Alaska earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 103 km SE of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 103 km SE of False Pass, Alaska on Sun, Sep 6, 2026, 4:49 AM AKDT (12:49 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 105 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2026-09-06 12:49:20 UTC
Depth
2.4 km (1.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.100° N, 162.488° 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 5.5 km horizontally, 2.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
218°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
39

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 28 since this one and 62 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.822 km E of False Pass, Alaska · 16 days ago · 100 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 2.698 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 15 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 2.795 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 15 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 2.382 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 15 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 2.8161 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 14 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 4.1105 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 14 days ago · 35 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 2.259 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 13 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 2.250 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 13 days ago · 65 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 2.397 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 12 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 2.7115 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 12 days ago · 24 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 2.9153 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 12 days ago · 35 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 2.6142 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 11 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 4.592 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 11 days ago · 43 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 2.9106 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 11 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 2.5106 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 11 days ago · 11 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 3.054 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 11 days ago · 63 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 2.3117 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 10 days ago · 21 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 2.4116 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 10 days ago · 21 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 2.688 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 9 days ago · 35 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 2.4103 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 9 days ago · 13 km deep · 54 km away
  21. 2.4104 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 9 days ago · 13 km deep · 35 km away
  22. 3.0150 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 9 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  23. 2.5117 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 9 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
  24. 2.243 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 8 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  25. 2.478 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 7 days ago · 24 km deep · 89 km away
  26. 2.559 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 6 days ago · 53 km deep · 48 km away
  27. 2.799 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 6 days ago · 16 km deep · 51 km away
  28. 2.399 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 5 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away

Before

  1. 2.125 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 16 days ago · 16 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 2.482 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 16 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 2.6106 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 18 days ago · 19 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 2.6102 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 20 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 2.469 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 20 days ago · 34 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 2.045 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 23 days ago · 80 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 2.828 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 23 days ago · 92 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 2.5118 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 24 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 2.494 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 24 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 3.374 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 25 days ago · 35 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 2.8107 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 26 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 2.3123 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 26 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 2.383 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 26 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 2.982 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 27 days ago · 35 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 2.297 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 27 days ago · 28 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 2.287 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 27 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 2.373 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 27 days ago · 86 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 2.3108 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 27 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 2.591 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 28 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 2.569 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 28 days ago · 71 km deep · 81 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026rrbcak. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:40 AM UTC.