Alaska earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 106 km S of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 106 km S of False Pass, Alaska on Fri, Sep 4, 2026, 3:50 AM AKDT (11:50 UTC), 19 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 103 km SE of False Pass, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2026-09-04 11:50:55 UTC
Depth
18.8 km (11.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.910° N, 163.643° 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 6.3 km horizontally, 5.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
235°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 34 since this one and 75 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.418 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 18 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 2.486 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 18 days ago · 17 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 2.596 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 17 days ago · 16 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 2.125 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 16 days ago · 16 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 3.0103 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 16 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 2.884 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 16 days ago · 35 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 2.795 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 15 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 2.8161 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 14 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 2.5103 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 14 days ago · 32 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 2.250 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 13 days ago · 65 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 2.2110 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 13 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 1.860 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 12 days ago · 75 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 2.7115 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 12 days ago · 24 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 2.9153 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 12 days ago · 35 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 2.8192 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 11 days ago · 30 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 4.592 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 11 days ago · 43 km deep · 35 km away
  17. 2.9106 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 11 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 2.5106 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 11 days ago · 11 km deep · 44 km away
  19. 2.3117 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 10 days ago · 21 km deep · 17 km away
  20. 2.076 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 10 days ago · 73 km deep · 68 km away
  21. 2.4116 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 10 days ago · 21 km deep · 16 km away
  22. 2.688 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 10 days ago · 35 km deep · 24 km away
  23. 2.4103 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 10 days ago · 13 km deep · 25 km away
  24. 2.4104 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 10 days ago · 13 km deep · 45 km away
  25. 2.164 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 10 days ago · 83 km deep · 80 km away
  26. 2.279 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 9 days ago · 20 km deep · 91 km away
  27. 3.0150 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 9 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  28. 2.243 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 9 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  29. 3.2122 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 8 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away
  30. 2.958 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 6 days ago · 47 km deep · 93 km away
  31. 2.698 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 6 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  32. 2.799 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 6 days ago · 16 km deep · 27 km away
  33. 2.5106 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 6 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  34. 2.598 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 5 days ago · 30 km deep · 89 km away

Before

  1. 2.484 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 18 days ago · 47 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 2.7108 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 19 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 2.587 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 19 days ago · 29 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 2.5155 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 20 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 2.690 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 20 days ago · 30 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 2.595 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 20 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 2.595 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 20 days ago · 21 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 3.878 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 23 days ago · 21 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 2.174 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 23 days ago · 68 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 2.2107 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 23 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 2.045 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 23 days ago · 80 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 2.5118 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 24 days ago · 11 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 2.5101 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 24 days ago · 23 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 2.6108 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 24 days ago · 15 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 2.9107 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 25 days ago · 35 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 3.374 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 25 days ago · 35 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 2.7192 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 26 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 2.789 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 26 days ago · 35 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 4.8190 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 26 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 2.076 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 26 days ago · 55 km deep · 81 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026rnhcer. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:50 AM UTC.