Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 50 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 50 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska on Sun, Mar 15, 2026, 6:18 AM AKDT (14:18 UTC), 6 km (3 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: 2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from: Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time: Sun, Mar 15, 2026, 6:18 AM AKDT
UTC: 2026-03-15 14:18:02 UTC
Depth: 5.5 km (3.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 54.460° N, 163.038° 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 6.5 km horizontally, 3.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.10
Station coverage gap: 211°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used: 25

Nearest places

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

King Cove, AlaskaPopulation 1,009. Forecast81 kmSW

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 148 in the 60 days after this one and 31 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 148.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026ffclqr (also filed as av94092088). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:51 AM UTC.