Alaska earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 125 km S of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 125 km S of False Pass, Alaska on Wed, Apr 15, 2026, 2:12 AM AKDT (10:12 UTC), 8 km (5 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
2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2026-04-15 10:12:51 UTC
Depth
8.1 km (5.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.726° N, 163.327° 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 18.5 km horizontally, 7.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
256°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 182 in the 60 days after this one and 88 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.3112 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 172 days ago · 14 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 2.6129 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 172 days ago · 35 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 2.3120 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 172 days ago · 18 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 2.170 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 171 days ago · 58 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 2.244 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 171 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 2.6149 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 171 days ago · 66 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 2.282 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 170 days ago · 37 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 2.5103 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 169 days ago · 29 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 2.586 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 167 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 2.135 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 166 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 2.791 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 166 days ago · 76 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 2.9201 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 165 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 3.0138 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 164 days ago · 35 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 2.485 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 163 days ago · 31 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 5.588 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 163 days ago · 24 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 12
  16. 3.481 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 163 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 2.987 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 163 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 2.595 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 163 days ago · 24 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 2.494 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 163 days ago · 26 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 3.688 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 163 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 2
  21. 2.398 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 163 days ago · 30 km deep · 99 km away
  22. 2.5100 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 163 days ago · 24 km deep · 93 km away
  23. 2.598 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 163 days ago · 22 km deep · 93 km away
  24. 2.887 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 163 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away
  25. 2.497 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 163 days ago · 25 km deep · 94 km away
  26. 3.194 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 163 days ago · 35 km deep · 97 km away
  27. 2.595 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 163 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
  28. 2.682 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 162 days ago · 29 km deep · 98 km away
  29. 2.688 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 162 days ago · 29 km deep · 97 km away
  30. 3.086 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 162 days ago · 35 km deep · 97 km away
  31. 2.888 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 162 days ago · 35 km deep · 93 km away
  32. 2.498 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 162 days ago · 23 km deep · 92 km away
  33. 3.588 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 162 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away
  34. 2.5100 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 162 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
  35. 2.596 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 162 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away
  36. 2.4101 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 162 days ago · 23 km deep · 97 km away
  37. 2.599 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 162 days ago · 23 km deep · 97 km away
  38. 3.590 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 162 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away
  39. 2.694 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 162 days ago · 23 km deep · 96 km away
  40. 2.6101 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 162 days ago · 18 km deep · 99 km away
  41. 2.5101 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 162 days ago · 18 km deep · 93 km away
  42. 2.595 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 162 days ago · 23 km deep · 98 km away
  43. 2.397 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 162 days ago · 23 km deep · 93 km away
  44. 2.4102 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 162 days ago · 20 km deep · 95 km away
  45. 2.5100 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 162 days ago · 25 km deep · 92 km away
  46. 2.699 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 162 days ago · 22 km deep · 97 km away
  47. 2.395 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 162 days ago · 28 km deep · 91 km away
  48. 2.597 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 162 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away
  49. 2.590 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 162 days ago · 23 km deep · 97 km away
  50. 2.396 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 162 days ago · 21 km deep · 97 km away
  51. 2.3103 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 162 days ago · 21 km deep · 93 km away
  52. 2.399 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 162 days ago · 29 km deep · 92 km away
  53. 2.785 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 162 days ago · 35 km deep · 97 km away
  54. 2.293 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 162 days ago · 30 km deep · 97 km away
  55. 2.984 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 162 days ago · 25 km deep · 97 km away
  56. 2.542 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 162 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  57. 2.243 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 162 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  58. 2.391 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 162 days ago · 28 km deep · 97 km away
  59. 2.3101 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 162 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  60. 2.591 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 162 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away

The first 60 of 182.

Before

  1. 2.3100 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 174 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 3.396 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 174 days ago · 35 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 1.739 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 175 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 3.793 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 175 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 2.596 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 175 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 3.194 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 175 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 5.193 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 175 days ago · 35 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 6
  8. 2.695 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 176 days ago · 35 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 2.798 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 176 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 2.2105 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 176 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 1.939 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 176 days ago · 14 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 2.9106 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 177 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 2.3109 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 177 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 2.2104 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 177 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 2.598 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 177 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 4.989 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 177 days ago · 27 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 3.475 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 178 days ago · 20 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 2.292 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 178 days ago · 68 km deep · 64 km away
  19. 2.7112 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 178 days ago · 35 km deep · 57 km away
  20. 2.9115 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 179 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026hjrvph. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:38 PM UTC.