Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 97 km S of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 97 km S of False Pass, Alaska on Wed, Aug 26, 2026, 5:51 AM AKDT (13:51 UTC), 28 km (17 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 123 km S of False Pass, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2026-08-26 13:51:48 UTC
Depth
27.6 km (17.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.978° N, 163.472° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 6.9 km horizontally, 3.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
231°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
28

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 48 since this one and 74 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.081 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 27 days ago · 70 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 2.3123 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 26 days ago · 12 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 2.8107 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 26 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 2.076 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 26 days ago · 55 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 2.789 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 26 days ago · 35 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 2.7192 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 26 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 3.374 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 25 days ago · 35 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 2.9107 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 25 days ago · 35 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 2.6108 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 24 days ago · 15 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 2.5101 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 24 days ago · 23 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 2.5118 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 24 days ago · 11 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 2.045 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 23 days ago · 80 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 2.174 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 23 days ago · 68 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 2.595 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 20 days ago · 21 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 2.5155 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 20 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 2.587 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 19 days ago · 29 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 2.7108 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 19 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 2.6106 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 18 days ago · 19 km deep · 14 km away
  19. 2.418 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 18 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 2.486 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 18 days ago · 17 km deep · 65 km away
  21. 2.125 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 16 days ago · 16 km deep · 72 km away
  22. 3.0103 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 16 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  23. 2.822 km E of False Pass, Alaska · 16 days ago · 100 km deep · 99 km away
  24. 2.795 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 15 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  25. 2.8161 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 14 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
  26. 2.5103 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 14 days ago · 32 km deep · 48 km away
  27. 2.250 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 13 days ago · 65 km deep · 66 km away
  28. 2.2110 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 13 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  29. 1.860 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 12 days ago · 75 km deep · 91 km away
  30. 2.7115 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 12 days ago · 24 km deep · 21 km away
  31. 2.9153 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 12 days ago · 35 km deep · 59 km away
  32. 2.8192 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 11 days ago · 30 km deep · 98 km away
  33. 4.592 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 11 days ago · 43 km deep · 22 km away
  34. 2.9106 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 11 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  35. 2.5106 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 11 days ago · 11 km deep · 33 km away
  36. 3.054 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 11 days ago · 63 km deep · 90 km away
  37. 2.3117 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 10 days ago · 21 km deep · 30 km away
  38. 2.076 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 10 days ago · 73 km deep · 76 km away
  39. 2.4116 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 10 days ago · 21 km deep · 30 km away
  40. 2.688 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 10 days ago · 35 km deep · 11 km away
  41. 2.4103 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 10 days ago · 13 km deep · 14 km away
  42. 2.4104 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 10 days ago · 13 km deep · 34 km away
  43. 2.164 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 10 days ago · 83 km deep · 91 km away
  44. 3.0150 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 9 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  45. 2.243 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 9 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  46. 2.559 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 6 days ago · 53 km deep · 91 km away
  47. 2.799 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 6 days ago · 16 km deep · 16 km away
  48. 2.5106 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 6 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away

Before

  1. 2.5114 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 27 days ago · 22 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 2.373 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 28 days ago · 86 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 2.569 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 28 days ago · 71 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 2.147 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 28 days ago · 64 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 2.049 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 28 days ago · 78 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 2.037 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 29 days ago · 80 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 2.246 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 29 days ago · 62 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 2.779 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 30 days ago · 35 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 2.281 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 30 days ago · 80 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 2.5103 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 30 days ago · 35 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 2.795 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 31 days ago · 35 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 2.265 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 32 days ago · 74 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 2.2106 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 32 days ago · 21 km deep · 20 km away
  14. 2.8107 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 32 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  15. 2.6104 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 32 days ago · 41 km deep · 27 km away
  16. 4.292 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 32 days ago · 46 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 2.296 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 33 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 2.397 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 33 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 2.895 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 33 days ago · 35 km deep · 8 km away
  20. 2.686 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 33 days ago · 35 km deep · 28 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026qwuxxt. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:20 PM UTC.