Alaska earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 65 km SE of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 65 km SE of False Pass, Alaska on Mon, Jul 27, 2026, 11:14 PM AKDT (07:14 UTC), 51 km (31 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
2.4 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2026-07-28 07:14:56 UTC
Depth
50.5 km (31.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.391° N, 162.798° 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 17.8 km horizontally, 12.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
227°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 138 in the 60 days after this one and 72 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.9142 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 64 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 2.299 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 64 days ago · 11 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 2.293 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 64 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 2.0103 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 63 days ago · 24 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 2.3100 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 63 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 2.587 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 63 days ago · 18 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 1.854 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 63 days ago · 56 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 2.580 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 61 days ago · 29 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 3.490 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 61 days ago · 35 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 2.5110 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 61 days ago · 35 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 2.366 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 59 days ago · 17 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 2.3102 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 59 days ago · 28 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 3.625 km ENE of King Cove, Alaska · 59 days ago · 104 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 2.023 km ESE of False Pass, Alaska · 59 days ago · 88 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 2.624 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 58 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 2.736 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 58 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  17. 2.4105 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 58 days ago · 16 km deep · 100 km away
  18. 2.970 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 58 days ago · 35 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 2.5107 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 57 days ago · 35 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 2.2107 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 57 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  21. 2.330 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 56 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  22. 1.931 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 56 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  23. 2.7112 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 56 days ago · 17 km deep · 95 km away
  24. 2.5123 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 56 days ago · 19 km deep · 98 km away
  25. 2.4109 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 56 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  26. 2.349 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 56 days ago · 12 km deep · 32 km away
  27. 2.9106 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 56 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  28. 2.587 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 56 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  29. 3.5107 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 55 days ago · 31 km deep · 92 km away
  30. 2.298 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 54 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  31. 2.456 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 54 days ago · 73 km deep · 63 km away
  32. 2.5101 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 53 days ago · 35 km deep · 46 km away
  33. 2.1104 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 53 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  34. 1.9110 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 52 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  35. 2.4102 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 52 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  36. 2.399 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 52 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  37. 2.367 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 50 days ago · 25 km deep · 83 km away
  38. 2.595 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 49 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  39. 2.595 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 48 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  40. 2.674 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 48 days ago · 32 km deep · 78 km away
  41. 2.398 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 48 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  42. 2.4107 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 48 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  43. 2.483 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 47 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  44. 3.475 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 47 days ago · 35 km deep · 71 km away
  45. 2.4113 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 47 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  46. 2.2110 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 46 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  47. 2.685 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 46 days ago · 35 km deep · 48 km away
  48. 2.6108 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 46 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  49. 2.8108 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 44 days ago · 13 km deep · 45 km away
  50. 3.389 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 43 days ago · 35 km deep · 83 km away
  51. 2.284 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 42 days ago · 16 km deep · 27 km away
  52. 2.069 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 42 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  53. 2.162 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 41 days ago · 74 km deep · 86 km away
  54. 2.3107 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 41 days ago · 31 km deep · 80 km away
  55. 2.689 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 41 days ago · 35 km deep · 72 km away
  56. 2.895 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 41 days ago · 35 km deep · 67 km away
  57. 2.397 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 41 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  58. 2.296 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 41 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  59. 4.292 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 41 days ago · 46 km deep · 54 km away
  60. 2.6104 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 41 days ago · 41 km deep · 53 km away

The first 60 of 138.

Before

  1. 2.479 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 66 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 1.55 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 66 days ago · 88 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 3.336 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 66 days ago · 71 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 2.152 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 68 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 2.2111 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 68 days ago · 28 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 2.276 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 69 days ago · 29 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 2.3106 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 69 days ago · 11 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 2.274 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 70 days ago · 27 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 2.015 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 72 days ago · 98 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 2.742 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 72 days ago · 81 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 3.291 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 74 days ago · 35 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 2.993 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 74 days ago · 35 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 2.691 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 74 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 2.821 km NNW of False Pass, Alaska · 75 days ago · 162 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 2.163 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 75 days ago · 72 km deep · 26 km away
  16. 2.6126 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 76 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 2.5124 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 76 days ago · 35 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 2.580 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 76 days ago · 35 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 2.335 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 76 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  20. 2.079 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 77 days ago · 27 km deep · 72 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026outbih. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:23 PM UTC.