Alaska earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 99 km SE of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 99 km SE of False Pass, Alaska on Wed, Jul 15, 2026, 4:28 AM AKDT (12:28 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 89 km S of False Pass, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2026-07-15 12:28:13 UTC
Depth
10.8 km (6.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.133° N, 162.497° 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 5.4 km horizontally, 3.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
221°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
28

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 141 in the 60 days after this one and 79 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.152 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 81 days ago · 62 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 2.894 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 81 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 2.9149 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 80 days ago · 35 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 2.170 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 80 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 2.079 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 80 days ago · 27 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 2.335 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 80 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 2.580 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 79 days ago · 35 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 2.5124 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 79 days ago · 35 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 2.6126 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 79 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 2.163 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 79 days ago · 72 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 2.691 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 78 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 2.993 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 78 days ago · 35 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 3.291 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 77 days ago · 35 km deep · 8 km away
  14. 2.742 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 76 days ago · 81 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 2.015 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 76 days ago · 98 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 2.274 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 74 days ago · 27 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 2.3106 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 72 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
  18. 2.276 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 72 days ago · 29 km deep · 28 km away
  19. 2.2111 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 72 days ago · 28 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 2.152 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 72 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  21. 3.336 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 70 days ago · 71 km deep · 90 km away
  22. 1.55 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 70 days ago · 88 km deep · 100 km away
  23. 2.479 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 69 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  24. 2.465 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 68 days ago · 51 km deep · 35 km away
  25. 2.9142 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 68 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  26. 2.299 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 67 days ago · 11 km deep · 22 km away
  27. 2.293 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 67 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  28. 2.0103 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 67 days ago · 24 km deep · 4 km away
  29. 2.3100 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 67 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  30. 2.587 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 67 days ago · 18 km deep · 92 km away
  31. 2.290 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 67 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
  32. 1.854 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 66 days ago · 56 km deep · 67 km away
  33. 2.580 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 65 days ago · 29 km deep · 29 km away
  34. 3.490 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 65 days ago · 35 km deep · 68 km away
  35. 2.5110 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 64 days ago · 35 km deep · 71 km away
  36. 2.8149 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 63 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  37. 2.8148 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 63 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  38. 2.366 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 63 days ago · 17 km deep · 76 km away
  39. 2.3102 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 63 days ago · 28 km deep · 85 km away
  40. 2.023 km ESE of False Pass, Alaska · 63 days ago · 88 km deep · 79 km away
  41. 2.624 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 62 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  42. 2.736 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 62 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  43. 2.970 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 61 days ago · 35 km deep · 88 km away
  44. 2.9148 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 61 days ago · 22 km deep · 92 km away
  45. 2.5107 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 61 days ago · 35 km deep · 71 km away
  46. 2.2107 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 60 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  47. 2.330 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 60 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  48. 1.931 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 60 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  49. 2.5123 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 60 days ago · 19 km deep · 98 km away
  50. 2.4109 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 60 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  51. 2.349 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 59 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away
  52. 2.9106 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 59 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  53. 2.587 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 59 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  54. 2.298 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 58 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  55. 2.456 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 58 days ago · 73 km deep · 66 km away
  56. 2.5101 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 56 days ago · 35 km deep · 32 km away
  57. 2.1104 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 56 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
  58. 1.9110 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 56 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  59. 2.4102 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 56 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  60. 2.399 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 55 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away

The first 60 of 141.

Before

  1. 2.598 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 81 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 3.799 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 81 days ago · 17 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 2.6100 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 81 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 2.798 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 81 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 2.7103 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 81 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 3.3106 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 82 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 5.493 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 82 days ago · 49 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 7
  8. 4.393 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 82 days ago · 42 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 2
  9. 2.5112 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 82 days ago · 28 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 2.8106 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 82 days ago · 35 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 2.8114 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 82 days ago · 21 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 3.288 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 82 days ago · 35 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 3.190 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 82 days ago · 35 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 5.2105 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 82 days ago · 35 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 6
  15. 3.190 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 84 days ago · 35 km deep · 9 km away
  16. 2.684 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 85 days ago · 35 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 2.493 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 85 days ago · 15 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 2.892 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 85 days ago · 35 km deep · 55 km away
  19. 2.588 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 86 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  20. 2.664 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 88 days ago · 61 km deep · 84 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026nxdfoy. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:34 AM UTC.