20. 2.056 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 252 days ago · 19 km deep · 44 km away
  21. 2.896 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 251 days ago · 58 km deep · 46 km away
  22. 2.293 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 251 days ago · 17 km deep · 75 km away
  23. 2.259 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 251 days ago · 36 km deep · 97 km away
  24. 2.160 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 251 days ago · 42 km deep · 95 km away
  25. 3.6115 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 251 days ago · 18 km deep · 36 km away
  26. 2.595 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 251 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  27. 2.4100 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 250 days ago · 21 km deep · 0 km away
  28. 2.723 km ESE of False Pass, Alaska · 249 days ago · 98 km deep · 99 km away
  29. 3.068 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 249 days ago · 40 km deep · 69 km away
  30. 2.185 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 248 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  31. 2.7114 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 248 days ago · 35 km deep · 75 km away
  32. 3.297 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 246 days ago · 42 km deep · 25 km away
  33. 2.255 km ESE of False Pass, Alaska · 246 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  34. 2.686 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 246 days ago · 35 km deep · 71 km away
  35. 2.9108 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 245 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  36. 3.18 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 245 days ago · 168 km deep · 93 km away
  37. 2.451 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 245 days ago · 75 km deep · 98 km away
  38. 2.4133 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 242 days ago · 35 km deep · 39 km away
  39. 2.5103 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 241 days ago · 20 km deep · 76 km away
  40. 2.496 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 241 days ago · 35 km deep · 11 km away
  41. 2.4126 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 241 days ago · 35 km deep · 30 km away
  42. 2.519 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 239 days ago · 99 km deep · 91 km away
  43. 2.6162 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 237 days ago · 17 km deep · 63 km away
  44. 2.6131 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 236 days ago · 20 km deep · 38 km away
  45. 2.2138 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 236 days ago · 35 km deep · 50 km away
  46. 2.467 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 235 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  47. 2.3121 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 235 days ago · 19 km deep · 83 km away
  48. 2.5160 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 235 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  49. 2.7139 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 235 days ago · 35 km deep · 44 km away
  50. 2.4113 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 234 days ago · 35 km deep · 15 km away
  51. 2.4120 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 234 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
  52. 2.690 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 234 days ago · 35 km deep · 18 km away
  53. 2.6117 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 234 days ago · 35 km deep · 23 km away
  54. 2.589 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 234 days ago · 22 km deep · 83 km away
  55. 2.6112 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 233 days ago · 35 km deep · 19 km away
  56. 2.790 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 232 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  57. 3.2134 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 232 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  58. 2.9128 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 231 days ago · 35 km deep · 37 km away
  59. 2.6121 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 228 days ago · 35 km deep · 28 km away
  60. 4.566 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 228 days ago · 80 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1

The first 60 of 92.

Before

  1. 1.838 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 264 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 2.9143 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 266 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 2.495 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 266 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 3.489 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 270 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 2.176 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 271 days ago · 87 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 2.695 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 271 days ago · 26 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 2.587 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 272 days ago · 16 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 2.6122 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 272 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 2.241 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 272 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 2.264 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 273 days ago · 115 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 2.9102 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 273 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 1.876 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 274 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 3.0165 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 274 days ago · 22 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 3.0139 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 277 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 2.9101 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 278 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 2.790 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 278 days ago · 22 km deep · 57 km away
  17. 2.8105 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 278 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 2.294 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 279 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 2.3100 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 280 days ago · 12 km deep · 51 km away
  20. 2.075 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 280 days ago · 40 km deep · 67 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak2026apsniu. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 1:00 PM UTC.