Alaska earthquakes

M3.2 earthquake 228 km S of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 228 km S of False Pass, Alaska on Mon, Sep 7, 2026, 9:17 PM AKDT (05:17 UTC), 26 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 248 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.2 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2026-09-08 05:17:36 UTC
Depth
26.2 km (16.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
52.804° N, 163.129° 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 12.6 km horizontally, 14.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
246°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
35

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 since this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.8161 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 15 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 2.9153 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 12 days ago · 35 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 2.8192 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 12 days ago · 30 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 3.0150 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 10 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 2.9194 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 8 days ago · 20 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 5.0248 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away

Before

  1. 2.5155 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 20 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 2.9295 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 23 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 2.6204 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 24 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 3.5210 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 25 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 2.7209 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 26 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 2.7192 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 26 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 4.8190 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 26 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 2.8194 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 28 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 2.6158 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 34 days ago · 35 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 3.0187 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 38 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 2.3200 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 42 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026ruebkw. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:39 PM UTC.