Alaska earthquakes

M3.8 earthquake 205 km S of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 205 km S of False Pass, Alaska on Mon, Mar 2, 2026, 10:12 AM AKST (19:12 UTC), 20 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 132 km SE of Akutan, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.8 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2026-03-02 19:12:12 UTC
Depth
20.0 km (12.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.025° N, 163.018° W
Region
Alaska
Strongest shaking
I, not felt shaking
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Shaking

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

Strongest estimated
I, not felt shaking
Peak ground acceleration
0.0% of gravity
Peak ground velocity
0.0 cm/s
Map
Automatic
USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter
Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

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 4.6 km horizontally, 0.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
222°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
89

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 49 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.9147 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 209 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 2.7116 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 207 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 2.8134 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 207 days ago · 35 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 2.8133 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 207 days ago · 35 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 3.9132 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 203 days ago · 35 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 2.9148 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 202 days ago · 35 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 2.7159 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 202 days ago · 17 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 2.7135 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 201 days ago · 23 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 2.3136 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 197 days ago · 35 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 2.8136 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 195 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 3.8146 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 194 days ago · 25 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 2.9142 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 194 days ago · 35 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 2.9143 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 194 days ago · 35 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 2.9142 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 192 days ago · 24 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 3.1236 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 192 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 2.8135 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 192 days ago · 29 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 2.6142 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 191 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  18. 2.9139 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 188 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  19. 2.6134 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 187 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 2.7224 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 187 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  21. 3.9147 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 185 days ago · 24 km deep · 61 km away
  22. 2.3124 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 185 days ago · 35 km deep · 98 km away
  23. 2.5142 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 185 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  24. 2.4137 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 185 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  25. 2.4143 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 184 days ago · 23 km deep · 79 km away
  26. 2.4142 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 184 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  27. 2.5155 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 184 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  28. 3.3268 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 182 days ago · 20 km deep · 71 km away
  29. 2.5145 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 181 days ago · 20 km deep · 63 km away
  30. 2.2121 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 181 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  31. 2.3141 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 180 days ago · 16 km deep · 77 km away
  32. 2.3132 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 180 days ago · 15 km deep · 73 km away
  33. 2.5144 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 179 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  34. 2.7132 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 179 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  35. 2.9194 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 176 days ago · 35 km deep · 80 km away
  36. 2.6154 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 176 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  37. 2.3109 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 174 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  38. 2.4125 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 169 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  39. 2.3112 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 169 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away
  40. 2.6129 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 169 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away
  41. 2.7217 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 168 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  42. 2.6149 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 168 days ago · 66 km deep · 73 km away
  43. 3.2227 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 165 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  44. 3.5225 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 165 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  45. 2.9201 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 162 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  46. 3.0138 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 161 days ago · 35 km deep · 86 km away
  47. 3.1152 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 155 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  48. 2.6153 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 154 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  49. 2.4128 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 154 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away

Before

  1. 4.0201 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 213 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 2.6219 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 220 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 2.4122 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 220 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 2.6121 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 229 days ago · 35 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 2.9128 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 232 days ago · 35 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 3.2134 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 233 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 2.6112 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 234 days ago · 35 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 2.6117 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 235 days ago · 35 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 2.4120 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 235 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 2.4113 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 235 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 2.7139 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 235 days ago · 35 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 2.6169 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 236 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 2.8232 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 236 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 2.5160 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 236 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 2.4193 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 236 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 2.2138 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 237 days ago · 35 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 2.6131 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 237 days ago · 20 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 2.6162 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 237 days ago · 17 km deep · 56 km away
  19. 2.4133 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 242 days ago · 35 km deep · 73 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026ehptor. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:42 AM UTC.