Alaska earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 116 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 116 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska on Sat, Sep 12, 2026, 7:57 AM AKDT (15:57 UTC), 21 km (13 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 88 km S of False Pass, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2026-09-12 15:57:27 UTC
Depth
20.9 km (13.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.842° N, 163.863° 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 6.4 km horizontally, 3.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
229°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
31

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 since this one and 81 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.688 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 10 days ago · 35 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 2.4103 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 10 days ago · 13 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 2.4104 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 10 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 2.164 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 9 days ago · 83 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 2.279 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 9 days ago · 20 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 3.0150 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 9 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 2.478 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 9 days ago · 30 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 2.294 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 9 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 2.243 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 9 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 3.2122 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 8 days ago · 35 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 2.958 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 6 days ago · 47 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 2.698 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 6 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 2.799 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 6 days ago · 16 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 2.5106 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 6 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 2.598 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 5 days ago · 30 km deep · 73 km away

Before

  1. 2.076 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 10 days ago · 73 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 2.3117 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 10 days ago · 21 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 2.5106 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 11 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 2.9106 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 11 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 4.592 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 11 days ago · 43 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 2.8192 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 11 days ago · 30 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 2.9153 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 12 days ago · 35 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 2.7115 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 12 days ago · 24 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 2.642 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 12 days ago · 53 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 1.860 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 12 days ago · 75 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 2.2110 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 12 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 2.250 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 13 days ago · 65 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 2.5103 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 14 days ago · 32 km deep · 31 km away
  14. 2.8161 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 14 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 2.795 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 15 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  16. 2.884 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 16 days ago · 35 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 3.0103 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 16 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 2.481 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 16 days ago · 70 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 2.125 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 16 days ago · 16 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 2.596 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 17 days ago · 16 km deep · 75 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026scjmng. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:51 AM UTC.