Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 84 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 84 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska on Wed, Aug 19, 2026, 7:28 AM AKDT (15:28 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 127 km S of False Pass, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2026-08-19 15:28:40 UTC
Depth
15.9 km (9.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.154° N, 162.888° 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 6.0 km horizontally, 5.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
233°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 99 since this one and 60 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.069 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 44 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 2.6158 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 44 days ago · 35 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 2.3107 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 44 days ago · 31 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 2.689 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 43 days ago · 35 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 2.895 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 43 days ago · 35 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 2.397 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 43 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 2.296 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 43 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 4.292 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 43 days ago · 46 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 2.6104 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 43 days ago · 41 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 2.8105 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 43 days ago · 35 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 2.2106 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 43 days ago · 21 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 2.795 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 42 days ago · 35 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 2.5103 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 41 days ago · 35 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 2.281 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 41 days ago · 80 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 2.767 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 41 days ago · 35 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 2.246 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 40 days ago · 62 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 2.037 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 40 days ago · 80 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 2.049 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 39 days ago · 78 km deep · 58 km away
  19. 2.147 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 39 days ago · 64 km deep · 51 km away
  20. 2.980 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 39 days ago · 35 km deep · 92 km away
  21. 2.569 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 39 days ago · 71 km deep · 54 km away
  22. 2.3108 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 38 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  23. 2.373 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 38 days ago · 86 km deep · 46 km away
  24. 2.5114 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 38 days ago · 22 km deep · 88 km away
  25. 2.297 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 38 days ago · 28 km deep · 43 km away
  26. 2.383 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 37 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  27. 2.3123 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 37 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
  28. 2.8107 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 37 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  29. 3.374 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 35 days ago · 35 km deep · 10 km away
  30. 2.494 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 34 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  31. 2.5118 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 34 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
  32. 2.828 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 34 days ago · 92 km deep · 98 km away
  33. 2.045 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 34 days ago · 80 km deep · 69 km away
  34. 2.6102 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 31 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  35. 2.5155 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 30 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  36. 2.827 km SW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 29 days ago · 103 km deep · 95 km away
  37. 2.6106 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 29 days ago · 19 km deep · 56 km away
  38. 2.418 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 29 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  39. 2.482 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 27 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  40. 2.125 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 27 days ago · 16 km deep · 62 km away
  41. 3.093 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 27 days ago · 35 km deep · 20 km away
  42. 2.823 km E of False Pass, Alaska · 27 days ago · 99 km deep · 77 km away
  43. 2.795 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 26 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  44. 2.382 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 25 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  45. 2.9160 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 25 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  46. 4.189 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 25 days ago · 35 km deep · 83 km away
  47. 2.591 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 25 days ago · 55 km deep · 99 km away
  48. 2.824 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 24 days ago · 115 km deep · 85 km away
  49. 2.259 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 24 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  50. 2.250 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 24 days ago · 65 km deep · 37 km away
  51. 2.397 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 23 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  52. 2.7115 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 23 days ago · 24 km deep · 63 km away
  53. 2.9153 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 22 days ago · 35 km deep · 77 km away
  54. 2.6142 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 22 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  55. 2.622 km SSW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 22 days ago · 80 km deep · 94 km away
  56. 4.589 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 22 days ago · 50 km deep · 20 km away
  57. 2.8106 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 22 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  58. 2.5107 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 22 days ago · 35 km deep · 29 km away
  59. 3.054 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 21 days ago · 63 km deep · 53 km away
  60. 2.3117 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 21 days ago · 21 km deep · 73 km away

The first 60 of 99.

Before

  1. 2.4134 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 45 days ago · 30 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 3.389 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 46 days ago · 35 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 2.8108 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 46 days ago · 13 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 2.6108 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 48 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 2.685 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 48 days ago · 35 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 2.6139 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 48 days ago · 24 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 2.2110 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 49 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 2.4113 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 49 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 3.475 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 49 days ago · 35 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 2.483 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 49 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 2.4107 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 50 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 2.398 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 50 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 2.674 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 50 days ago · 32 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 2.595 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 51 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 2.595 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 51 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  16. 2.367 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 53 days ago · 25 km deep · 100 km away
  17. 2.1114 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 54 days ago · 21 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 2.399 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 54 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 2.4102 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 55 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  20. 1.9110 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 55 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026qjzzyc. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:04 AM UTC.