Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 86 km SW of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 86 km SW of False Pass, Alaska on Wed, Aug 12, 2026, 7:22 AM AKDT (15:22 UTC), 89 km (55 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), micro
Local time
UTC
2026-08-12 15:22:18 UTC
Depth
88.7 km (55.1 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
54.367° N, 164.445° 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 22.3 km horizontally, 4.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
187°, 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: 78 since this one and 51 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.3122 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 45 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 2.888 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 45 days ago · 35 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 2.6139 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 43 days ago · 24 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 2.685 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 43 days ago · 35 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 1.579 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 43 days ago · 27 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 1.925 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 41 days ago · 86 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 2.4134 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 40 days ago · 30 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 2.021 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 40 days ago · 121 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 1.745 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 40 days ago · 61 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 2.3107 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 39 days ago · 31 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 2.689 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 38 days ago · 35 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 2.895 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 38 days ago · 35 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 4.292 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 38 days ago · 46 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 2.8107 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 38 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 2.2106 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 38 days ago · 21 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 1.940 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 37 days ago · 74 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 2.265 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 37 days ago · 74 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 2.795 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 37 days ago · 35 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 2.281 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 36 days ago · 80 km deep · 21 km away
  20. 2.779 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 36 days ago · 35 km deep · 72 km away
  21. 2.246 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 35 days ago · 62 km deep · 75 km away
  22. 2.569 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 34 days ago · 71 km deep · 50 km away
  23. 2.373 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 33 days ago · 86 km deep · 58 km away
  24. 2.555 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 33 days ago · 35 km deep · 81 km away
  25. 1.95 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 33 days ago · 95 km deep · 91 km away
  26. 2.5114 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 33 days ago · 22 km deep · 64 km away
  27. 2.297 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 33 days ago · 28 km deep · 77 km away
  28. 2.081 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 32 days ago · 70 km deep · 44 km away
  29. 2.3123 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 32 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
  30. 2.076 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 32 days ago · 55 km deep · 75 km away
  31. 2.789 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 32 days ago · 35 km deep · 85 km away
  32. 3.374 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 30 days ago · 35 km deep · 98 km away
  33. 2.9107 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 30 days ago · 35 km deep · 72 km away
  34. 2.6108 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 30 days ago · 15 km deep · 75 km away
  35. 2.5101 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 30 days ago · 23 km deep · 96 km away
  36. 2.5118 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 29 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  37. 2.045 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 29 days ago · 80 km deep · 46 km away
  38. 2.174 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 28 days ago · 68 km deep · 40 km away
  39. 3.987 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 28 days ago · 23 km deep · 92 km away
  40. 4.195 km WNW of False Pass, Alaska · 27 days ago · 178 km deep · 86 km away
  41. 2.585 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 24 days ago · 35 km deep · 88 km away
  42. 2.484 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 24 days ago · 47 km deep · 89 km away
  43. 2.6106 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 24 days ago · 19 km deep · 73 km away
  44. 2.418 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 24 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  45. 2.486 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 23 days ago · 17 km deep · 34 km away
  46. 2.125 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 22 days ago · 16 km deep · 72 km away
  47. 2.884 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 21 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away
  48. 2.5103 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 20 days ago · 32 km deep · 40 km away
  49. 2.5102 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 19 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
  50. 2.7103 km W of False Pass, Alaska · 19 days ago · 172 km deep · 79 km away
  51. 1.833 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 19 days ago · 79 km deep · 89 km away
  52. 2.250 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 19 days ago · 65 km deep · 97 km away
  53. 1.860 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 18 days ago · 75 km deep · 40 km away
  54. 2.642 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 18 days ago · 53 km deep · 86 km away
  55. 2.7115 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 18 days ago · 24 km deep · 77 km away
  56. 4.589 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 17 days ago · 50 km deep · 91 km away
  57. 2.3117 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 16 days ago · 21 km deep · 71 km away
  58. 2.076 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 16 days ago · 73 km deep · 25 km away
  59. 2.4116 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 16 days ago · 21 km deep · 70 km away
  60. 2.688 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 15 days ago · 35 km deep · 78 km away

The first 60 of 78.

Before

  1. 2.0119 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 47 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 1.999 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 47 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 2.585 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 47 days ago · 35 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 1.997 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 48 days ago · 18 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 2.040 km NE of Akutan, Alaska · 48 days ago · 159 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 1.953 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 48 days ago · 74 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 2.1114 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 49 days ago · 21 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 1.823 km NNW of Akutan, Alaska · 49 days ago · 168 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 2.055 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 50 days ago · 65 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 2.3102 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 52 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 3.5107 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 52 days ago · 31 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 2.127 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 52 days ago · 88 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 2.5123 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 53 days ago · 19 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 2.7112 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 53 days ago · 17 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 2.7116 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 53 days ago · 35 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 1.931 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 54 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 2.330 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 54 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 2.128 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 54 days ago · 111 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 2.5107 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 55 days ago · 35 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 2.657 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 55 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026pxbqlc. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 4:23 AM UTC.