Alaska earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 104 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 104 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska on Sat, Sep 12, 2026, 12:38 PM AKDT (20:38 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 150 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 20:38:01 UTC
Depth
12.9 km (8.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.957° N, 162.957° 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 6.5 km horizontally, 4.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
240°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 since this one and 67 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.0150 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 10 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 2.243 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 10 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 2.559 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 8 days ago · 53 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 2.799 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 7 days ago · 16 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 2.5106 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 7 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 3.091 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 6 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 2.494 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 6 days ago · 30 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 2.8144 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 5 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 2.135 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 27 hr ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away

Before

  1. 2.4103 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 11 days ago · 13 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 2.688 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 11 days ago · 35 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 2.4116 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 11 days ago · 21 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 2.3117 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 11 days ago · 21 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 3.054 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 12 days ago · 63 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 2.5107 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 12 days ago · 35 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 2.8106 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 12 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 4.589 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 12 days ago · 50 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 2.6142 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 13 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 2.9153 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 13 days ago · 35 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 2.7115 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 13 days ago · 24 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 2.250 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 14 days ago · 65 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 2.259 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 14 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 2.5103 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 15 days ago · 32 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 4.1105 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 15 days ago · 35 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 2.8161 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 15 days ago · 12 km deep · 61 km away
  17. 2.382 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 16 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 2.795 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 16 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  19. 2.822 km E of False Pass, Alaska · 17 days ago · 100 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 3.0103 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 17 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026scsvth. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 2:07 PM UTC.