Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 37 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 37 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska on Sat, Mar 28, 2026, 10:40 AM AKDT (18:40 UTC), 2 km (1 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: 2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from: Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time: Sat, Mar 28, 2026, 10:40 AM AKDT
UTC: 2026-03-28 18:40:43 UTC
Depth: 1.8 km (1.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 54.548° N, 163.636° W
Region: Alaska
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
2.2	ML, local (Richter)	Alaska Earthquake Center	Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.2 · 23 stations
1.81	ML, local (Richter)	AV	Final · ±0.282696862307201 · 17 stations

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 5.0 km horizontally, 2.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.20
Station coverage gap: 188°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used: 32

Nearest places

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

King Cove, AlaskaPopulation 1,009. Forecast102 kmWSW

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 109 in the 60 days after this one and 32 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 109.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026gdhpll (also filed as av94114958). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:37 AM UTC.