Alaska earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 162 km S of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 162 km S of False Pass, Alaska on Thu, Feb 5, 2026, 3:20 PM AKST (00:20 UTC), 17 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 201 km S 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
2026-02-06 00:20:57 UTC
Depth
17.3 km (10.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.396° N, 163.583° 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 10.0 km horizontally, 8.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
254°, 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: 107 in the 60 days after this one and 23 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.6131 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 237 days ago · 20 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 2.2138 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 237 days ago · 35 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 2.4193 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 237 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 2.3121 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 236 days ago · 19 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 2.5160 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 236 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 2.8232 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 236 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 2.6169 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 236 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 2.7139 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 236 days ago · 35 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 2.4113 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 236 days ago · 35 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 2.4120 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 236 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 2.690 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 235 days ago · 35 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 2.6117 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 235 days ago · 35 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 2.589 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 235 days ago · 22 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 2.6112 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 234 days ago · 35 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 2.790 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 234 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 3.2134 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 233 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 2.9128 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 232 days ago · 35 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 2.6121 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 230 days ago · 35 km deep · 43 km away
  19. 3.181 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 229 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 2.5101 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 226 days ago · 30 km deep · 62 km away
  21. 2.593 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 225 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
  22. 2.698 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 224 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away
  23. 2.493 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 224 days ago · 26 km deep · 76 km away
  24. 2.588 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 223 days ago · 26 km deep · 75 km away
  25. 2.394 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 222 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  26. 2.499 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 222 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
  27. 2.486 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 222 days ago · 17 km deep · 88 km away
  28. 2.4122 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 221 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  29. 4.0201 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 213 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  30. 3.8205 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 213 days ago · 20 km deep · 56 km away
  31. 2.7102 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 213 days ago · 35 km deep · 61 km away
  32. 2.589 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 212 days ago · 34 km deep · 79 km away
  33. 2.6116 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 212 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  34. 2.489 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 211 days ago · 48 km deep · 82 km away
  35. 2.5111 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 210 days ago · 35 km deep · 67 km away
  36. 2.9147 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 209 days ago · 11 km deep · 25 km away
  37. 2.7116 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 208 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  38. 2.492 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 207 days ago · 35 km deep · 88 km away
  39. 2.8134 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 207 days ago · 35 km deep · 42 km away
  40. 2.8133 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 207 days ago · 35 km deep · 40 km away
  41. 2.5107 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 206 days ago · 35 km deep · 63 km away
  42. 2.4103 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 205 days ago · 35 km deep · 66 km away
  43. 2.394 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 205 days ago · 35 km deep · 88 km away
  44. 3.9132 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 203 days ago · 35 km deep · 51 km away
  45. 2.9148 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 203 days ago · 35 km deep · 18 km away
  46. 2.7159 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 203 days ago · 17 km deep · 6 km away
  47. 2.383 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 202 days ago · 78 km deep · 83 km away
  48. 2.587 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 201 days ago · 23 km deep · 86 km away
  49. 2.7135 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 201 days ago · 23 km deep · 49 km away
  50. 2.3136 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 198 days ago · 35 km deep · 48 km away
  51. 2.2102 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 198 days ago · 56 km deep · 83 km away
  52. 2.478 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 196 days ago · 69 km deep · 92 km away
  53. 2.7103 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 196 days ago · 35 km deep · 80 km away
  54. 2.488 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 196 days ago · 35 km deep · 78 km away
  55. 2.8136 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 196 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  56. 2.7115 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 195 days ago · 45 km deep · 52 km away
  57. 2.7107 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 194 days ago · 35 km deep · 97 km away
  58. 3.8146 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 194 days ago · 25 km deep · 41 km away
  59. 2.9142 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 194 days ago · 35 km deep · 43 km away
  60. 2.9143 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 194 days ago · 35 km deep · 42 km away

The first 60 of 107.

Before

  1. 2.4126 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 242 days ago · 35 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 2.496 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 242 days ago · 35 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 2.4133 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 243 days ago · 35 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 3.1181 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 245 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 2.9108 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 247 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 3.297 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 248 days ago · 42 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 2.7114 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 249 days ago · 35 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 2.185 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 249 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 2.4100 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 251 days ago · 21 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 2.595 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 252 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 3.6115 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 252 days ago · 18 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 2.896 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 253 days ago · 58 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 2.3133 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 253 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 2.4114 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 254 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 2.695 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 254 days ago · 35 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 2.7103 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 257 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 2.771 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 259 days ago · 60 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 2.390 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 259 days ago · 45 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 2.478 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 260 days ago · 67 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 3.0121 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 265 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak2026cocvwr. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:54 PM UTC.