Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 100 km SE of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 100 km SE of False Pass, Alaska on Wed, Jul 29, 2026, 6:46 AM AKDT (14:46 UTC), 8 km (5 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
2.3 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2026-07-29 14:46:15 UTC
Depth
7.7 km (4.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.138° N, 162.461° 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 6.5 km horizontally, 3.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
222°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 133 in the 60 days after this one and 74 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.587 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 62 days ago · 18 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 2.290 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 62 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 1.854 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 61 days ago · 56 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 2.580 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 60 days ago · 29 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 3.490 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 60 days ago · 35 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 2.5110 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 59 days ago · 35 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 2.8149 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 58 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 2.8148 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 58 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 2.366 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 58 days ago · 17 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 2.3102 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 58 days ago · 28 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 2.023 km ESE of False Pass, Alaska · 58 days ago · 88 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 2.624 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 57 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 2.736 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 57 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 2.970 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 56 days ago · 35 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 2.9148 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 56 days ago · 22 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 2.5107 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 56 days ago · 35 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 2.2107 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 55 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  18. 2.330 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 55 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 1.931 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 55 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 2.4109 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 54 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  21. 2.349 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 54 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away
  22. 2.9106 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 54 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  23. 2.587 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 54 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  24. 2.298 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 53 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  25. 2.456 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 52 days ago · 73 km deep · 64 km away
  26. 2.5101 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 51 days ago · 35 km deep · 34 km away
  27. 2.1104 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 51 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
  28. 1.9110 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 51 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  29. 2.4102 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 51 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  30. 2.399 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 50 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  31. 2.367 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 49 days ago · 25 km deep · 79 km away
  32. 2.595 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 47 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  33. 2.595 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 47 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  34. 2.674 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 46 days ago · 32 km deep · 70 km away
  35. 2.398 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 46 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  36. 2.4107 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 46 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  37. 2.483 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 46 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  38. 3.475 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 45 days ago · 35 km deep · 62 km away
  39. 2.4113 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 45 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  40. 2.2110 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 45 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  41. 2.685 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 44 days ago · 35 km deep · 57 km away
  42. 2.6108 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 44 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  43. 2.8108 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 42 days ago · 13 km deep · 15 km away
  44. 3.389 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 42 days ago · 35 km deep · 69 km away
  45. 2.284 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 41 days ago · 16 km deep · 28 km away
  46. 2.069 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 41 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  47. 2.162 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 40 days ago · 74 km deep · 85 km away
  48. 2.3107 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 40 days ago · 31 km deep · 86 km away
  49. 2.689 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 39 days ago · 35 km deep · 86 km away
  50. 2.895 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 39 days ago · 35 km deep · 74 km away
  51. 2.397 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 39 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  52. 2.296 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 39 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  53. 4.292 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 39 days ago · 46 km deep · 59 km away
  54. 2.6104 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 39 days ago · 41 km deep · 46 km away
  55. 2.8107 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 39 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  56. 2.2106 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 39 days ago · 21 km deep · 54 km away
  57. 2.795 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 38 days ago · 35 km deep · 52 km away
  58. 3.092 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 38 days ago · 35 km deep · 79 km away
  59. 2.5103 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 37 days ago · 35 km deep · 45 km away
  60. 2.767 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 37 days ago · 35 km deep · 44 km away

The first 60 of 133.

Before

  1. 2.0103 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 62 days ago · 24 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 2.293 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 62 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 2.299 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 62 days ago · 11 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 2.9142 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 63 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 2.465 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 63 days ago · 51 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 2.479 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 64 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 1.55 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 65 days ago · 88 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 3.336 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 65 days ago · 71 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 2.152 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 67 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 2.2111 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 67 days ago · 28 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 2.276 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 67 days ago · 29 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 2.191 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 67 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 2.3106 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 67 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 2.274 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 69 days ago · 27 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 2.015 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 71 days ago · 98 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 2.742 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 71 days ago · 81 km deep · 74 km away
  17. 3.291 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 72 days ago · 35 km deep · 10 km away
  18. 2.993 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 72 days ago · 35 km deep · 60 km away
  19. 2.691 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 72 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 2.163 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 74 days ago · 72 km deep · 40 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026oxedge. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 7:25 AM UTC.