Alaska earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 101 km S of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 101 km S of False Pass, Alaska on Tue, Feb 17, 2026, 9:42 PM AKST (06:42 UTC), 30 km (18 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 93 km S of King Cove, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2026-02-18 06:42:31 UTC
Depth
29.7 km (18.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.954° N, 163.666° 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 10.5 km horizontally, 5.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
236°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 143 in the 60 days after this one and 51 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.593 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 223 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 2.698 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 222 days ago · 35 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 2.493 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 222 days ago · 26 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 2.588 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 221 days ago · 26 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 2.257 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 221 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 2.394 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 220 days ago · 11 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 2.499 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 220 days ago · 33 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 2.486 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 220 days ago · 17 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 2.281 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 219 days ago · 78 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 2.4122 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 219 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 2.545 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 216 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 2.136 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 215 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 2.366 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 212 days ago · 56 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 2.892 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 211 days ago · 35 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 2.7102 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 211 days ago · 35 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 2.698 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 211 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 2.589 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 211 days ago · 34 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 2.6116 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 210 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 2.489 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 209 days ago · 48 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 2.5111 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 208 days ago · 35 km deep · 26 km away
  21. 2.9147 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 207 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
  22. 2.7116 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 206 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  23. 2.492 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 205 days ago · 35 km deep · 97 km away
  24. 2.8134 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 205 days ago · 35 km deep · 75 km away
  25. 2.8133 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 205 days ago · 35 km deep · 71 km away
  26. 2.5107 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 204 days ago · 35 km deep · 40 km away
  27. 2.478 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 204 days ago · 89 km deep · 78 km away
  28. 2.4103 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 203 days ago · 35 km deep · 44 km away
  29. 2.394 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 203 days ago · 35 km deep · 98 km away
  30. 3.9132 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 201 days ago · 35 km deep · 84 km away
  31. 2.9148 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 201 days ago · 35 km deep · 53 km away
  32. 2.7159 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 201 days ago · 17 km deep · 59 km away
  33. 2.383 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 200 days ago · 78 km deep · 75 km away
  34. 2.587 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 200 days ago · 23 km deep · 88 km away
  35. 2.7135 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 199 days ago · 23 km deep · 85 km away
  36. 2.350 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 198 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  37. 2.487 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 197 days ago · 80 km deep · 60 km away
  38. 2.6103 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 197 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  39. 2.3136 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 196 days ago · 35 km deep · 85 km away
  40. 2.2102 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 196 days ago · 56 km deep · 37 km away
  41. 2.861 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 195 days ago · 100 km deep · 72 km away
  42. 2.478 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 194 days ago · 69 km deep · 31 km away
  43. 2.7103 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 194 days ago · 35 km deep · 36 km away
  44. 2.488 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 194 days ago · 35 km deep · 66 km away
  45. 2.8136 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 194 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  46. 2.475 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 193 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  47. 1.747 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 193 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  48. 2.7115 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 193 days ago · 45 km deep · 44 km away
  49. 2.7107 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 192 days ago · 35 km deep · 72 km away
  50. 1.545 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 192 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  51. 3.8146 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 192 days ago · 25 km deep · 61 km away
  52. 2.9142 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 192 days ago · 35 km deep · 84 km away
  53. 2.9143 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 192 days ago · 35 km deep · 84 km away
  54. 2.588 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 192 days ago · 35 km deep · 23 km away
  55. 2.1106 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 191 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  56. 2.8128 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 191 days ago · 35 km deep · 30 km away
  57. 2.9142 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 191 days ago · 24 km deep · 65 km away
  58. 2.8135 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 191 days ago · 29 km deep · 60 km away
  59. 2.3106 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 190 days ago · 20 km deep · 47 km away
  60. 2.6142 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 190 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away

The first 60 of 143.

Before

  1. 2.764 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 225 days ago · 53 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 3.645 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 226 days ago · 65 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 3.181 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 227 days ago · 35 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 4.566 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 228 days ago · 80 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
  5. 2.6121 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 228 days ago · 35 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 2.9128 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 230 days ago · 35 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 3.2134 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 231 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 2.790 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 232 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 2.6112 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 232 days ago · 35 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 2.589 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 233 days ago · 22 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 2.6117 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 233 days ago · 35 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 2.690 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 233 days ago · 35 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 2.4120 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 234 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 2.4113 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 234 days ago · 35 km deep · 16 km away
  15. 2.7139 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 234 days ago · 35 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 2.5160 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 234 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 2.3121 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 234 days ago · 19 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 2.467 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 235 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 2.2138 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 235 days ago · 35 km deep · 48 km away
  20. 2.6131 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 235 days ago · 20 km deep · 39 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026dkqfcy. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 10:36 PM UTC.