Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 31 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 31 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska on Wed, Aug 5, 2026, 3:10 AM AKDT (11:10 UTC), 5 km (3 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
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2026-08-05 11:10:39 UTC
Depth
4.6 km (2.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.581° N, 163.547° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.ScaleComputed byNotes
1.9ML, local (Richter)Alaska Earthquake CenterPreferred · Reviewed · ±0.2 · 7 stations
1.63ML, local (Richter)AVFinal · ±0.459375539967892 · 10 stations

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 9.1 km horizontally, 9.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
191°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 94 since this one and 54 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.7116 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 57 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 2.7112 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 57 days ago · 17 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 2.5123 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 57 days ago · 19 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 2.349 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 56 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 2.587 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 56 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 3.5107 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 55 days ago · 31 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 2.5101 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 53 days ago · 35 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 2.1104 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 53 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 1.9110 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 53 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 2.4102 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 53 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 1.986 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 50 days ago · 89 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 2.595 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 49 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 2.4107 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 48 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 2.4113 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 47 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 2.685 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 46 days ago · 35 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 1.579 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 46 days ago · 27 km deep · 70 km away
  17. 2.8108 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 44 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 2.284 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 43 days ago · 16 km deep · 64 km away
  19. 2.069 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 43 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 2.3107 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 42 days ago · 31 km deep · 76 km away
  21. 2.689 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 41 days ago · 35 km deep · 58 km away
  22. 2.895 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 41 days ago · 35 km deep · 64 km away
  23. 2.397 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 41 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  24. 2.296 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 41 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  25. 4.292 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 41 days ago · 46 km deep · 64 km away
  26. 2.6104 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 41 days ago · 41 km deep · 78 km away
  27. 2.8105 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 41 days ago · 35 km deep · 77 km away
  28. 2.2106 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 41 days ago · 21 km deep · 78 km away
  29. 2.265 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 40 days ago · 74 km deep · 100 km away
  30. 2.795 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 40 days ago · 35 km deep · 68 km away
  31. 2.5103 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 39 days ago · 35 km deep · 77 km away
  32. 2.281 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 39 days ago · 80 km deep · 53 km away
  33. 2.767 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 39 days ago · 35 km deep · 94 km away
  34. 2.246 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 38 days ago · 62 km deep · 23 km away
  35. 2.037 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 38 days ago · 80 km deep · 40 km away
  36. 2.049 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 37 days ago · 78 km deep · 59 km away
  37. 2.147 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 37 days ago · 64 km deep · 48 km away
  38. 2.569 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 37 days ago · 71 km deep · 37 km away
  39. 2.373 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 36 days ago · 86 km deep · 42 km away
  40. 2.5114 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 36 days ago · 22 km deep · 92 km away
  41. 2.297 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 36 days ago · 28 km deep · 67 km away
  42. 2.081 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 36 days ago · 70 km deep · 94 km away
  43. 2.3123 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 35 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
  44. 2.8107 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 35 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  45. 3.374 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 34 days ago · 35 km deep · 54 km away
  46. 2.5118 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 33 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  47. 2.045 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 32 days ago · 80 km deep · 17 km away
  48. 2.174 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 32 days ago · 68 km deep · 95 km away
  49. 2.827 km SW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 27 days ago · 103 km deep · 59 km away
  50. 2.6106 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 27 days ago · 19 km deep · 75 km away
  51. 2.418 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 27 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  52. 2.486 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 26 days ago · 17 km deep · 83 km away
  53. 2.125 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 25 days ago · 16 km deep · 10 km away
  54. 3.093 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 25 days ago · 35 km deep · 77 km away
  55. 2.823 km E of False Pass, Alaska · 25 days ago · 99 km deep · 43 km away
  56. 2.795 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 24 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  57. 2.5103 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 23 days ago · 32 km deep · 74 km away
  58. 2.824 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 23 days ago · 115 km deep · 84 km away
  59. 2.250 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 22 days ago · 65 km deep · 40 km away
  60. 1.860 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 21 days ago · 75 km deep · 100 km away

The first 60 of 94.

Before

  1. 2.330 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 57 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.5107 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 58 days ago · 35 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 2.4105 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 59 days ago · 16 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 2.736 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 59 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 2.624 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 59 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 2.023 km ESE of False Pass, Alaska · 60 days ago · 88 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 2.3102 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 60 days ago · 28 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 2.5110 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 61 days ago · 35 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 2.580 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 62 days ago · 29 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 2.3100 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 64 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 2.0103 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 64 days ago · 24 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 2.299 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 64 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 2.465 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 65 days ago · 51 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 1.55 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 67 days ago · 88 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 2.2111 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 69 days ago · 28 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 2.276 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 69 days ago · 29 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 2.3106 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 69 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 2.015 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 73 days ago · 98 km deep · 29 km away
  19. 3.291 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 74 days ago · 35 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 1.661 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 75 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026pjvcgp (also filed as av93065414). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:03 AM UTC.