Alaska earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 81 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 81 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska on Sun, Jan 18, 2026, 3:11 AM AKST (12:11 UTC), 18 km (11 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
2.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2026-01-18 12:11:06 UTC
Depth
18.4 km (11.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.231° N, 162.753° 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 8.6 km horizontally, 5.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
216°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 82 in the 60 days after this one and 36 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.079 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 259 days ago · 48 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 2.445 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 258 days ago · 21 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 2.431 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 258 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 2.472 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 258 days ago · 12 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 2.590 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 257 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 2.5111 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 257 days ago · 35 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 2.378 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 257 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 2.3133 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 257 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 2.292 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 257 days ago · 20 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 2.056 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 256 days ago · 19 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 2.293 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 256 days ago · 17 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 2.595 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 256 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 2.4100 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 255 days ago · 21 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 2.723 km ESE of False Pass, Alaska · 254 days ago · 98 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 2.994 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 254 days ago · 35 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 3.068 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 253 days ago · 40 km deep · 14 km away
  17. 3.297 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 251 days ago · 42 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 2.255 km ESE of False Pass, Alaska · 251 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  19. 2.686 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 250 days ago · 35 km deep · 8 km away
  20. 3.18 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 249 days ago · 168 km deep · 80 km away
  21. 2.451 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 249 days ago · 75 km deep · 45 km away
  22. 4.066 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 249 days ago · 54 km deep · 99 km away
  23. 2.4133 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 246 days ago · 35 km deep · 75 km away
  24. 2.5103 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 246 days ago · 20 km deep · 23 km away
  25. 2.496 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 246 days ago · 35 km deep · 70 km away
  26. 2.268 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 246 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away
  27. 2.4126 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 246 days ago · 35 km deep · 93 km away
  28. 1.815 km S of Cold Bay, Alaska · 244 days ago · 116 km deep · 91 km away
  29. 2.519 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 243 days ago · 99 km deep · 63 km away
  30. 2.642 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 243 days ago · 79 km deep · 87 km away
  31. 2.151 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 242 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  32. 2.262 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 242 days ago · 74 km deep · 95 km away
  33. 2.6131 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 240 days ago · 20 km deep · 71 km away
  34. 2.467 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 240 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  35. 2.484 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 240 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  36. 2.6169 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 240 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  37. 2.4113 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 239 days ago · 35 km deep · 67 km away
  38. 2.4120 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 239 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
  39. 2.690 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 239 days ago · 35 km deep · 71 km away
  40. 2.6117 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 239 days ago · 35 km deep · 63 km away
  41. 2.6112 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 237 days ago · 35 km deep · 62 km away
  42. 2.790 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 237 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  43. 3.2134 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 236 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  44. 2.9128 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 236 days ago · 35 km deep · 68 km away
  45. 2.7117 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 234 days ago · 20 km deep · 93 km away
  46. 2.679 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 233 days ago · 35 km deep · 73 km away
  47. 2.6121 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 233 days ago · 35 km deep · 66 km away
  48. 4.566 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 233 days ago · 80 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
  49. 1.734 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 229 days ago · 76 km deep · 97 km away
  50. 2.5101 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 229 days ago · 30 km deep · 67 km away
  51. 2.593 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 229 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
  52. 2.698 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 228 days ago · 35 km deep · 18 km away
  53. 2.588 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 227 days ago · 26 km deep · 46 km away
  54. 2.257 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 226 days ago · 11 km deep · 39 km away
  55. 2.394 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 226 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  56. 2.499 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 226 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
  57. 2.399 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 225 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  58. 2.475 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 224 days ago · 17 km deep · 65 km away
  59. 2.4122 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 224 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  60. 2.351 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 224 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away

The first 60 of 82.

Before

  1. 2.7103 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 260 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 2.567 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 261 days ago · 14 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 2.677 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 261 days ago · 35 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 3.0108 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 262 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 2.864 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 262 days ago · 35 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 2.676 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 263 days ago · 35 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 3.299 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 264 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 2.671 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 264 days ago · 18 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 2.445 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 265 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 2.595 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 265 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 2.791 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 265 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 2.690 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 266 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 2.891 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 267 days ago · 35 km deep · 20 km away
  14. 2.342 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 268 days ago · 67 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 3.0121 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 268 days ago · 12 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 3.223 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 269 days ago · 91 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 2.9100 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 269 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 1.838 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 269 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 2.9143 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 271 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 2.642 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 274 days ago · 35 km deep · 64 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak2026bgdoyt. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 8:39 AM UTC.