Alaska earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 18 km SW of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 18 km SW of False Pass, Alaska on Fri, Sep 4, 2026, 5:48 AM AKDT (13:48 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 22 km E of False Pass, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2026-09-04 13:48:05 UTC
Depth
8.0 km (5.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.730° N, 163.602° 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, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.30
Station coverage gap
157°
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: 20 since this one and 34 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.486 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 18 days ago · 17 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 2.125 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 16 days ago · 16 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 2.822 km E of False Pass, Alaska · 16 days ago · 100 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 2.795 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 15 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 2.5103 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 14 days ago · 32 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 2.250 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 13 days ago · 65 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 2.7115 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 12 days ago · 24 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 2.622 km SSW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 11 days ago · 80 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 4.592 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 11 days ago · 43 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 2.9106 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 11 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 2.5106 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 11 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 3.054 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 11 days ago · 63 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 2.076 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 10 days ago · 73 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 2.688 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 10 days ago · 35 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 2.4103 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 10 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 2.4104 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 10 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 2.243 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 9 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 2.559 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 6 days ago · 53 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 2.799 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 6 days ago · 16 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 2.5106 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 6 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away

Before

  1. 2.6106 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 18 days ago · 19 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 2.827 km SW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 18 days ago · 103 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 4.1100 km WNW of False Pass, Alaska · 22 days ago · 179 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 2.045 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 23 days ago · 80 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 3.374 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 25 days ago · 35 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 2.297 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 27 days ago · 28 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 2.373 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 28 days ago · 86 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 2.569 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 28 days ago · 71 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 2.147 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 28 days ago · 64 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 2.049 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 28 days ago · 78 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 2.037 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 29 days ago · 80 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 2.246 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 29 days ago · 62 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 2.281 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 30 days ago · 80 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 2.5103 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 30 days ago · 35 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 2.795 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 31 days ago · 35 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 2.2106 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 32 days ago · 21 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 2.8107 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 32 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 2.6104 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 32 days ago · 41 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 4.292 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 32 days ago · 46 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 2.895 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 33 days ago · 35 km deep · 81 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026rnkzvk (also filed as av94416823). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:00 AM UTC.