Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 92 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 92 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska on Thu, Apr 9, 2026, 1:26 PM AKDT (21:26 UTC), 68 km (42 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.5 88 km SE of Akutan, 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
UTC
2026-04-09 21:26:57 UTC
Depth
68.3 km (42.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.111° N, 164.058° 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 18.2 km horizontally, 8.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
211°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
29

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 88 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.475 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 178 days ago · 20 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 3.043 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 178 days ago · 76 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 4.989 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 178 days ago · 27 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 2.3109 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 177 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 1.939 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 177 days ago · 14 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 2.695 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 176 days ago · 35 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 1.739 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 175 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 2.4125 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 173 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 2.3112 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 173 days ago · 14 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 2.6129 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 172 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 2.3120 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 172 days ago · 18 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 2.170 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 172 days ago · 58 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 2.244 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 172 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 2.6149 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 171 days ago · 66 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 3.352 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 170 days ago · 65 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 2.282 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 170 days ago · 37 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 2.5103 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 170 days ago · 29 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 2.586 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 167 days ago · 35 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 2.135 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 166 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 2.791 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 166 days ago · 76 km deep · 21 km away
  21. 2.881 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 165 days ago · 35 km deep · 80 km away
  22. 3.416 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 165 days ago · 117 km deep · 96 km away
  23. 2.327 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 164 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  24. 3.0138 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 164 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away
  25. 2.429 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 164 days ago · 76 km deep · 92 km away
  26. 2.485 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 164 days ago · 31 km deep · 63 km away
  27. 3.083 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 164 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  28. 5.588 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 163 days ago · 24 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 12
  29. 3.481 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 163 days ago · 35 km deep · 66 km away
  30. 2.987 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 163 days ago · 35 km deep · 70 km away
  31. 2.785 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 163 days ago · 35 km deep · 76 km away
  32. 2.595 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 163 days ago · 24 km deep · 79 km away
  33. 2.693 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 163 days ago · 35 km deep · 83 km away
  34. 3.586 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 163 days ago · 35 km deep · 78 km away
  35. 3.389 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 163 days ago · 35 km deep · 87 km away
  36. 2.5101 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 163 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away
  37. 2.494 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 163 days ago · 26 km deep · 82 km away
  38. 3.281 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 163 days ago · 35 km deep · 78 km away
  39. 3.688 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 163 days ago · 35 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 2
  40. 2.398 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 163 days ago · 30 km deep · 84 km away
  41. 2.5100 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 163 days ago · 24 km deep · 80 km away
  42. 2.598 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 163 days ago · 22 km deep · 78 km away
  43. 2.887 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 163 days ago · 35 km deep · 77 km away
  44. 2.497 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 163 days ago · 25 km deep · 77 km away
  45. 2.883 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 163 days ago · 35 km deep · 83 km away
  46. 3.194 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 163 days ago · 35 km deep · 80 km away
  47. 2.595 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 163 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away
  48. 2.682 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 163 days ago · 29 km deep · 71 km away
  49. 2.688 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 163 days ago · 29 km deep · 75 km away
  50. 3.086 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 163 days ago · 35 km deep · 73 km away
  51. 2.888 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 163 days ago · 35 km deep · 70 km away
  52. 2.498 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 163 days ago · 23 km deep · 76 km away
  53. 3.081 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 163 days ago · 35 km deep · 74 km away
  54. 3.588 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 163 days ago · 35 km deep · 73 km away
  55. 2.869 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 163 days ago · 35 km deep · 73 km away
  56. 2.985 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 163 days ago · 35 km deep · 76 km away
  57. 2.686 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 163 days ago · 35 km deep · 83 km away
  58. 2.5100 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 163 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
  59. 2.596 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 163 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
  60. 2.4101 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 163 days ago · 23 km deep · 84 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 2.282 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 178 days ago · 26 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 2.7112 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 178 days ago · 35 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 2.9115 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 179 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 2.6154 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 180 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 2.360 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 181 days ago · 64 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 2.346 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 182 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 2.889 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 182 days ago · 30 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 2.378 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 182 days ago · 50 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 2.695 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 183 days ago · 35 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 2.346 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 183 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 2.7132 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 183 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 2.5144 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 183 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 2.2123 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 183 days ago · 15 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 2.3132 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 183 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 3.163 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 184 days ago · 60 km deep · 59 km away
  16. 2.347 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 184 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 2.2121 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 185 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 2.5145 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 185 days ago · 20 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 2.583 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 185 days ago · 35 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 2.574 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 185 days ago · 35 km deep · 72 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026gznvgp. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:51 AM UTC.