Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 77 km SE of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 77 km SE of False Pass, Alaska on Wed, May 13, 2026, 4:18 AM AKDT (12:18 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 84 km S of King Cove, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2026-05-13 12:18:43 UTC
Depth
13.1 km (8.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.371° N, 162.545° 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 9.4 km horizontally, 3.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
254°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 97 in the 60 days after this one and 63 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.995 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 141 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 2.993 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 141 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 4.784 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 141 days ago · 48 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 3.578 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 141 days ago · 46 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 2.597 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 141 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 2.5112 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 136 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 2.890 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 135 days ago · 35 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 2.9138 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 133 days ago · 18 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 2.076 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 132 days ago · 15 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 2.2112 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 131 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 3.788 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 129 days ago · 42 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 2.777 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 128 days ago · 19 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 2.2100 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 126 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 2.190 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 126 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  15. 2.593 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 125 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 2.487 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 125 days ago · 17 km deep · 29 km away
  17. 1.626 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 125 days ago · 110 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 2.6113 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 125 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 2.294 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 124 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 2.4100 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 121 days ago · 15 km deep · 62 km away
  21. 2.2108 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 118 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  22. 1.837 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 117 days ago · 79 km deep · 42 km away
  23. 2.869 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 115 days ago · 60 km deep · 83 km away
  24. 1.973 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 115 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  25. 2.276 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 113 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away
  26. 2.792 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 113 days ago · 29 km deep · 83 km away
  27. 1.852 km ESE of False Pass, Alaska · 112 days ago · 18 km deep · 29 km away
  28. 2.3102 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 112 days ago · 25 km deep · 53 km away
  29. 2.773 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 112 days ago · 35 km deep · 28 km away
  30. 2.180 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 112 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
  31. 2.058 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 112 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  32. 2.698 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 109 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away
  33. 2.154 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 109 days ago · 59 km deep · 81 km away
  34. 1.532 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 109 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  35. 2.139 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 108 days ago · 65 km deep · 52 km away
  36. 1.944 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 108 days ago · 15 km deep · 40 km away
  37. 1.894 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 107 days ago · 20 km deep · 69 km away
  38. 2.383 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 107 days ago · 14 km deep · 62 km away
  39. 2.253 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 107 days ago · 47 km deep · 60 km away
  40. 2.299 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 106 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  41. 1.791 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 106 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
  42. 2.1109 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 106 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  43. 2.446 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 106 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  44. 2.573 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 105 days ago · 26 km deep · 84 km away
  45. 2.094 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 104 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  46. 2.146 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 104 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  47. 2.248 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 104 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  48. 2.2101 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 104 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  49. 2.5102 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 104 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  50. 2.5103 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 104 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  51. 2.296 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 103 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  52. 2.594 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 103 days ago · 25 km deep · 80 km away
  53. 2.194 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 102 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  54. 1.933 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 102 days ago · 77 km deep · 50 km away
  55. 2.047 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 101 days ago · 83 km deep · 71 km away
  56. 2.186 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 101 days ago · 18 km deep · 29 km away
  57. 1.9103 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 100 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  58. 2.690 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 100 days ago · 35 km deep · 75 km away
  59. 2.463 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 97 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away
  60. 2.048 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 97 days ago · 79 km deep · 55 km away

The first 60 of 97.

Before

  1. 2.5103 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 142 days ago · 28 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 2.447 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 143 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 2.842 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 143 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 2.9102 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 143 days ago · 35 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 2.7117 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 144 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 3.264 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 144 days ago · 69 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 2.181 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 145 days ago · 30 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 1.911 km W of Cold Bay, Alaska · 145 days ago · 118 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 2.591 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 145 days ago · 35 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 2.815 km E of King Cove, Alaska · 145 days ago · 102 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 3.185 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 146 days ago · 35 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 2.425 km W of False Pass, Alaska · 146 days ago · 166 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 3.078 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 146 days ago · 35 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 2.2123 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 146 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  15. 2.8134 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 147 days ago · 35 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 2.998 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 147 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 2.5125 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 148 days ago · 21 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 2.198 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 148 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  19. 2.2103 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 148 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  20. 2.468 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 149 days ago · 28 km deep · 16 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026jktnod. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:54 AM UTC.